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{"title":"Classification of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Cultivars for Iron Efficiency Under Western India Conditions","authors":"Dileep Kumar,&nbsp;Khushvadan C. Patel,&nbsp;Arvind Kumar Shukla,&nbsp;Sanjib Kumar Behera,&nbsp;Salwinder Singh Dhaliwal,&nbsp;Pradeep Kumar,&nbsp;Ravi A. Patel,&nbsp;Rahul Mishra,&nbsp;Ajay S. Bhanvadia","doi":"10.1007/s40003-026-00957-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40003-026-00957-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Globally, iron (Fe) deficiency is the fifth most prevalent micronutrient disorder and remains a major public health concern. About 12.6% of Indian soils are deficient in Fe and its limited availability to crops posing severe threat to the productivity and nutritional quality of the harvest in several Indian states. Agronomic manipulation is inexpensive, simple approach to enrich genetically inefficient cultivars by application of micronutrient fertilizers at different rates, methods and across varied crop growth stages. Hence, present study aimed to categorize Fe efficient genotypes with high yield as well as enhanced Fe uptake in wheat grain. Field experiments were conducted during <i>rabi</i> 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons in Fe deficient soil to assess the Fe efficiency of twenty (20) wheat cultivars (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) at Anand, (middle Gujarat agro-climatic zone-III) India. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design (RBD) with two Fe levels (as FeSO₄.7H₂O fertilizer) treatments viz., Control (without Fe) and 50 kg ferrous sulphate per hectare as soil application with two foliar sprays of 0.5% ferrous sulphate at 45–50 DAS and 75–80 DAS of wheat. Different genotypes significantly differed in their response to applied Fe. Two year results confirmed that the grain yield of genotypes under control ranged from 3658 to 5469 kg ha^-1 with an average value of 4699 kg ha^-1. The wheat grain yield of different genotypes treated with Fe varied from 4107 to 6304 kg ha^-1 with an average yield of 5455 kg ha^-1. The grain Fe concentration increased from 6.4 to 28.6% among different genotypes. The genotypes were classified on the basis of grain yield and Fe efficiency and grouped as efficient and responsive (GW 496, GAW 16–16, GW 451), efficient and nonresponsive (HI 1544, GW 513, LOK 1), inefficient and responsive (GW 514, GAW 16 − 07) and inefficient and non-responsive (GW 495, GAW 16 − 10). Hence, growing Fe efficient wheat genotypes with high yield and Fe in grain at low Fe supply would be a sustainable approach to ameliorate Fe micronutrient malnutrition and higher crop production in western part of India.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7553,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Research","volume":"15 3","pages":"1829 - 1841"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correction: Partitioning Soil Respiration: Differentiating Root Contributions and Environmental Factors","authors":"Wanderson Benerval de Lucena,&nbsp;Daniel Carlos Machado,&nbsp;Polyana Pereira,&nbsp;Maria Elisa Vicentini,&nbsp;José A. Neira Román,&nbsp;Glauco de Sousa Rolim,&nbsp;Alan Rodrigo Panosso,&nbsp;Newton La Scala Jr","doi":"10.1007/s40003-026-00965-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40003-026-00965-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7553,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Research","volume":"15 3","pages":"2031 - 2031"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of Circadian Variation of Temperature and Relative Humidity on Physicochemical Changes in Potatoes Stored in a Solar-Powered Battery-Less Cold Store","authors":"Juhi Ranjan,&nbsp;Sangeeta Chopra,&nbsp;Indra Mani,&nbsp;Devinder Dhingra,&nbsp;Roaf Ahmad Parray,&nbsp;Subrata Mandal","doi":"10.1007/s40003-026-00963-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40003-026-00963-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Long-term storage of potatoes is adversely affected by physicochemical changes such as rotting, sprouting and starch loss, especially under inadequate storage conditions. This study evaluated the effect of circadian variations in temperature (3–12 °C) and relative humidity (85–100%) on the quality of Kufri Bahar (KB) and Kufri Chandramukhi (KCM) variety of potatoes stored in the Pusa Farm Sun Fridge (PFSF), a solar-powered evaporative cooling system. Quality parameters including physiological loss in weight (PLW), rotting, sprouting, color, starch and sugar contents were observed and compared with potatoes stored under ambient conditions (average temperature: 38 ± 5 °C and relative humidity: 65 ± 5%) at 15 days interval for 90 days. After 90 days, potatoes stored in PFSF, showed lower weight loss (8.4% for KB and 6.7% for KCM) than ambient-stored potatoes (17.9% for KB and 12.7% for KCM). Sprouting was also reduced in PFSF (32.65% for KB and 25.64% for KCM) compared to ambient storage (72.95% and 63.56%, respectively). Rotting losses were significantly lower in PFSF (4.92% for KB and 2.6% for KCM) than in ambient conditions (23.46% and 17.78%, respectively). However, greater starch degradation was observed in PFSF (reduced to 7.04% in KB and 6.89% in KCM), though reducing sugar levels (231.6 mg/100 g in KB and 198.7 mg/100 g in KCM) remained within the acceptable threshold (0.33%). Total sugar accumulation was higher in PFSF (425.69 mg/100 g in KB and 408.60 mg/100 g in KCM) than in ambient storage. Overall, PFSF significantly minimizes storage losses while maintaining acceptable quality parameters, making it an efficient and sustainable storage option. Among the two varieties, KCM exhibited better storability.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7553,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Research","volume":"15 3","pages":"1941 - 1952"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Boosting Photosynthesis and Antioxidative Enzyme Activity in Wheat-Cotton Cultivation with Drip Irrigation","authors":"Preksha,&nbsp;A. S. Brar,&nbsp;Harjeet Kaur,&nbsp;Priyanka Sahoo ,&nbsp;Sukhpreet Singh,&nbsp;Norah Johal,&nbsp;Shashi Pathania","doi":"10.1007/s40003-026-00953-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40003-026-00953-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A two-year study (2020–2022) in Punjab, India, examined subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) configurations: lateral depths (20, 25 and 30 cm) and emitter spacing (20, 30 and 40 cm) under deficit irrigation [100%, 80% and 60% crop evapotranspiration (ETc)] in a cotton (<i>Gossypium hirsutum</i> L.; <i>Malvaceae</i>)-wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.; <i>Poaceae</i>) system, compared to flood and surface drip controls. Using a split-plot design with three replications, the study assessed yield, irrigation water productivity (WPI), and physiological responses amid water scarcity. Deficit irrigation at 60% ETc reduced seed cotton yield by 16% (2825 –2367 kg ha^− 1) and wheat grain yield by 11–13% (50.4–51.9 to 44.7–45.0 q ha^− 1), with cotton more sensitive to water levels and wheat to drip configurations. Both crops showed stress during reproductive stages, with lower stomatal conductance; cotton maintained stable quantum yield (ФPSII) early in boll development, while wheat down-regulated ФPSII throughout reproductive phases. SDI mitigated moisture stress, enhancing chlorophyll content and stomatal conductance during critical growth stages compared to flood irrigation. Antioxidant enzyme activities increased significantly under water deficit, with cotton showing 24% higher ascorbate peroxidase activity and wheat exhibiting 21.6% and 24.8% increases in superoxide dismutase and catalase respectively. Malondialdehyde content increased by 24.9% in cotton and 13.3% in wheat under 60% ETc, while proline accumulation was more pronounced in cotton (22.9%) than in wheat (10.9%). Drip fertigation increased seed cotton yield by 10.5% (2258–2320 to 2685 –2373 kg ha^− 1) and wheat by 8.9% (45.0-49.5 to 48.8–54.1 q ha^− 1), with WPI improvements of 85–134% in cotton and 84 − 66% in wheat over flood irrigation. The optimal SDI configuration: 20 cm lateral depth, 20 cm emitter spacing, and 80% ETc: maximized WPI (cotton: 1.19–2.43 kg m^− 3; wheat: 2.83–3.43 kg m^− 3), outperforming surface drip and flood irrigation. Correlation analysis revealed significant relationships between physiological parameters and economic yield, with protein content positively correlating with antioxidant activities. These findings support SDI at 80% ETc with shallow laterals and close emitter spacing as a sustainable approach to enhance crop productivity and water efficiency in water-scarce cotton-wheat systems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7553,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Research","volume":"15 3","pages":"1813 - 1828"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Balancing Food Security and Water Scarcity: Economic and Environmental Implications of Alternative Wheat Policies