Punjab Agricultural University

Can Maize Compete with Paddy? A Scenario-based Assessment of Profitability and Sustainability in Punjab

The dominance of the paddy–wheat cropping system in Punjab ensured food security but resulted in serious environmental issues, including rapid groundwater depletion and severe air pollution from paddy residue burning. Maize ( Zea mays L.) offers a promising diversification altern...

Modelling and mapping of soil moisture characteristics of the Punjab soils

Soil moisture retention (SMR) is the most important soil physical property that directly capture the soil’s capacity to store plant available water in hydrological analysis and for determining irrigation water requirements for agricultural crops, Characterisation of SMR at Field...

Enhanced prediction of monthly reference evapotranspiration by optimizing SVR with the bagging algorithm in Indian Punjab

In this study, support vector regression (SVR) was enhanced with the Bagging (B-SVR) algorithm for monthly ET0 prediction at Ludhiana and Faridkot stations. The three different scenarios (S1, S2, and S3) were developed to predict monthly ET0 at study locations. The outcomes of th...