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
R. S. Patode, Anita Chorey, Ranee Wankhade, M. M. Ganvir, V. P. Pandagale, R. S. Mali, Sachin Morey, Pawan Fukat & M. Sinha·Archives of Current Research International·2025
Rainfall is the single input in the Dryland agriculture for fulfilling the crop water requirement. Based on the watershed approach it is possible to make a quantitative evaluation of water resources and their change under the influence of man's activities. Knowledge of the water...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2025/v25i11040
In dryland agricultural sloping fields, whenever the rainfall event occurs, runoff begins and flows down from the slopes causing erosion. In such conditions, defined special measures can be adopted, which reduce runoff enabling the water to infiltrate down to the ground. Contour...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i112613
Water is one of the most vital requirements for economic and social development. Human population of Indian subcontinent is ever increasing thereby increasing demand for water for domestic, agricultural and industrial use. To satisfy this demand, fresh resources of water supply m...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i125178
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
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
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
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