Evaluation of precision land leveling and double zero-till systems in the rice-wheat rotation: Water use, productivity, profitability and soil physical properties

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-121

  Jat, M L ^a   Gathala, M K ^b   Ladha, J K ^b   Saharawat, Y S ^c   Jat, A S ^b   Kumar, Vipin ^b   Sharma, S K ^d   Kumar, V ^b   Gupta, Raj ^e  

^a ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MAIZE RESEARCH   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development   (United States)

^d Proj Direct Cropping Syst Res   (India)

^e International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre CIMMYT   (India)

Author keywords

Double zero tillage; Precision land leveling; Profitability; Rice wheat system; Soil physical properties; Water use

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE ZERO-TILLAGE; PRECISION LAND LEVELING; RICE-WHEAT SYSTEM; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; WATER USE;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CROPS; FORESTRY; IRRIGATION; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFITABILITY; PULSE AMPLIFIERS; SOILS; TECHNOLOGY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

INFILTRATION;

AGRICULTURAL LABOR; AGRICULTURAL PRICE; AGROECOLOGY; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; LEVELING; PROFITABILITY; RICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL QUALITY; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE; WHEAT; ZERO TILLAGE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 69349090871     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Aggarwal G.C., Sidhu A.S., Sekhon N.K., Sandhu K.S., and Sur H.S. Puddling and N management effects on crop response in a rice-wheat cropping system. Soil and Tillage Research 36 (1995) 129-139
2. Bajpai R.K., and Tripathi R.P. Evaluation of non-pudding under shallow water tables and alternative tillage methods on soil and crop parameters in a rice-wheat system in Uttar Pradesh. Soil and Tillage Research 55 (2000) 96-106
3. Belder P., Bouman B.A.M., Spiertz J.H.J., Guoan Lu., and Quilang E.J.P. Water use of alternately submerged and nonsubmerged irrigated lowland rice. In: Bouman B.A.M., et al. (Ed). Water-wise Rice Production (2002), International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines 51-61
4. Bhushan L., Ladha J.K., Gupta R.K., Singh S., Padre A.T., Saharawat Y.S., Gathala M., and Pathak H. Saving of water and labour in a rice-wheat system with no-tillage and direct seeding technologies. Agronomy Journal 99 (2007) 1288-1296
5. Blake G.R., and Hartge K.H. Bulk density. In: Klute A., Campbell G.S., Jackson R.D., Mortland M.M., and Nielsen D.R. (Eds). Methods of Soil Analysis, Part I (1986), ASA and SSSA, Madison, WI, USA 363-375
6. Boparai B.S., Singh Y., and Sharma B.D. Effect of green manuring with Sesbania aculeata on physical properties of soil and on growth of wheat in rice-wheat and maize-wheat cropping systems in a semiarid region of India. Arid Soil Research Rehabilitation 6 (1992) 135-143
7. Choudhary M.A., Gill M.A., Kahlown A., and Hobbs P.R. Evaluation of resource conservation technologies in rice-wheat system of Pakistan. Proceedings of the international workshop on developing an action program for farm level impact in rice-wheat system of Indo-Gangetic plains. New Delhi, India, 25-27 September 2000 (2002) 148 Rice-Wheat Consortium Paper Series 14. Rice-Wheat Consortium for the Indo-Gangetic Plains
8. Dhaliwal H.S., Singh R.P., Singh T., Singh Y., Humphreys E., and Kukal S.S. A financial analysis of permanent raised beds for rice-wheat and alternative cropping systems in Punjab, India. In: Humphreys E., and Roth C.H. (Eds). Permanent beds and Rice-residue Management for Rice-Wheat System of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. ACIAR Proceedings 127 (2008) 79-91
9. Erenstein O., Farooq U., Malik R.K., and Sharif M. Adoption and impacts of zero-tillage as a resource conserving technology in the irrigated plains of South Asia. Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture. Research Report 19 (2007), Colombo, Sri Lanka, International Water Management Institute
10. Gathala M.K., Ladha J.K., Saharawat Y.S., Pathak H., Gupta R.K., and Yadav M.P. Performance of no-till rice-wheat system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains. Proceedings of 2nd International Rice Congress. New Delhi, India, 9-13 October (2006) 474
11. Gupta R.K., and Sayre K. Conservation agriculture in South Asia. Journal of Agricultural Sciences Cambridge 145 (2007) 207-214
