Tridiv Ghosh

Indian Agricultural Research Institute | IARI · Division of Agricultural Physics

Replacement of water-intensive winter rice with strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) may restrict groundwater extraction and improve water productivity and sustainability of agricultural production in the arsenic-contaminated Bengal basin. The potential of strawberry cultivation in terms of yield obtained and water use efficiency need to be evalu...

Climate change leads to take modifications of both biotic and abiotic constituents. There is evidence that some species have genetic variation that can respond to such selection, such as important traits that influence distribution and abundance. In this chapter we have revise the literature information about an impact of the elevated CO2, and temp...

The study of soil science stands as a cornerstone in understanding the intricate relationships between terrestrial ecosystems and sustainable environmental management. As we navigate through an era characterized by rapid environmental transformations, the significance of soil science in addressing the challenges and fostering innovations for effect...

Land surface temperature (LST) is a critical parameter for land surface and atmospheric interactions. However, the applicability of current land surface temperature estimates for field-level hydrological, agricultural, and ecological operations is still challenging due to their coarse spatiotemporal resolution. In the current article, we have downs...

Sustaining soil quality under intensive land use systems to feed the continually growing population is a major challenge in the developing world. The prerequisite for effective soil quality analysis is to select a minimum dataset (MDS) which effectively represents a production system. As soil is a complex system, there is no universal consensus on...

X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT) is a non-destructive method of soil analysis which can provide three-dimensional (3D) view, quantitative information of the internal organization of the soil. In this paper, we discuss the potential application of X-ray CT in characterization of soil properties like porosity and pore size distribution (PSD), roo...

Characterization of infiltration is crucial for designing and assessing hydrological processes. This study characterized the infiltration across different soil types (fine, moderately fine, medium, and moderately coarse in texture) and agricultural land uses (paddy, fallow, and upland crops) in India, evaluated six major infiltration models (Kostia...

Evapotranspiration (ET) plays a crucial role in the energy and water balance of agricultural ecosystems and is a vital component of the hydrological cycle. Efficient irrigation water management relies on accurate spatiotemporal coverage of crop ET across a farm. Thanks to the availability of multi-temporal high-resolution satellite datasets and rem...

The measurement of evapotranspiration (ET) is essential in maintaining the energy and water balance in agricultural ecosystems, and it plays a vital role in the hydrological cycle. Precision irrigation water management requires accurate spatiotemporal coverage of crop ET across the farm. Fortunately, with the availability of multi-temporal high-res...

In order to achieve enhanced water management for sustainable agriculture, food security, and healthy functioning of ecosystem, water productivity must be increased. Agricultural water productivity is the agricultural output, in physical or monetary terms, generated per unit of water consumed or applied. Plants take up water primarily from soil. Th...

Contrasting tillage and land configuration have important roles in porosity and pore size distribution (PSD), which in turn affects the carbon mineralization in soil. Information on the effects of these treatments on PSD and subsequent carbon mineralization is very limited. Hence, an attempt was made to evaluate the long-term impact of soil tillage...

The effect of duration of conservation agriculture adoption on soil carbon dynamics and system sustainability was evaluated on farms of 30 villages in the Nilokheri block of Karnal district, Haryana, India. Sustainability was evaluated, in which a number of soil physical, chemical, and biological parameters were measured and a Sustainability Index...

A study was undertaken to evaluate the long term effect of different conservation agriculture (CA) practices on infiltration characteristics of soil and empirical Kostiakov model and physical process based Green and Ampt, and Philip models were used to predict infiltration rates. The performance of different models was evaluated using statistical c...

For sustainable crop production and maintenance of soil health, conservation agriculture (CA) practices provides an opportunity for improving soil structure and physical health, nutrient and water use efficiency, soil organic carbon and mitigation of greenhouse gases emission from agriculture. CA is primarily based on four crop management practices...

The article deals with Nano particles and its harmful effects on environment. Nanotoxicity is current issue of science and society, which have drawn attention of scientific community. This article has summarised the different Sources of nanoparticles, effects of nano particles on different organisms and control measures.

The natural resources are continuously depleting because of the intensive agricultural operation, the insufficient return of organic matter (OM) to the soil, and continuous monocropping system. Along with OM depletion, erosion and soil salinization are aggravating the problems of resource depletion several times. For achieving food security and all...