Evaluation of management practices in rice-wheat cropping system using multicriteria decision-making methods in conservation agriculture.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we employed two multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods, namely the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) and the Analytic Hierarchic Process (AHP), to determine the best management choice for the cultivation of wheat with a regime of conservation agriculture (CA) practices. By combining alternative tillage approaches, such as reduced tillage and zero tillage, with the quantity of crop residues and fertilizer application, we were able to develop the regime of CA practices. The performance of the regimes compared to the conventional ones was then evaluated using conflicting parameters relating to energy use, economics, agronomy, plant protection, and soil science. TOPSIS assigned a grade to each alternative based on how close it was

SUBMITTER: Biswas T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11016099 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature