Integration of conservation agriculture with best management practices for improving system performance of the rice–wheat rotation in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains of India

•We evaluated best management practices to improve crop productivity.•Zero-till based cropping most energy efficient and water saving.•Substituting wheat with maize-potato in winter more productive and remunerative.•Higher cropping intensity with diversification is important for sustainability. Cere...

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