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1 Katerji, N.; van Hoorn, J. W.; Hamdy, A.; Mastrorilli, M.; Nachit, M. M.; Oweis, T. 2005. Salt tolerance analysis of chickpea, faba bean and durum wheat varieties: II Durum wheat. Agricultural Water Management, 72(3):195-207.
Crop production ; Wheat ; Chickpeas ; Faba beans ; Salinity ; Water stress ; Drought ; Lysimetry ; Water stress
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H036803)
2 Jalota, S. K.; Sood, A.; Harman, W. L. 2006. Assessing the response of chickpea (Cicer aeritinum L.) yield to irrigation water on two soils in Punjab (India): A simulation analysis using the CROPMAN model. Agricultural Water Management, 79(3):312-320.
Irrigated farming ; Chickpeas ; Crop yield ; Evapotranspiration ; Simulation models ; Irrigation requirements ; Water balance / India / Punjab
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H038297)
3 Riches, C. R.; Harris, D.; Johnson, D. E.; Hardy, B. (Eds.) 2008. Improving agricultural productivity in rice-based systems of the high barind tract of Bangladesh. Los Banos, Philippines: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) 215p.
Rice ; Floodplains ; Weed control ; Rainfed farming ; Chickpeas ; Cropping systems ; Pest control / Bangladesh / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 633.18 G584 RIC Record No: H041455)
4 Thornton, P.; Cramer, L. (Eds.) 2012. Impacts of climate change on the agricultural and aquatic systems and natural resources within the CGIAR’s mandate. [Contributing authors include Vladimir Smakhtin of IWMI]. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). 199p. (CCAFS Working Paper No. 23)
Climate change ; Adaptation ; Food security ; Natural resources ; Water resources ; Water use ; Agricultural production ; Bananas ; Barley ; Beans ; Cassava ; Chickpeas ; Cowpeas ; Faba beans ; Fisheries ; Aquaculture ; Forage crops ; Groundnuts ; Lentils ; Livestock ; Maize ; Millet ; Potatoes ; Rice ; Sorghum ; Soybeans ; Wheat ; Yams ; Agroforestry
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G000 THO Record No: H045156)
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The document attempts to distil what is currently known about the likely impacts of climatechange on the commodities and natural resources that comprise the mandate of CGIAR and its 15 Centres. It was designed as one background document for a review carried out by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) at the behest of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) on what is known about the likely effects of climate change on food security and nutrition, with a focus on the most affected and vulnerable regions and populations. A total of 25 summaries covering 22 agricultural commodities, agroforestry, forests and water resources, present information on the importance of each commodity for food and nutrition security globally, the biological vulnerability of the commodity or natural resource to climate change, and what is known about the likely socioeconomic vulnerability of populations dependent partially or wholly on the commodity or natural resource. With a few exceptions, the likely impacts of climate change on key staples and natural resources in developing countries in the coming decades are not understood in any great depth. There are many uncertainties as to how changes in temperature, rainfall and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations will interact in relation to agricultural productivity; the resultant changes in the incidence, intensity and spatial distribution of important weeds, pests and diseases are largely unknown; and the impacts of climate change and increases in climate variability on agricultural systems and natural-resource-dependent households, as well as on food security and the future vulnerability of already hungry people in the tropics and subtropics, are still largely a closed book. CGIAR along with many other partners is involved in a considerable amount of research activity to throw light on these issues.
5 Thornton, P.; Cramer, L. (Eds.) 2012. Impacts of climate change on the agricultural and aquatic systems and natural resources within the CGIAR’s mandate. [Contributing authors include Vladimir Smakhtin of IWMI]. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). 199p. (CCAFS Working Paper No. 23)
Climate change ; Adaptation ; Food security ; Natural resources ; Water resources ; Water use ; Agricultural production ; Bananas ; Barley ; Beans ; Cassava ; Chickpeas ; Cowpeas ; Faba beans ; Fisheries ; Aquaculture ; Forage crops ; Groundnuts ; Lentils ; Livestock ; Maize ; Millet ; Potatoes ; Rice ; Sorghum ; Soybeans ; Wheat ; Yams ; Agroforestry
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G000 THO c2 Record No: H045997)
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The document attempts to distil what is currently known about the likely impacts of climatechange on the commodities and natural resources that comprise the mandate of CGIAR and its 15 Centres. It was designed as one background document for a review carried out by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) at the behest of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) on what is known about the likely effects of climate change on food security and nutrition, with a focus on the most affected and vulnerable regions and populations. A total of 25 summaries covering 22 agricultural commodities, agroforestry, forests and water resources, present information on the importance of each commodity for food and nutrition security globally, the biological vulnerability of the commodity or natural resource to climate change, and what is known about the likely socioeconomic vulnerability of populations dependent partially or wholly on the commodity or natural resource. With a few exceptions, the likely impacts of climate change on key staples and natural resources in developing countries in the coming decades are not understood in any great depth. There are many uncertainties as to how changes in temperature, rainfall and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations will interact in relation to agricultural productivity; the resultant changes in the incidence, intensity and spatial distribution of important weeds, pests and diseases are largely unknown; and the impacts of climate change and increases in climate variability on agricultural systems and natural-resource-dependent households, as well as on food security and the future vulnerability of already hungry people in the tropics and subtropics, are still largely a closed book. CGIAR along with many other partners is involved in a considerable amount of research activity to throw light on these issues.
