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Identifying potential zones for rainwater harvesting interventions for sustainable intensification in the semi-arid tropics by Garg, Kaushal K., Akuraju, Venkataradha, Anantha, K. H., Singh, Ramesh, Whitbread, Anthony M., Dixit, Sreenath

“…Decentralized rainwater harvesting (RWH) is a promising approach to mitigate drought in the drylands. However, an insufficient understanding of its impact on…”
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Seeking sustainable pathways for fostering agricultural transformation in peninsular India by Anantha, K H, Garg, Kaushal K, Petrie, Cameron A, Dixit, Sreenath

“…Sizable populations in developing countries in Asia and Africa live in dryland ecosystems, and agriculture in these areas faces major challenges including…”
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Landscape resource management for sustainable crop intensification by Anantha, K H, Garg, Kaushal K, Singh, Ramesh, Akuraju, Venkataradha, Dev, Inder, Petrie, Cameron A, Whitbread, Anthony M, Dixit, Sreenath

“…Crop intensification is required to meet the food demands of an increasing population. This paper presents data from three paired scaling-up initiatives to…”
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Impact of water management interventions on hydrology and ecosystem services in Garhkundar-Dabar watershed of Bundelkhand region, Central India by Singh, Ramesh, Garg, Kaushal K., Wani, Suhas P., Tewari, R.K., Dhyani, S.K.

“…•IWD interventions are helpful for building resilience in rainfed agriculture.•IWD interventions reduced storm flow and enhanced base flow, GW recharge and…”
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A Comparative Assessment of Hydrological Models in the Upper Cauvery Catchment by Robyn Horan, R Gowri, Pawan S. Wable, Helen Baron, Virginie D. J. Keller, Kaushal K. Garg, Pradeep P. Mujumdar, Helen Houghton-Carr, Gwyn Rees

“…This paper presents a comparison of the predictive capability of three hydrological models, and a mean ensemble of these models, in a heavily influenced…”
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Extending a Large-Scale Model to Better Represent Water Resources without Increasing the Model’s Complexity by Robyn Horan, Nathan J. Rickards, Alexandra Kaelin, Helen E. Baron, Thomas Thomas, Virginie D. J. Keller, Prabhas K. Mishra, Manish K. Nema, Sekhar Muddu, Kaushal K. Garg, Rishi Pathak, Helen A. Houghton-Carr, Harry Dixon, Sharad K. Jain, Gwyn Rees

“…The increasing impact of anthropogenic interference on river basins has facilitated the development of the representation of human influences in large-scale…”
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Impact of Rainwater Harvesting on Hydrological Processes in a Fragile Watershed of South Asia by Garg, Kaushal K., Anantha, K. H., Venkataradha, A., Dixit, Sreenath, Singh, Ramesh, Ragab, Ragab

“…Agricultural water management (AWM) interventions play an important role in ensuring sustainable food production and mitigating climate risks. This study was…”
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Applicability of calibrated diffuse reflectance spectroscopy models across spatial and temporal boundaries by Purushothaman, Naveen K., Garg, Kaushal K., Venkataradha, A., Anantha, K.H., Singh, Ramesh, Jat, M.L., Das, Bhabani S.

“…•DRS models may be used for testing soil samples beyond their calibration zones.•Combining local spectral libraries and spiking improve the accuracy of DRS…”
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A comprehensive assessment framework for attributing trends in streamflow and groundwater storage to climatic and anthropogenic changes: A case study in the typical semi‐arid catchments of southern India by Nune, Rajesh, George, Biju A., Western, Andrew W., Garg, Kaushal K., Dixit, Sreenath, Ragab, Ragab

“…The clearest signs of hydrologic change can be observed from the trends in streamflow and groundwater levels in a catchment. During 1980–2007, significant…”
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Soil Properties, Crop Yield, and Economics Under Integrated Crop Management Practices in Karnataka, Southern India by Wani, Suhas P., Anantha, K.H., Garg, Kaushal K.

