Indian Journal of Agronomy

Table of Contents

• REVIEW ARTICLE

  Mulching for microclimate modifications in farming-An overview

  • Author: Kees Stigter, Kulasekaran Ramesh, Pravin Kumar Upadhyay

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  On-farm evaluation of rice (Oryza sativa)-based cropping systems for increasing system productivity, profitability, resource-use efficiency and energy productivity in mid-central table land zone of Odisha

  • Author: A.K. Patra, B.K. Mohapatra, S.K. Swain, L.M. Garnayak, K.N. Mishra, T.R. Mohanty, R.K. Paikaray

• Effect of sulphur on growth, productivity, and economics of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and residual soil fertility under aerobic rice (Oryza sativa)-wheat cropping system in Inceptisols

  • Author: Asha Ram, Dinesh Kumar, Y.S. Shivay, Anjali Anand, Nain Singh, Inder Dev

• Tillage and nutrient-management practices for improving productivity and soil physico-chemical properties in maize (Zea mays)-wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system under rainfed conditions in Kandi region of Punjab

  • Author: A.K. Khokhar, S.S. Bawa, Satvinder Singh, Vivek Sharma, S.C. Sharma, Vijay Kumar, G.R. Chary, M.J. Singh

• Effects of resource conservation technologies on productivity, nutrient acquisition, employment generation and energetics of maize (Zea mays)-based cropping systems in North-Western Himalayan region

  • Author: Ramesh, S.C. Negi, S.S. Rana, Suresh Kumar

• Effect of rock phosphate with different acidulates on growth and yield of different field crops

  • Author: Rajeew Kumar, Maya Krishna, Amit Bhatnagar, Deo Saran Pandey, Vijay Pal Singh, Pradeep Ram

• Influence of nutrient management with organic manures on productivity, profitability and quality of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)-chickpea (Cicer arietinum) sequence

  • Author: H.M. Bhuva, A.C. Detroja

• Research Paper Productivity and profitability of rice (Oryza sativa) varieties as influenced by age of seedlings in north-eastern Himalayan region

  • Author: Teekam Singh, B.S. Satapathy, B. Lal, K.B. Pun

• Field and model study of rainfall pattern and its impact on wheat (Triticum aestivum) productivity in Uttarakhand

  • Author: S.K. Tripathi, Sunil Dubey, Deepak Maurya

• Evaluation of water-use efficiency and soil physical properties under different sowing methods, mulch levels and irrigation schedules in wheat (Triticum aestivum)

  • Author: Jagroop Kaur, S.S. Mahal, A.S. Brar

• Paper Yield, nutrient availability and uptake in wheat (Triticum aestivum) as influenced by Azotobacter and nitrogen levels

  • Author: Davinder Singh, Jayesh Singh, Anu Kalia

• Nitrogen application based on decision support tools to enhance productivity, nutrient-use efficiency and quality of sweet corn (Zea mays)

  • Author: M.R. Umesh, T.S. Mallikarjun Swamy, N. Ananda, U.K. Shanwad, B.M. Chittapur, B.K. Desai, Sangu Angadi

• Phenology, dry matter and yield of greengram (Vigna radiata) as influenced by planting methods and weed-management practices

  • Author: Rekha Yadav, Satish Kumar, Anil Kumar Dhaka, Neeraj Kumar

• Productivity of spring sunflower (Helianthus annuus) in response to sowing dates and foliar application of boron and TIBA

  • Author: Buta Singh Dhillon, P.K. Sharma, Virender Sardana

• Drip fertigation and crop management in Bt cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)

  • Author: R.B. Mane, A.D. Tumbare, U.S. Surve

• Calibration and validation of WOFOST model for seven potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars in India

  • Author: V.K. Dua, J.S. Minhas, Sanjay Rawal, S.P. Singh, S.K. Singh, Prince Kumar, Radhika Pathania, Tanvi Kapoor, Jagdev Sharma, S.K. Sharma, Pooja Mankar, Shashi Rawat, B.P. Singh, S.K. Chakrabarti

• Response of cassava (Manihot esculenta) minisetts to varying levels of drip fertigation

  • Author: S. Sunitha, James George, J. Sreekumar

• Relevance of fertigation on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) under polyhouse

  • Author: S.R. Ughade, A.D. Tumbare, U.S. Surve

• SHORT COMMUNICATION

  Influence of promising rice (Oryza sativa) varieties and nutrient-management practices on micronutrient biofortification and soil fertility in Eastern Himalayas

  • Author: M.N. Harish, Anil K. Choudhary, Y.V. Singh, Vijay Pooniya, Anup Das, T. Varatharajan

• Influence of nutrient-management practices and microbial inoculants on productivity and profitability of lowland rice (Oryza sativa) in Eastern Himalayas

  • Author: Parkash Verma, Y.V. Singh, Anil K. Choudhary, Anup Das

• Growth, yield and nutrient uptake of maize (Zea mays) as influenced by tillage and potassium management under conservation agriculture

  • Author: Amaresh Pradhan, S.L. Meena, U.K. Behera

• Productivity and profitability of soybean (Glycine max) as influenced by different fertility levels and seed rates under mid-hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh

  • Author: Swati, Janardan Singh

• Effect of boron and zinc on growth, yield and economics of lentil (Lens culinaris) in New Alluvial Zone of West Bengal

  • Author: Gourav Saha, M. Ghosh, R. Nath, S.K. Gunri, K. Roy, B. Saha

• Effect of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium levels on sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid complex) varieties under upland rainfed conditions of Bihar

  • Author: Tulsi Parajuli, Navnit Kumar

• Impact of bio-inoculants and bio-formulations on growth and yield of turmeric (Curcuma longa)

  • Author: U. Tripura, N.K. Hegde, C.P. Patil, M.S. Kulkarni

• EDITORIAL

  From The Desk of the Editors