12. Gupta R.K., and Seth A. A review of resource conserving technologies for sustainable management of the rice-wheat cropping systems of the Indo-Gangetic plains. Crop Protection 26 (2007) 436-447
13. Gupta R.K., Hobbs P.R., Salim M., Malik R.K., Verma M.R., Pokharel T.P., Thakur T.C., and Tripathi J. Research and Extension Issues for Farm Level Impact on the Productivity of the Rice-Wheat Cropping Systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India and Pakistan (2000), Rice-Wheat Consortium for the Indo-Gangetic Plains, New Delhi (India) Rice-Wheat Consortium Travelling Seminar Report Series 1, pp. 26
14. Gupta R.K., Hobbs P.R., Jiaguo J., and Ladha J.K. Sustainability of post-green revolution agriculture. In: Ladha J.K., et al. (Ed). Improving the Productivity and Sustainability of Rice-Wheat Systems: Issues and Impacts (2003), ASA Spec. Publ. 65, ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI 1-25
15. Hobbs P.R., and Gupta R.K. Rice-wheat cropping systems in the Indo-Gangetic plains: issues of water productivity in resource conserving technologies. Proceedings of water productivity workshop. International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 12-14 November 2001 (2002)
16. Hobbs P.R., and Morris M. Meeting South Asia's Future Food Requirements from Rice-Wheat Cropping Systems: Priority Issues Facing Researchers in the Post-green Revolution Era (1996), Natural Resource Group Paper, Mexico CIMMYT pp. 96-101
17. Hobbs P.R., and Gupta R.K. Sustainable resource management in intensively cultivated irrigated rice-wheat cropping systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia: strategies and options. Proceedings of the International Conference on Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Production in 21st Century. New Delhi, India, 14-18 February (2000) 584-592
18. Humphreys E., Masih I., Kukal S.S., Turral H., and Sikka A. Increasing field scale water productivity of rice-wheat systems in the Indo-Gangetic Basin. Proceedings of the 2nd International Rice Congress. New Delhi, India, 9-13 October (2006)
19. Jat M.L., Chandana P., Sharma S.K., Gill M.A., and Gupta R.K. Laser Land Leveling: A Precursor Technology for Resource Conservation. Rice-Wheat Consortium Technical Bulletin Series 7 (2006), Rice-Wheat Consortium for the Indo-Gangetic Plains, New Delhi, India pp. 48
20. Jat M.L., Gathala M.K., Singh K.K., Ladha J.K., Singh Samar, Gupta R.K., Sharma S.K., Saharawat Y.S., and Tetarwal J.P. Experiences with permanent beds in the rice-wheat system of the Western Indo-Gangetic plain. In: Humphreys E., and Roth C.H. (Eds). Permanent beds and rice-residue management for rice-wheat system of the Indo-Gangetic plain. ACIAR Proceedings, vol. 127 (2008) 98-107
21. Jat M.L., Gathala M., Sharma S.K., Ladha J.K., Gupta R.K., Saharawat Y.S., and Pathak H. Productivity and profitability of rice-wheat system with double no-till practice. Proceedings of the 2nd International Rice Congress. New Delhi, India, 9-13 October (2006) 88
22. Jat M.L., Singh S., Rai H.K., Chhokar R.S., Sharma S.K., and Gupta R.K. Furrow irrigated raised bed planting technique for diversification of rice-wheat system of Indo-Gangetic Plains. Journal of Japan Association of International Cooperation in Agriculture and Forestry 28 (2005) 25-42
23. Kahlown M.A., Gill M.A., and Ashraf M. Evaluation of resource conservation technologies in rice-wheat system of Pakistan (2002), PCRWR, Islamabad, Pakistan Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR), Research Report-I (2002)
24. Kukal S.S., Humphreys E., Singh Y., Timsina J., and Thaman S. Performance of raised beds in rice-wheat systems of Northwestern India. In: Roth C.H., Fischer R.A., and Meisner C.A. (Eds). Evaluation and performance of permanent raised bed cropping systems in Asia, Australia and Mexico. ACIAR Proceedings, vol. 121 (2005) 26-40
25. Kumar V., Bellinder R.R., Gupta R.K., Malik R.K., and Brainard D.C. Role of herbicide resistant rice in promoting resource conservation technologies in rice-wheat cropping systems of India: a review. Crop Protection 27 (2008) 290-301
26. Ladha J.K., Bhushan L., Gupta R.K., and Pathak H. Performance of furrow-irrigated raised beds in rice-wheat cropping systems of the Indo-Gangetic plain. In: Humphreys E., and Roth C.H. (Eds). Permanent beds and rice-residue management for rice-wheat system of the Indo-Gangetic plain. ACIAR Proceedings, vol. 127 (2008) 108-110
27. Ladha J.K., Pathak H., Padre A.T., Dawe D., and Gupta R.K. Productivity trends in intensive rice-wheat cropping systems in Asia. In: Ladha J.K., et al. (Ed). Improving the Productivity and Sustainability of Rice-Wheat Systems: Issues And Impacts (2003), ASA Spec. Publ. 65, ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI 45-76
