Diversified and Long-term Cropping Systems Alters the System Sustainability and Energy Use Efficiency in Soils of Indo-Gangetic Plains

The cereal-based intensive cropping practices have posed the yield at a plateau and reduced energy use efficiency (EUE) of systems in Indo-genetic plains (IGPs). long-term experimentations with 4 diversified legumes cereal grassland fallow system were studied for >10 years representing different agro-ecological regions agricultural research farm, IAS, BHU-Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh IGPs to assess their impacts on productivity efficiency. Out viz, Pigeon pea-Pigeon pea (PP-PP) Rice-Maize (R-M) managed as conventional cultivation running under breeding project, however; Dryland Rice-Lentil (R-L) Zero-till Rice-Wheat (R-W) agronomy project. was maintained block. maximum seen zero till rice-wheat (8185 kg ha-1) lowestpigeon peanpea- pigeonpea (1615 ha-1). However, EUE found (13.23 MJ lowest (8.88 study suggests that inclusion is vital enhancing than long-run alluvial soils IGPs.