The DSSAT-CSM-CERES-Wheat V4.0 model was calibrated for yield and irrigation scheduling of wheat with 2004-2005 data and validated with 13 independent data sets from experiments conducted during 2002-2006 at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) farm, Ludhiana, and in a farmer's field near...

Responding to demand from expanding poultry feed markets, maize area in Bangladesh rose from only a few thousand hectares in the 1980s to more than 200,000 hectares in 2007-08. This publication describes the rise of maize in Bangladesh, emerging problems or risks, technology options for...

Early planting of rice crop during the period of peak evaporative demand results in substantial mining of ground water and threats the sustainability of rice production in Punjab, northwest India. In order to increase yield and water productivity, arrest the mining of ground water, and achieve...

In 2003, the Foundation launched a project aiming to assess the usefulness of regional social capital (defined as u0091networks, norms, values and understanding within groupsu0092) and its possible role in the improvement of social inclusion and employment. This report provides examples of, and...

The evaporation of soil water (Es) is an important component of the water balance in cropping systems. Although Es is considered to be non-beneficial (not directly related to crop production), it may indirectly influence water availability for transpiration which is directly related to crop...

Burning of rice stubbles is widely practised in Punjab, India, due to a lack of suitable machinery to direct drill wheat into combine-harvested rice residues. Although burning is a rapid and cheap option, and allows quick turn around between crops, it has serious effects on human and animal...

Soil evaporation (Es) is considered to be a non-productive component of evapotranspiration (ET). So, measures which moderate Es may influence the amount of water available for transpiration (T), the productive component of ET. Field experiments investigating the effects of rice straw mulch on...