6 Walker, T. S.; Alwang, J. (Eds.) 2015. Crop improvement, adoption, and impact of improved varieties in food crops in Sub-Saharan Africa. Montpellier, France: CGIAR; Wallingford, UK: CABI. 450p.
Crop improvement ; Food crops ; Adoption ; Improved varieties ; Genetic improvement ; Performance evaluation ; Diffusion ; Agricultural research ; Research programmes ; Investment ; Technological changes ; Monitoring ; Impact assessment ; Rural poverty ; Food security ; Cassava ; Cowpeas ; Soybeans ; Yams ; Maize ; Rice ; Wheat ; Groundnuts ; Pearl millet ; Pigeon peas ; Sorghum ; Potatoes ; Sweet potatoes ; Barley ; Chickpeas ; Faba beans ; Lentils / Africa South of Sahara / West Africa / Central Africa / Southern Africa / East Africa / South Asia / Ethiopia / Eritrea / Sudan / Uganda / Rwanda / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.10967 G110 WAL Record No: H047766)
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7 Mehla, M. K.; Kothari, M.; Singh, P. K.; Bhakar, S. R.; Yadav, K. K. 2022. Assessment of water footprint for a few major crops in Banas River Basin of Rajasthan. Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 14(4):1264-1271. [doi: https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v14i4.3896]
Water footprint ; Crop production ; Barley ; Wheat ; Rice ; Millets ; Cotton ; Soybeans ; Pearl millet ; Chickpeas ; Water use ; Water scarcity ; Water productivity ; Crop modelling / India / Rajasthan / Banas River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051598)
https://journals.ansfoundation.org/index.php/jans/article/view/3896/2357
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051598.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051598.pdf
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Water security is essential for socio-economic development, ecosystem management, and environmental sustainability. An improved understanding of the relationships between water demand and supply is needed to mitigate the impacts of diminishing water resources. The present study aimed to assess the crop water footprint of sixteen major crops in the basin namely, bajra/ pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.), barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), cotton (Gossypium herbaceum L.), gram/chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), guar/cluster beans (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.), jowar/ sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.), lentil/ masoor (Lens culinaris L.), maize (Zea mays L.), mungbean (Vigna radiata L.), rapeseed & mustard (Brassica napus L.), rice/paddy (Oryza sativa L.), sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), soybean (Glycine max L.), urad/ black gram (Vigna mungo L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was estimated during 2008-2020 in the Banas river basin of Rajasthan. The average annual water footprint of crop production varied from 11365.8-23131.5 MCM/yr (Mean 19254.5 MCM/yr) during the study period. Wheat, bajra, maize, rapeseed & mustard make up 67.4 % of the total average annual water footprint of crop production. The blue water footprint of crop production was 3942.1 MCM/yr, with wheat, rapeseed & mustard accounting for almost 87.0 % of the average annual blue water footprint. Blue, green and grey water footprints comprised 20.8, 69.7 and 9.5 % of the total WF of crop production in the basin, respectively. This assessment can play a significant role in developing better policies for properly managing water footprints for sustainable crop production in the basin.