“…•Potential of rainfed areas can be unlocked through soil-nutrients-crop management practices.•Large-scale deficiency in secondary and micro nutrients was found…”
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Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) for rapid soil testing and soil quality assessment in smallholder farms by Majeed, Israr, Garg, Kaushal K., Venkataradha, A., Purushothaman, Naveen K., Roy, Sourav, Reddy, Nagarjuna N., Singh, Ramesh, Anantha, K. H., Dixit, Sreenath, Das, Bhabani S.

“…Rapid soil testing and soil quality assessment are essential to address soil degradation and low farm incomes in smallholder farms. With the objective of…”
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Water needs and productivity of Jatropha curcas in India: myths and facts by Wani, Suhas P., Garg, Kaushal K., Chander, Girish

“…Jatropha curcas referred as a ‘wonder plant’ with low water requirement, which can be cultivated on wastelands in dry tropical conditions to provide oil seeds…”
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Improving the representation of groundwater processes in a large-scale water resources model by Baron, Helen Elizabeth, Keller, Virginie D. J., Horan, R., MacAllister, Donald John, Simpson, Mike, Jackson, Christopher R., Houghton-Carr, Helen A., Rickards, Nathan, Garg, Kaushal K., Sekhar, Muddu, MacDonald, Alan, Rees, Gwyn

“…This study explores whether incorporating a more sophisticated representation of groundwater, and human-groundwater interactions, improves predictive…”
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Bi-decadal groundwater level trends in a semi-arid south indian region: Declines, causes and management by Sishodia, Rajendra P., Shukla, Sanjay, Graham, Wendy D., Wani, Suhas P., Garg, Kaushal K.

“…Study region: Three districts in crystalline aquifer region of semi-arid south India. Study focus: India, world’s largest groundwater user…”
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Impact of land use changes and management practices on groundwater resources in Kolar district, Southern India by Garg, Kaushal K., Anantha, K.H., Nune, Rajesh, Akuraju, Venkata Radha, Singh, Pushpraj, Gumma, Murali Krishna, Dixit, Sreenath, Ragab, Ragab

“…•Major shift in land use towards eucalyptus and irrigated crops between 1972 & 2011.•Change in land use reduced surface runoff and groundwater recharge by 30…”
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Building resilient agricultural system through groundwater management interventions in degraded landscapes of Bundelkhand region, Central India by Singh, Ramesh, Garg, Kaushal K., Anantha, K.H., Akuraju, Venkataradha, Dev, Inder, Dixit, Sreenath, Dhyani, S.K

“…•Rainwater harvesting interventions build groundwater resilience by diverting fraction of runoff into shallow aquifers.•Increased groundwater availability…”
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Impact of agricultural water management interventions on upstream–downstream trade‐offs in the upper Cauvery catchment, southern India: a modelling study by Wable, Pawan S., Garg, Kaushal K., Nune, Rajesh, Venkataradha, Akuraju, KH, Anantha, Srinivasan, Veena, Ragab, Ragab, Rowan, John, Keller, Virginie, Majumdar, Pradeep, Rees, Gwyn, Singh, Ramesh, Dixit, Sreenath

“…The Cauvery basin in southern India is experiencing transboundary issues due to increasing water demand. This study analysed water balance components and the…”
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Opportunities to Build Groundwater Resilience in the Semi-Arid Tropics by Garg, Kaushal K., Wani, Suhas P.

“…Agricultural water management (AWM) is the adaptation strategy for increasing agricultural production through enhancing water resources availability while…”
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Spatial mapping of agricultural water productivity using the swat model in upper bhima catchment, india by Garg, Kaushal K, Bharati, Luna, Gaur, Anju, George, Biju, Acharya, Sreedhar, Jella, Kiran, Narasimhan, B

“…The Upper Bhima River Basin is facing both episodic and chronic water shortages due to intensive irrigation development. The main objective of this study was…”
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Traditional Rainwater Management (Haveli cultivation) for Building System Level Resilience in a Fragile Ecosystem of Bundelkhand Region, Central India by Singh, Ramesh, Akuraju, Venkataradha, Anantha, K. H., Garg, Kaushal K., Barron, Jennie, Whitbread, Anthony M., Dev, Inder, Dixit, Sreenath

“…This article presents the evidence on how the traditional rainwater management system ( haveli system) has contributed toward rehabilitating degraded…”
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