Background: Green gram (Vigna radiata L.), locally called moong, is a high-protein pulse crop that improves soil fertility through nitrogen fixation and serves as food, cattle feed, and green manure. Its growth and yield are strongly influenced by weather, sowing time, and variet...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i35340
An investigation was carried out to determine the optimal sowing time and variety for kharif black gram under rainfed conditions at the AICRP on Agrometeorology farm, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, during the 2023-24 season. A factorial randomized block design (...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i34763
Soybean–pigeon pea intercropping is widely practiced in rainfed regions to improve land-use efficiency, crop productivity, and system sustainability under variable climatic conditions. Proper sowing time and row arrangement play an important role in optimizing crop growth and res...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i64238
Aims: A field study was conducted to evaluate the productivity and economics of a soybean and minor millet (foxtail, finger, and barnyard millet) strip intercropping system under dryland conditions. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i93541
M. M. Ganvir, Anita Chorey, R. S. Patode, A. R. Tupe, A. B. Turkhede, V. V. Gabhane, Varsha Apotikar, V. P. Pandagale, R.S. Mali, S. T. Morey & P. H. Fukat·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2024
Alternate land use system is applicable in areas where subsistence farming is practiced in unstable ecosystems, and it poses more potentiality and flexibility in land use than the traditional crop production systems. Alternate land use systems are effective means of stabilizing b...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i123158
The Vidarbha region of eastern Maharashtra exemplifies the structural vulnerabilities of rainfed agriculture in semi-arid India, where smallholder farmers cultivating cotton, soybean, pigeonpea and sorghum on shallow Vertisol soils face recurrent moisture stress, fragmented landh...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i74346
Groundwater is a vital natural resource, especially in areas lacking surface water bodies. About one-third of the global population relies on it for drinking, irrigation and industrial purposes. However, excessive and unregulated exploitation has led to a rapid decline in water t...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4523
The socio-economic progress of Vidarbha, where 89% of the land is used for rainfed farming, is significantly influenced by water resources. Unfortunately, waterlogging, driven by insufficient drainage and erratic weather conditions, poses serious challenges to agricultural produc...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i114561