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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 6, Issue:3, March, 2017

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2017.6(3): 142-151
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.603.016


Precision Farming Technologies towards Enhancing Productivity and Sustainability of Rice-Wheat Cropping System
Sandeep Kumar1*, Suresh Kumar Karaliya1 and Sunita Dodwadiya2
1Department of Agronomy, CCS Haryana Agricultural University,Hisar, Haryana-125004, India
2Department of Agronomy, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

The human population continues to grow steadily with the shrinking resources being used for agricultural production situates great challenge against Indian agricultural system to attain food and environmental security. To counter these twin challenges in the country there is urgent need of application of modern Hi-tech technologies for enhancing the productivity and sustainability of the rice-wheat system for long term on scientific basis. Precision farming (PF) looks a win-win technology towards improving the capability of agricultural land to produce crops on sustainable basis. The PF is based on the concept of determination of spatial and temporal variability in the crop production which in turn aimed for increasing crop productivity and reducing environmental menaces. It is innovative technology which comprises the application of several Hi-tech tools like Geographical Information System (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS), Remote Sensing (RS), Variable Rate Technology (VRT), Decision Support System (DSS), and Farmer. Precision land leveling, precision planting, precision nutrient management by using Green Seeker, leaf color chart (LCC), site specific nutrient management has a lot of potential for enhancing crop yield and input use efficiency under field conditions while reducing the cost of production and deleterious impacts on environmental. In India, there are wide possibilities to practice a part of PF technologies in rice-wheat system.


Keywords: Precision farming, Productivity, Rice-wheat cropping system, Sustainability.

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Sandeep Kumar, Suresh Kumar Karaliya and Sunita Dodwadiya. 2017. Precision Farming Technologies towards Enhancing Productivity and Sustainability of Rice-Wheat Cropping System.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 6(3): 142-151. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.603.016
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