Organic Amendments in Fruit-Based Agroforestry Systems: Impacts on Crop Productivity, Soil Properties and Climate Change Mitigation in the Vindhyan Region of India

Tree Components in Integrated Crop–Livestock–Forest Systems: Silvicultural Management, Wood Production, Timber Quality, and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

Integrated Crop–Livestock–Forest (ICLF) systems have emerged as a key strategy for sustainable agricultural intensification by simultaneously enhancing productivity, ecosystem services, and climate resilience in tropical environments. This review synthesizes current knowledge on the role of the tree component in ICLF s...

Circular farming system integrating mushroom, legume and tuber crops for sustainable and carbon-efficient crop production in the temperate ecosystem of the Western Ghats, India

Improving Water Productivity and Reducing Water and Energy Consumption in Rice Production Through Natural Farming-Based Management Practices in Southern India

Natural farming (NF) has emerged as a promising agro-ecological tactic to enhance resource use and reduce dependence on synthetic agricultural inputs. However, comprehensive field-based evidence across diverse agro-climatic regions remains limited. This study assessed the effects of NF on water use, water and crop prod...

Long-Term Green Manure Incorporation with Reduced Chemical Fertilizer Enhances Soil Quality and Rice Yield by Altering Soil Microbial Communities’ Structure and Functions in Paddy Soils

Excessive use of chemical fertilizers degrades soil health and threatens sustainable crop production, which can be mitigated by partially substituting chemical fertilizers with Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus L., MV, as green manure). However, the mechanisms through which MV incorporation alters soil microbial c...

Influence of Crop Rotation and Nutrient Inputs on Soil Properties and Wheat Yield of the Sloping Agricultural Lands in the Plateau Bârlad

Crop rotation and fertilization are two of the most important agrotechnical measures that influence the chemical properties of the soil and its capacity to support stable agricultural production, especially in areas affected by erosion and climate change. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of crop rota...

Sustainable Land Management Practices Enhance Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon in Global Croplands