Sustainable Agriculture and the International Rice-Wheat System

Addressing a topic of major importance to the maintenance of world food supplies this reference identifies knowledge gaps defines priorities and formulates recommendations for the improvement of the rice-wheat farming system. The book reveals new systems of rice intensification and management and illustrates the application of no-till and conservation farming to the rice-wheat system. With contributions from 65 international experts and case studies from India Nepal Pakistan and Bangladesh Sustainable Agriculture and the International Rice-Wheat System focuses on seeding equipment and residue management weed control water and nutrient efficiency and integrated pest management.