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Wheat grain yield and stability assessed through regional trials in the eastern Gangetic plains of South Asia
(2007)
Improving the level and stability of grain yield is the primary objective of wheat breeding programs in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) of South Asia. A regional wheat trial, the Eastern Gangetic Plains Yield Trial ...
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Improvement in water productivity without yield penalty of direct seeded rice under Micro Irrigation Systems and tillage options in Indo- Gengetic Plain of India
(IJPAB, 2017)
Declining water table in alarming rate is major challenge of sustainability of rice in South Asia. To address this challengea field experiment was conducted from kharif 2012 and 2013 on a loam soil to evaluate the performance ...
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Reaching out to farmers with high zinc wheat varieties through public-private partnerships : an experience from eastern-gangetic plains of India
(Openventio, 2015)
The main objective of the HarvestPlus led wheat biofortification breeding program at
the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and its national program
partners in South Asia is to develop and disseminate ...
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Can productivity and profitability be enhanced in intensively managed cereal systems while reducing the environmental footprint of production? Assessing sustainable intensification options in the breadbasket of India
(Elsevier, 2018)
In the most productive area of the Indo-Gangetic Plains in Northwest India where high yields of rice and wheat are commonplace, a medium-term cropping system trial was conducted in Haryana State. The goal of the study was ...
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Maize-poultry value chains in India: Implications for Research and Development
(2009)
Rapid growth of the poultry industry in India has caused an increased demand for maize (Zea mays L.). Poultry feed contains 60-65% of maize and approximately 50% of India's annual maize harvest of 19 million tons is used ...
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Adoption of multiple climate-smart agricultural practices in the Gangetic plains of Bihar, India
(Emerald, 2018)
Purpose: The adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAPs) is important for sustaining Indian agriculture in the face of climate change. Despite considerable effort by both national and international agricultural ...
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Livelihoods and agro-ecological gradients: A meso-level analysis in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India
(2011)
Rice-wheat systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) have long exemplified South Asia's agricultural transformation through the Green Revolution. The same systems now also typify the post-Green Revolution stagnation and ...
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A comparative analysis of rice-wheat systems in Indian Haryana and Pakistan Punjab
(2010)
Intensive irrigated rice-wheat production systems have converted the north-west Indo-Gangetic Plains into South Asia's cereal basket. Their strategic importance is undermined by a slowdown in productivity growth linked to ...
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Genotype × environment interaction for zinc and iron concentration of wheat grain in eastern Gangetic plains of India
(2010)
Zinc and iron are important micronutrients for human health for which widespread deficiency occurs in many regions of the world including South Asia. Breeding efforts for enriching wheat grains with more zinc and iron ...
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Performance of biofortified spring wheat genotypes in target environments for grain zinc and iron concentrations
(2012)
Genetic biofortification to improve zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) concentrations in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) could reduce micronutrient malnutrition-related problems in the developing world. A breeding program on wheat ...