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Achieving the once-unthinkable: Successful Rabi cropping via technology integration in coastal saline Bengal

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  • Gaydon, Donald S.
  • Sarkar, Sukamal
  • Mainuddin, Mohammed
  • Barrett-Lennard, Edward G.
  • Bell, Richard W.
  • Brahmachari, Koushik
  • Maniruzzaman, Md.
  • Maji, Buddheswar
  • Rahman, Md. Alimur
  • Kabir, Md. Enamul
  • Rashid, Md.Harunor.
  • Khan, Md. Shahidul Islam
  • Shahadat, Mustafa Kamal
  • Sarker, Khokan Kumer
  • Glover, Mark R.
  • Sarangi, Sukanta Kumar
  • Chaki, Apurbo Kumar
  • Burman, Dhiman
  • Hossain, Md. Belal
  • Mandal, Uttam Kumar
  • Biswas, Jatish Chandra
  • Yesmin, Mst. Shetara
  • Paul, Priya Lal Chandra
  • Kabir, Md. Jahangir
  • Mahanta, Kshirendra Kumar
  • Kundu, Palash Kumar
  • Nanda, Manoj Kumar

Abstract

Agricultural productivity in the coastal saline zones of the Ganges Delta in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India faces significant constraints due to high soil salinity, seasonal waterlogging, freshwater scarcity, and increasing climatic variability. These challenges collectively limit the sustainability and intensification of dry season (Rabi) cropping systems, thereby impeding regional food security and livelihoods.

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  • Gaydon, Donald S. & Sarkar, Sukamal & Mainuddin, Mohammed & Barrett-Lennard, Edward G. & Bell, Richard W. & Brahmachari, Koushik & Maniruzzaman, Md. & Maji, Buddheswar & Rahman, Md. Alimur & Kabir, Md, 2026. "Achieving the once-unthinkable: Successful Rabi cropping via technology integration in coastal saline Bengal," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 231(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:231:y:2026:i:c:s0308521x25002793
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104539
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