in Iran","authors":"Mehran Hekmatnia,&nbsp;Nazar Dahmardeh Ghaleno","doi":"10.1007/s40003-025-00941-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40003-025-00941-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Water scarcity and food security are critical policy dilemmas for Iran, where wheat production is the largest user of agricultural water and is considered vital for food independence. This study examines the economic and environmental trade-offs between wheat self-sufficiency and virtual water imports, two competing policy approaches that have not been comprehensively compared in the literature. We consider pure self-sufficiency, pure virtual water dependence, hybrids of these approaches, and responses to global supply shocks using a dynamic computable general equilibrium model. Our results highlight that virtual water imports can save 5.7% of the agricultural water use and even raise GDP by 4.0%, but with risks of deteriorating trade deficits and higher income inequality in the long run. While increasing food self-sufficiency provides more food security, it also creates a trade surplus of $2,370 million but raises water use by 4.9% and GHG emissions by 4.2%. Of particular importance, our new hybrid policy—namely, 75% domestic production and 25% strategic imports—resulted in 5.3% GDP growth with a 2.6% decrease in water use. The crisis simulation reveals that only strategic reserves through expansion and diversification can effectively buffer the shock of up to a 50% reduction in global exports. These results provide an evidence-based framework for the design of resilient food security strategies in water-scarce regions, while there is an imperative for balanced policy approaches and regional cooperation.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7553,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Research","volume":"15 2","pages":"1027 - 1037"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148299844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Seed Thermo Priming Improved Seedling Performance and Heat Tolerance by Modulating Physio-Biochemical Attributes in Lentil","authors":"Subramanian Poomani,&nbsp;Sangita Yadav,&nbsp;Ravish Choudhary,&nbsp;Dharmendra Singh,&nbsp;Anil Dahuja,&nbsp;Shiv Kumar Yadav","doi":"10.1007/s40003-026-00951-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40003-026-00951-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The far-reaching consequences of climate change, including high temperature stress, significantly impede plant growth and development, posing a major challenge to plant productivity. Seedling stage of lentil is vulnerable to heat stress, which adversely affects seedling vigour. “Beat the heat by the heat” is a fascinating idea to improve seedling performance by priming the seeds with moderately high temperature to confer protection against the later heat stress. Our research demonstrated that thermo priming lentil seeds at 32 °C for 24 h effectively mitigates the adverse effects of heat stress during the seedling phase. Heat stress was induced by placing lentil seeds (IPL 316, PDL 1 and L 4147 genotypes) at 30 °C for 16 h, followed by 20 °C for 8 h in a repeated manner for 10 days. All three genotypes exhibited improved germination attributes, characterized by higher germination rates and reduced mean germination times, leading to quicker germination under heat stress. Thermo priming alleviated the adverse effects of heat stress by activating antioxidant defenses such as catalase, peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, which neutralize reactive oxygen species and reduce malondialdehyde, a by-product of lipid peroxidation, thereby maintaining membrane stability and promoting vigourous seedling growth. Moreover, pre-exposure to stress priming confers protection during seedling development by modulating metabolites, photosynthetic mechanism, sugar signals, ROS and other signaling pathways, ultimately enhancing plant tolerance to subsequent stressors. Therefore, seed thermo priming emerges as a highly effective strategy to mitigate the detrimental effects of heat stress on lentil seedlings.