The Green Revolution has led to intensive, irrigated rice-wheat systems across the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP). The limited turn-around time between rice harvest and sowing of the next crop (wheat) and mechanized harvesting of rice pose a critical challenge for farmers to sustainably handle the surplus rice residues. Because only a few economically viable...

Sustainable intensification of agriculture (SIA) is promoted by a number of Research-for-Development (R4D) programs and institutions to improve yields, rural incomes, and food security while decreasing or at least maintaining the current expansion of agricultural land and other adverse environmental impacts. One of the major SIA programs was the Cereal...

Genomic prediction methods may be used to enhance efforts to rapidly introgress traits of interest from exotic germplasm into elite materials. This study examined the performance of different genomic prediction models using genotypic and phenotypic data related to 8416 Mexican landrace accessions and 2403 Iranian landrace accessions stored in germplasm...

This study provides supplemental data to support the study on Genomic Prediction of Resistance to Tan Spot, Spot Blotch and Septoria Nodorum Blotch on Synthetics Hexaploid Wheat.

The Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) in north-west (NW) India are facing a severe decline in ground water due to prevalent rice-based cropping systems. To combat this issue, conservation agriculture (CA) with an alternative crop/s, such as maize, is being promoted. Recently, surface drip fertigation has also been evaluated as a viable option to address...

CONTEXT: Intensive cropping and elevated input use to achieve high crop yields have resulted in the injudicious use of resources and a consequent reduction in profit margins for farmers in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) region of South Asia. In this region rice-wheat (RW) under conventional tillage (CT) management is the most widely cultivated...

Intensive rice (Oryza sativa)-based cropping systems in south Asia provide much of the calorie and protein requirements of low to middle-income rural and urban populations. Intensive tillage practices demand more resources, damage soil quality, and reduce crop yields and profit margins. Crop diversification along with conservation agriculture (CA)-based...

The Green Revolution has led to intensive, irrigated rice-wheat systems across the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP). The limited turn-around time between rice harvest and sowing of the next crop (wheat) and mechanized harvesting of rice pose a critical challenge for farmers to sustainably handle the surplus rice residues. Because only a few economically viable...

The intensive, irrigated rice-wheat systems of the northwestern Indo-Gangetic Plains (NW IGP) are associated with the widespread burning of excess rice residue that cannot be otherwise disposed-off within the limited turn-around time. The second-generation direct seeders (SGDS) for wheat sowing, such as Happy Seeder, facilitate sowing under heavy stubble...

This survey was done in 122 villages of Punjab, as part of the SPIA-funded project on the impact of Conservation Agriculture (CA), particularly the impact of Happy Seeder technology, on yield and residue burning. During the exploratory surveys, we found that the adoption of CA depends on the soil structure. To identify the soil characteristics, our team...

This dataset was generated as part of a research project that aimed to identify relevant gender considerations associated with wheat varietal development and the modifications required in wheat seed value chains in order to ensure inclusive diffusion of varieties and faster varietal turnover. Understanding the role that women play in agricultural...

The dataset is generated as part of an empirical study to develop a mixed research methodology, taking variables from both quantitative household surveys and qualitative case studies for quickly and effectively capturing rural women involvement and empowerment and their ramifications on technological change and farmer livelihoods. Focus Group Discussions...

New and improved maize hybrids, developed by the CIMMYT Global Maize Program, are available for uptake by public and private sector partners, especially those interested in marketing or disseminating hybrid maize seed across Eastern Africa and similar agro-ecological zones. Following rigorous trialing and a stage-gate advancement process and culminating...

New and improved maize hybrids, developed by the CIMMYT Global Maize Program, are available for uptake by public and private sector partners, especially those interested in marketing or disseminating hybrid maize seed across rainfed lowland tropics of South Asia and similar agro-ecological zones. Following a rigorous trialing and a stage-gate advancement...

Disease resistance improvement efforts in plant breeding can help to reduce the negative impact of biotic stresses on crop production.Disease resistance can be assessed through a labor-intensive process of assigning visual scores (VS) of susceptibility (or resistance) by specially trained staff. Remote sensing (RS) tools can also be used to measure traits...

Gender equality is an indicator of sustainable development and also a means toward it. One of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by United Nations is to achieve gender equality and empowerment of women and girls by 2030 (United Nations 2017). Empowerment of rural women is considered also as a necessary pre-requisite to attain food security and...

High-resolution climate model projections for a range of emission scenarios are needed for designing regional and local adaptation strategies and planning in the context of climate change. To this end, the future climate simulations of global circulation models (GCMs) are the main sources of critical information. However, these simulations are not only...

The Green Revolution has led to intensive, irrigated rice-wheat systems in the Indian subcontinent that has helped the nations reduce poverty and food insecurity. The limited turn-around time between rice harvest and sowing of the winter crop (wheat) and mechanized harvesting of rice pose a critical challenge for farmers to sustainably handle the surplus...

In this data base, representative georeferenced farmer survey data from Zambia from 2011 are combined with climate data to estimate storage losses, analyze their relationship with climate, and estimate the effect of climate change on storage losses. The storage loss data include importance of different pests (maize weevils and larger grain borer), and...

Development of a methodology for mechanical maize meter evaluation that compares diverse meters in terms of seed singulation, seed damage, and spatial distribution