Agronomic innovations for enhancing the yield potential of agricultural crops

During the last few decades, multiple agronomic innovations have been introduced to boost up the yield potential of agricultural crops. Among these innovations, use of conservation agriculture approaches, and use of resource
conservation technologies, e.g. direct-seeded rice (Oryza sativa L.), zero-tillage wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), laser land levelling, permanent raised beds, have been widely adopted across globe, to reduce the production cost and improve the soil health, the farmer profitability and decrease the water losses. Crop diversification with legumes and allelopathic crops for improving soil health and reducing weed pressure is also gaining momentum in different cropping systems. Cereal–legume intercropping for improving soil health, push-pull technology for control of crop pests, combination of soil–water balance and crop-phenological models for efficient water use, use of controlled and slow-release fertilizer for efficient nutrient management, use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobacteria to improve nutrient-use efficiency and use of seed-enhancement techniques for improving stand establishment and crop performance are the prime agronomic innovation which are being promoted at farmer field to
enhance farmer yield and profitability.