28. Lu J., Hirasawa T., and Lu J. Study on intermittent irrigation for paddy rice. I. Water use efficiency. Pedosphere 11 (2001) 49-56
29. Malik R.K., Yadav A., Singh S., Malik R.S., Balyan R.S., Banga R.S., Sardana P.K., Jaipal S., Hobbs P.R., Gill G., Singh S., Gupta R.K., and Bellinder R. Herbicide Resistance Management and Evolution of Zero Tillage: A Success Story. Research Bulletin (2002), CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India pp. 43
30. Olsen S.R., Cole C.V., Watanabe F.S., and Dean L.A. Estimation of Available Phosphorus in Soils by Extraction with Sodium Bicarbonate (1954), USDA Circ. 939, U.S. Gov. Print. Office, Washington, DC
31. Oussible M., Crookstan R.P., and Larson W.E. Subsurface compaction reduces the root and shoot growth and grain yield of wheat. Agronomy Journal 84 (1992) 34-38
32. In: Page A.L., Miller R.H., and Keeney D.R. (Eds). Methods of soil analysis. Part 2. Chemical and microbiological properties. 2nd ed. (1982), Agron. Monogr. 9, ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI
33. Rajput T.B.S., Patel N., and Agarwal G. Laser leveling-a tool to increase irrigation efficiency at field level. Journal of Agricultural Engineering 41 (2004) 20-25
34. Rajput T.B.S., and Patel N. Enhancement of field water use efficiency in the Indo-Gangetic plains of India. Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) 54 (2005) 189-203
35. Rickman J.F. Manual for Laser Land Leveling. Rice-Wheat Consortium Technical Bulletin Series 5 (2002), Rice-Wheat Consortium for the Indo-Gangetic Plains, New Delhi, India pp. 24
36. Rickman J.F., Bunna S., and Sinath P. Agricultural engineering. Program Report for 1998 (1998), International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines pp. 142
37. Sadras V.O., and Calvino P.A. Quantification of grain yield response to soil depth in soybean, maize, sunflower and wheat. Agronomy Journal 93 (2001) 577-583
38. SAS. SAS User's Guide (2001), SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA
39. Sayre K.D., and Moreno Ramos O.H. Applications of Raised Bed Planting Systems to Wheat (1997), Wheat Spec. Rep. No. 31. CIMMYT, Mexico
40. Sharma P.K., Bhushan L., Ladha J.K., Naresh R.K., Gupta R.K., Balasubramanian V., and Bouman B.A.M. Crop-water relations in rice-wheat cropping under different tillage systems and water management practices in a marginally sodic medium textured soil. In: Bouman B.A.M., Hengsdijk H., Hardy B., Bihdraban B., Toung T.P., and Ladha J.K. (Eds). Proceedings of the International Workshop on Water-wise Rice Production (2002), International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines 223-235
41. Sharma P.K., and De Datta S.K. Effect of puddling on soil physical properties and processes. Soil Physics and Rice (1985), International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines pp. 217-234
42. Sharma P.K., Ladha J.K., and Bhushan L. Soil physical effects of puddling in rice-wheat cropping systems. In: Ladha J.K., et al. (Ed). Improving the Productivity and Sustainability of Rice-Wheat Systems: Issues and Impacts (2003), ASA Spec. Publ. 65, ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI 97-113
43. Shukla A.K., Ladha J.K., Singh V.K., Dwivedi B.S., Gupta R.K., Sharma S.K., Balasubramanian V., Singh Y., Pathak H., Padre A.T., and Yadav R.L. Calibrating the leaf color chart for N management in different genotypes of rice and wheat in a system perspective. Agronomy Journal 96 (2004) 1606-1621
44. Singh A.K., Choudhury B.U., and Bouman B.A.M. Effects of rice establishment methods on crop performance, water use, and mineral nitrogen. In: Bouman B.A.M., Hengsdijk H., Hardy B., Bindraban B., Toung T.P., and Ladha J.K. (Eds). Proceedings of the International Workshop on Water-wise Rice Production (2002), International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines 237-246
45. Tabbal D.F., Bouman B.A.M., Bhuiyan S.I., Sibayan E.B., and Sattar M.A. On-farm strategies for reducing water input in irrigated rice: case studies in the Philippines. Agricultural Water Management 56 (2002) 93-112
46. Tripathi R.P., Sharma P., and Singh S. Tillage index: an approach to optimize tillage in rice-wheat system. Soil and Tillage Research 80 (2005) 125-137
47. Yoder R.E. A direct method of aggregate analysis and study of the physical nature of erosion losses. Journal of American Society of Agronomy 28 (1936) 337-351
48. Zadoks J.C., Chang T.T., and Konzak C.F. A decimal code for the growth stages of cereals. Weed Research 14 (1974) 415-421