Chapter Three. Conservation agriculture for regenerating soil health and climate change mitigation in smallholder systems of South Asia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropicsen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Centeren_US
cg.contributor.affiliationCentral Soil Salinity Research Institute, Indiaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationPunjab Agricultural Universityen_US
cg.contributor.donorIndian Council of Agricultural Researchen_US
cg.contributor.donorDepartment of Agricultural Research and Education, Indiaen_US
cg.contributor.donorGovernment of Indiaen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeTransforming Agrifood Systems in South Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.identifierML JAT: 0000-0003-0582-1126en_US
cg.creator.identifierMahesh K Gathala;: 0000-0001-8282-2953en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2023.05.003en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn0065-2113en_US
cg.number181en_US
cg.placeUnited States of Americaen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
dc.contributor.authorJat, Mangi L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGathala, Mahesh Kumaen_US
dc.contributor.authorChoudhary, Madhuen_US
dc.contributor.authorSandeep Sharmaen_US
dc.contributor.authorJat, H.S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Yadvinder P.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-01T22:18:44Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-12-01T22:18:44Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/134928en_US
dc.titleChapter Three. Conservation agriculture for regenerating soil health and climate change mitigation in smallholder systems of South Asiaen_US
dcterms.abstractThe increase in agriculture production to meet the food demand of growing human population from a limited availability of arable land with low environmental footprints and preserving natural resources (soil, water and air) simultaneously are major challenges in South Asia. The situation is further complicated by the climate change, which will further lower the food production, compounding the challenge of meeting food demand. Conservation Agriculture (CA) is solution to several challenges being faced in farming such as soil health, climate change, water scarcity, agricultural pollution, farm profitability, human health, etc. This exhaustive review examines the published literature from South Asia to assess the impact of CA on soil organic carbon (SOC) and the subsequent impacts on soil health (physical, chemical and biological properties), C sequestration and greenhouse gases emissions in major cropping systems. The results from several studies demonstrated that CA increased SOC and improved soil health parameters, mainly in the surface soil layer. The effects of CA on the changes in soil pH and electrical conductivity are small. The CA showed a remarkable positive impact on the nutrient availability in the soil. The CA system helped in both climate change mitigation and adaptation for sustainable crop production. The present gaps in our knowledge in soil health assessment and research agenda to fill the gaps are also included in this chapter. We hope this review of past accomplishments, current activities, and future opportunities will stimulate additional soil health research throughout the 21st century.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.available2023-07-29en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationJat, M. L., Gathala, M. K., Choudhary, M., Sharma, S., Jat, H. S., Gupta, N., & Yadvinder-Singh. (2023). Conservation agriculture for regenerating soil health and climate change mitigation in smallholder systems of South Asia. In Advances in Agronomy (Vol. 181, pp. 183–277). https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2023.05.003en_US
dcterms.extent183-277en_US
dcterms.isPartOfAdvances in Agronomyen_US
dcterms.issued2023-07-29en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden_US
dcterms.publisherAcademic Pressen_US
dcterms.subjectclimate change adaptationen_US
dcterms.subjectclimate change mitigationen_US
dcterms.subjectconservation agricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectsoil qualityen_US
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen_US
dcterms.typeBook Chapteren_US

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