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7553,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Research","volume":"15 3","pages":"1616 - 1624"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of Water Supply and Demand in a Watershed with Climate Change Impacts on Potential Adaptation Strategies","authors":"Smita Jaiswal,&nbsp;Susama Sudhishri,&nbsp;Jyoti Patil,&nbsp;Man Singh,&nbsp;Anchal Dass,&nbsp;Khajanchi Lal,&nbsp;Anil K. Mishra,&nbsp;Prashant Singh,&nbsp;Love Kumar,&nbsp;Pankaj Malkani","doi":"10.1007/s40003-025-00934-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40003-025-00934-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The paper highlights the need to implement water management techniques in the Nuh watershed, covering an area of Mewat and Gurgaon in northwest India. The primary goal is to optimize the utilization of available water resources to sustain agriculture in the study area facing chronic water scarcity, ensuring long-term environmental viability. “Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model was employed to comprehensively analysis of water supply, demand and total water availability for simulating crop water requirements. The WEAP model was customized and set as base year 2010. The model was calibrated and executed using the PEST tool, in-built into WEAP. This calibrated model was used for estimating future water demands and unmet by integrating climate projections from 2011 to 2050, based on the IPCC scenario RCP 4.5 from the GFDL-ESM2M model, it predicts substantial variations in rainfall in the forthcoming years, directly influencing water availability for agriculture and subsequent crop yields “it predicts substantial variations in rainfall in the forthcoming years, which directly influencing water availability for agriculture and subsequent crop yields” .Statistical analysis was carried out to evaluate the performance of the developed WEAP models for flow simulation NSE, RMSE and R² values for the model are 0.99, 0.3, and 0.81, respectively. The agricultural sector faces significant unmet demand as water supply prioritizes livestock, intensifying pressure on water resources and leading to excessive groundwater extraction. To address these challenges, water management strategies are proposed, emphasizing water-efficient crops, improved farming practices, and optimal suggestions for the number and locations of water bodies based available water resource, especially considering the semi-arid regions. Additionally, WEAP models suggested to explore various stress/deficit irrigation scenarios to enhance overall crop yields.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7553,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Research","volume":"15 2","pages":"1012 - 1026"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148299953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effect of the Wheat Minimum Purchase Price Policy on Pesticide Use in China","authors":"Jing Hou,&nbsp;Xin Li,&nbsp;Yifei Tang,&nbsp;Bo Hou,&nbsp;Feiyu Chen","doi":"10.1007/s40003-026-00949-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40003-026-00949-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>While the minimum purchase price policy for grain has been instrumental in ensuring grain security, its effectiveness in reducing pesticide use remains underexplored, particularly regarding the environmental sustainability implications of such market interventions in developing economies. This study initiates with the wheat minimum purchase price policy, employing panel data from 29 provinces in China to systematically examine the policy’s impact on pesticide use intensity through a difference-in-differences model. Furthermore, a series of methods are used to conduct endogeneity and robustness tests. The main findings reveal that the wheat minimum purchase price policy effectively diminishes the intensity of pesticide use. Moreover, the policy can promote pesticide reduction by augmenting farmers’ income levels, promoting the technical efficiency, adjusting the planting structure, and expanding farmland scale. Additionally, the wheat minimum purchase price policy has a more pronounced effect on reducing pesticide use in disaster-prone areas than in less disaster-prone areas. This study provides policy insights on how the minimum purchase price policy can facilitate pesticide reduction and enhance green development.