Climate smart land configurations and cropping systems diversification sustaining soil–water–carbon synergy and resource use efficiency
Erratic rainfall, water availability and soil health in drought-prone regions require climate-resilient strategies for improving water management, soil carbon-nutrient cycling, and water and carbon footprint mitigation. Present investigation was designed and executed with four in-situ rainwater harv...
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| description | Erratic rainfall, water availability and soil health in drought-prone regions require climate-resilient strategies for improving water management, soil carbon-nutrient cycling, and water and carbon footprint mitigation. Present investigation was designed and executed with four in-situ rainwater harvesting methods viz., Conventional Tillage (CT), Residue Mulch (RM), Broad Bed and Furrow (BBF) and Ridge and Furrow (R&F) and promising cropping systems of the region viz., Groundnut–wheat (GN-W), Sorghum–Chickpea (S-CP) and Maize–Mustard–Sesbania (M-M-S). Residue recycling (RM) enhanced SOC by 16%–19% and N, P2O5, and K2O by 5%–30%. The RM significantly improved the moisture availability during dry periods at vegetative and reproductive stages, which resulted in improving the soil chemistry and water regimes, thus improving better photosynthate partitioning, pigmentation, leaf turgidity, and system productivity. The carbon footprint (CF) trend among establishment methods was CT>BBF>RM>R&F while it was 54.7, 29.5 and 29.7 % higher over under CT over rest. The CF under M-M-S significantly enhance the carbon sequestration across the establishment methods being maximum under RM (7.68 Mg CO2-Ce ha −1) which was increased by 29 % in SOC stock over initial value. Combinedly, M-M-S in R&F can address the issue of both water scarcity during dry spells and water logging during heavy rains however, M-M-S and GN-W with RM can be promising to reduce water and carbon footprint with high SOC stock. Residue recycling (RM) can assure the higher soil moisture availability during dry spells, better WF, CF and MEY, moreover, legumes inclusion is excellent in enhancing resource use efficiency and ecological sustainability. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a83a35bd57494e7b91ed2c1bf1bd96b82025-08-20T02:55:31ZengElsevierResources, Environment and Sustainability2666-91612025-09-012110024610.1016/j.resenv.2025.100246Climate smart land configurations and cropping systems diversification sustaining soil–water–carbon synergy and resource use efficiencyYogeshwar Singh0Shiv Vendra Singh1Susheel Kumar Singh2Sandeep Upadhyay3Rajeev Nandan4Anil Kumar Rai5Tony Manoj K. Nandipamu6Ram Kewal Singh7Sushil Kumar Chaturvedi8Ashok Kumar Singh9College of Agriculture, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi 284003, (UP), IndiaCollege of Agriculture, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi 284003, (UP), India; Corresponding authors.College of Agriculture, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi 284003, (UP), India; Corresponding authors.College of Agriculture, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi 284003, (UP), IndiaCollege of Agriculture, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi 284003, (UP), IndiaCollege of Agriculture, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi 284003, (UP), IndiaDepartment of Agronomy, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 263145, Uttarakhand, India; Corresponding authors.College of Agriculture, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi 284003, (UP), IndiaCollege of Agriculture, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi 284003, (UP), IndiaCollege of Agriculture, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi 284003, (UP), IndiaErratic rainfall, water availability and soil health in drought-prone regions require climate-resilient strategies for improving water management, soil carbon-nutrient cycling, and water and carbon footprint mitigation. Present investigation was designed and executed with four in-situ rainwater harvesting methods viz., Conventional Tillage (CT), Residue Mulch (RM), Broad Bed and Furrow (BBF) and Ridge and Furrow (R&F) and promising cropping systems of the region viz., Groundnut–wheat (GN-W), Sorghum–Chickpea (S-CP) and Maize–Mustard–Sesbania (M-M-S). Residue recycling (RM) enhanced SOC by 16%–19% and N, P2O5, and K2O by 5%–30%. The RM significantly improved the moisture availability during dry periods at vegetative and reproductive stages, which resulted in improving the soil chemistry and water regimes, thus improving better photosynthate partitioning, pigmentation, leaf turgidity, and system productivity. The carbon footprint (CF) trend among establishment methods was CT>BBF>RM>R&F while it was 54.7, 29.5 and 29.7 % higher over under CT over rest. The CF under M-M-S significantly enhance the carbon sequestration across the establishment methods being maximum under RM (7.68 Mg CO2-Ce ha −1) which was increased by 29 % in SOC stock over initial value. Combinedly, M-M-S in R&F can address the issue of both water scarcity during dry spells and water logging during heavy rains however, M-M-S and GN-W with RM can be promising to reduce water and carbon footprint with high SOC stock. Residue recycling (RM) can assure the higher soil moisture availability during dry spells, better WF, CF and MEY, moreover, legumes inclusion is excellent in enhancing resource use efficiency and ecological sustainability.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666916125000581Water harvestingSoil healthCrop physiological responseSystem productivityWater footprintCarbon footprint |
| spellingShingle | Yogeshwar Singh Shiv Vendra Singh Susheel Kumar Singh Sandeep Upadhyay Rajeev Nandan Anil Kumar Rai Tony Manoj K. Nandipamu Ram Kewal Singh Sushil Kumar Chaturvedi Ashok Kumar Singh Climate smart land configurations and cropping systems diversification sustaining soil–water–carbon synergy and resource use efficiency Resources, Environment and Sustainability Water harvesting Soil health Crop physiological response System productivity Water footprint Carbon footprint |
| title | Climate smart land configurations and cropping systems diversification sustaining soil–water–carbon synergy and resource use efficiency |
| title_full | Climate smart land configurations and cropping systems diversification sustaining soil–water–carbon synergy and resource use efficiency |
| title_fullStr | Climate smart land configurations and cropping systems diversification sustaining soil–water–carbon synergy and resource use efficiency |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate smart land configurations and cropping systems diversification sustaining soil–water–carbon synergy and resource use efficiency |
| title_short | Climate smart land configurations and cropping systems diversification sustaining soil–water–carbon synergy and resource use efficiency |
| title_sort | climate smart land configurations and cropping systems diversification sustaining soil water carbon synergy and resource use efficiency |
| topic | Water harvesting Soil health Crop physiological response System productivity Water footprint Carbon footprint |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666916125000581 |
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