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Energy auditing of long-term conservation agriculture based irrigated intensive maize systems in semi-arid tropics of India

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  • Parihar, C.M.
  • Jat, S.L.
  • Singh, A.K.
  • Kumar, B.
  • Rathore, N.S.
  • Jat, M.L.
  • Saharawat, Y.S.
  • Kuri, B.R.

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In a 7-year study, we assessed the conservation agriculture (CA) practices [permanent bed (PB) and zero tillage (ZT)] and conventional till (CT) in 4-diversified maize rotations [maize-wheat-mungbean (MWMb), maize-chickpea-Sesbania green manure (MCS), maize-mustard-mungbean (MMuMb) and maize-maize-Sesbania green manure (MMS)]. Results showed that ZT and PB plots consumed lower energy (7 yr average) in land preparation (49.7–51.5%) and irrigation (16.8–22.9%) compared to CT. Significantly higher system output (10.6–14.5%) and net energy (14.8–18.9%) returns, biomass productivity (9.9–14.1%), energy use-efficiency (13.4–17.1%), and bio-energetic based adult equivalent yield (17.3–19.8%) was recorded in ZT and PB than the CT. Among the crop rotation plots the net energy-output (35,3346 MJ ha−1), biomass yield (11.87 Mg ha−1), energy use efficiency (4.16), and bio-energetic based adult equivalent yield (46 adults ha−1 year−1) was recorded significantly (P ≤ 0.05) higher in MWMb plots. Interaction between tillage and crop rotations were significant (P ≤ 0.05) for mean system output and net energy returns, biomass productivity and bio-energetic based adult equivalent yield. Thus, our long-term study suggests that CA practices with diversified maize based rotation (MWMb) could be a feasible alternative to attain high energy-use efficiency, biomass productivity and bio-energetic based adult equivalent yield in north-western India and other similar agro-ecologies of South Asia.

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  • Parihar, C.M. & Jat, S.L. & Singh, A.K. & Kumar, B. & Rathore, N.S. & Jat, M.L. & Saharawat, Y.S. & Kuri, B.R., 2018. "Energy auditing of long-term conservation agriculture based irrigated intensive maize systems in semi-arid tropics of India," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 142(C), pages 289-302.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:142:y:2018:i:c:p:289-302
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.10.015
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