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7553,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Research","volume":"15 3","pages":"1990 - 2003"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Novel Corn Cob Waste Compost Distinctly Improves the Chemical Properties of Rhizosphere Soil, and Morpho-Physiology of Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) Roots","authors":"Sudad K. Al-Taweel,&nbsp;Aws A. Mohammed,&nbsp;Hesham F. Alharby,&nbsp;Ayaat A. Teleb,&nbsp;Ibrahim A. A. Mohamed,&nbsp;Mostafa M. Rady,&nbsp;Eman E. E. Belal","doi":"10.1007/s40003-026-00952-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40003-026-00952-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Composted plant residues are known to enhance soil properties, crop root growth, and root physiology, including nitrogen (N) metabolism. Field application of corn cob waste compost (NC-WC) on rhizosphere soil chemical properties, root growth, and root physiology of ginseng were examined. As the NC-WC rate increased, the studied parameters gradually improved up to 28.5 tons per hectare (NC-WC3), but producing statistically similar results in NC-WC4 (38.0 tons per hectare) treatment. The NC-WC3 treatment was the most cost-effective option, significantly improving the chemical properties of the rhizosphere soil, including urease and catalase activities, as well as nitrate-, ammonium-, alkaline-hydrolyzable-, and total-N contents. These improvements were reflected positively in the root hormonal balance, contributing to upregulation of root growth and N metabolism. This treatment increased the root activity (53.0%), phytohormone contents (indole-3-acetic acid by 33.5%, gibberellic acid by 50.9%, and cytokinins by 60.7%), and activities of superoxide dismutase (33.6%) and peroxidase (40.8%). It also increased ginsenoside content (35.1%), N-metabolizing enzyme activities (nitrate reductase by 124.2%, nitrite reductase by 73.6%, glutamine synthetase by 78.2%, and glutamate dehydrogenase by 50.5%), and N-metabolizing gene expressions (<i>NtNRT1.1</i> by 128.0%, <i>NtNIA1</i> by 144.0%, <i>NtGS1</i> by 158.0%, and <i>NtGDH1</i> by 151.0%). Conversely, this treatment decreased the levels of abscisic acid (50.0%), hydrogen peroxide (43.8%), and malondialdehyde (41.4%) in ginseng roots. These outcomes highlight the examined compost’s potential for enhancing soil sustainability, decreasing the use of chemical fertilizers, and improving crop productivity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7553,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Research","volume":"15 3","pages":"1639 - 1655"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of Land Use Change on Soil Hydraulic Conductivity Characteristics Under Saturated and Near-Saturated Conditions for the Vulnerable Eastern Ghats Region of India","authors":"S. K. Vishwakarma,&nbsp;R. M. Singh,&nbsp;S. Patra,&nbsp;S. K. Kar,&nbsp;H. C. Hombegowda,&nbsp;S. K. Samal,&nbsp;P. Raja,&nbsp;R. Devarajan","doi":"10.1007/s40003-026-00947-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40003-026-00947-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Unscientific land management caused the deterioration of soil hydraulic properties (SHPs), which calls for a robust management system to stop further deterioration. Understanding about SHPs of different land use can be useful in deciding the most suitable land use system for a particular agroecosystem. The Eastern Ghats region of India (Koraput, Odisha), is one of the most vulnerable agroecosystems in the world considered for the present work. The land use change impact from traditional agriculture to various horticultural land uses on SHPs was examined for the Koraput, Odisha. Hood infiltrometer was utilized to evaluate surface soil’s hydraulic conductivity and infiltration rate for different land uses (cashew orchard, mango orchard, pasture, and agriculture) at three pressure heads 0, − 1, and − 3 cm. Furthermore, the macropore and meso + micropore contributions to the saturation flow at various pressure heads were determined. The results indicate that the water flow rate, hydraulic conductivity, macrospores’ contribution to overall flow, organic carbon (%), hydraulically active porosity, tension, and residual flux were higher in cashew orchard land use than in other land uses. The contribution of soil pores that have a radius greater than 0.50 mm was 67.34, 66.03, 51.77, and 51.29% of the entire saturated flow with corresponding hydraulic active porosity of 0.00502, 0.00392, 0.00085, and 0.00076% of soil volume under cashew orchard, mango orchard, pasture, and agricultural land, respectively. This demonstrates the susceptibility of land use changes to different horticultural and agricultural lands in near-saturated conditions. The results strongly imply that adopting horticultural plantations in the Eastern Ghats’ barren and pasture lands may improve SHPs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7553,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Research","volume":"15 3","pages":"1800 - 1812"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}