8 Patra, S.; Parihar, C. M.; Mahala, D. M.; Singh, D.; Nayak, H. S.; Patra, K.; Reddy, K. S.; Pradhan, S.; Sena, Dipaka Ranjan. 2023. Influence of long-term tillage and diversified cropping systems on hydro-physical properties in a sandy loam soil of North-western India. Soil and Tillage Research, 229:105655. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2023.105655]
Cropping systems ; Diversification ; Tillage ; Hydraulic conductivity ; Soil physical properties ; Sandy loam soils ; Soil aggregates ; Soil organic carbon ; Conservation agriculture ; Maize ; Wheat ; Mung beans ; Chickpeas ; Mustard ; Sesbania / India / New Delhi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051761)
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A study was conducted to determine the combined effects of three tillage practices and four maize (Zea mays L.)- based cropping systems on physical, saturated, and near-saturated hydraulic properties in a sandy loam soil of North-Western India. Split-plot experimental design was adopted with tillage [conventional tillage (CT), zero tillage (ZT), and permanent raised bed (PB)] as the main plot treatments and intensified crop rotations [Maize (Zea mays L.)-Wheat (Triticum aestivum)-Greengram (Vigna radiata L.) (MWGg), Maize-Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)-Sesbania (Sesbania aculeata) (MCpSb), Maize-Mustard (Brassica juncea) -Greengram (MMuGg) and MaizeMaize-Sesbania (MMSb)] as subplot treatments. The saturated and near-saturated soil hydraulic conductivity were derived from steady-state infiltration rates measured using a hood infiltrometer on the surface soil at 0, - 1, and - 3 cm pressure heads. The long-term (10 years) study revealed that the bulk density (BD) of the soil under conservation agriculture (CA) practices (PB and ZT) was significantly (P = 0.05) lower than that in CT practices. The soil BD in the MCpSb cropping system was measured to be the lowest (1.24 g cm- 3 ) among all the cropping systems. The soil aggregate mean weight diameter (MWD) under PB and ZT was determined to be 31% and 27% higher than in the CT treatments. In tillage × cropping systems interactions, the highest MWD was observed in the PB×MWGg. The saturated and near-saturated hydraulic conductivity (K(h)) were estimated to have higher values in CA practices (PB and ZT) than in the CT treatments. In the case of cropping systems, the soil’s mean field saturated hydraulic conductivity was estimated to be significantly (P < 0.05) higher under the MWGg, MCpSb, and MMuGg than the MMSb. The present study indicates that conservation agriculture-based crop management with diversified maize-based rotation (MCpSb, MWGg, and MMuGg) could be promising alternatives to conventional tillage practices (CT). Among the cropping system choices, MWGg was more effective in improving the soil’s hydro-physical properties in the study area.
9 He, Q.; Liu, De L.; Wang, B.; Wang, Z.; Cowie, A.; Simmons, A.; Xu, Z.; Li, L.; Shi, Y.; Liu, K.; Harrison, M. T.; Waters, C.; Huete, A.; Yu, Q. 2024. A food-energy-water-carbon nexus framework informs region-specific optimal strategies for agricultural sustainability. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 203:107428. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107428]
Sustainable agriculture ; Strategies ; Nexus approaches ; Carbon footprint ; Carbon sequestration ; Water use ; Energy ; Food production ; Greenhouse gas emissions ; Profitability ; Cover plants ; Cropping systems ; Crop production ; Cash crops ; Sorghum ; Wheat ; Chickpeas ; Crop rotation ; Crop yield ; Water footprint ; Rainfall / Australia / New South Wales
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052623)
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Agricultural sustainability is threatened by pressures from water scarcity, energy crises, escalating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and diminishing farm profitability. Practices that diversify crop rotations, retain crop residues, and incorporate cover crops have been widely studied for their impacts on soil organic carbon and crop production. However, their associated usage of natural resources and economic returns have been overlooked. Here, we employed a food-energy-water-carbon (FEWC) nexus framework to assess the sustainability of crop rotations plus various management strategies across three sub-regions of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia. We found that compared with residue burning and fallowing, residue retention and cover cropping contributed to GHG abatement, but the latter consumed more energy and water per hectare. The composite sustainability scores, calculated with the FEWC framework, suggested that legume-inclusive rotations were generally more sustainable. Furthermore, in northern NSW (with existing sorghum/wheat/chickpea/wheat rotation), residue retention with cover cropping was most suitable combination, while the use of residue retention with fallow yielded greater benefits in southern NSW (with existing wheat/field pea/wheat/canola rotation). Regional disparities in climate, soil, cropping systems, and on-farm costs prompted region-specific strategies to address the unbalanced distribution among FEWC domains. Our study provides assessments for identifying feasible management practices to advance agricultural sustainability.
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