India's diverse agricultural landscape has been shaped by centuries of indigenous knowledge, which offers valuable insights and practices for sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture. Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) is a vast repository of traditional practices develope...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i84369
A field experiment was conducted on wheat crop during rabi, 2019-20 at the experimental farm of Soil Science, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur. The study comprised of nine treatments (control, farmers’ practice, general recommended dose, soil test based ferti...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i84366
Water is a critical input for agricultural production systems. Increasing water productivity in field crops through precision water management (PWM) is essential for optimizing resource use. PWM aims to achieve maximum crop yield with optimal water utilization, enhancing producti...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i84367
The study aimed to assess the impact of farm pond adoption on the livelihood of beneficiaries in drought-prone regions of Maharashtra, India during 2022-23. Data from 160 beneficiaries and 160 non-beneficiaries were collected through semi-structured interviews, focus group discus...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i84360
In recent years, the quantity of unstructured information sources, such as documents that include complex information about climate change has grown exponentially. Machine learning techniques may be used to extract semantic information from these unstructured sources to enable se...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i84361
Significant amounts of water and nutrients are held in reserve by hydrogels due to their three-dimensional polymeric network. The capacity of hydrogels to absorb water lowers the frequency of irrigation, which is beneficial for agricultural application. When applied to soil, it f...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i84362
An experiment was carried out at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Polasa, Jagtial in Northern Telangana Zone during rabi (winter season), 2023-2024 where the performance of zero tillage safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) was tested under different irrigation schedules and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i84363
Drought, in particular, is a complex and recurring phenomenon triggered by insufficient precipitation or changes in its distribution, often resulting in decreased water availability. It evolves slowly, affecting large populations' access to food and water, disrupting the entire h...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i84364
As the world’s population increases day by day, the amount of organic waste generated also increases posing huge great threat to mankind and the environment. The black soldier fly is known for its capacity to convert organic wastes to nutrient rich manure and in the process the l...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i84365
Groundwater is a crucial source of fresh water that is stored below the Earth's surface in the saturated zone, filling gaps and spaces in soil and geological formations. Groundwater is a hidden natural resource that cannot be directly detected, therefore mapping of this resource...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i84354