Lentil for Rice-based Cropping Systems in South Asia
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Shiv Kumar Agrawal. (31/12/2016). Lentil for Rice-based Cropping Systems in South Asia.
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ShortdurationvarietiesoflentilofferopportunitiesforintensificationofricebasedcroppingsystemsinSouthAsia.ICARDAincollaborationwithNARSpartnersinBangladesh,IndiaandNepalhavedevelopedlentilvarietieswithearlymaturityandresistancetoStemphyliumblight,Fusariumwiltandrust.Improvedvarieties(BARIMasur4,BARIMasur5,BARIMasur6,BARIMasur7,BARIMasur8inBangladesh;Moitree,HUL57andIPL316inIndia;Sheetal,SagunandKhajura3inNepal)coupledwithgoodagronomicpracticesweredemonstratedintargetregions.ThiscoupledwithfarmersparticipatoryseedproductionandcapacitybuildingofNARSpartnersincludingfarmershasmorethandoubledlentilproductioninBangladeshfrom80,442tonsin2011to167,261tonsin2015.
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Agrawal, Shiv Kumar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8407-3562