Lentil for Rice-based Cropping Systems in South Asia


Views
0% 0
Downloads
0 0%
CC-BY-NC-4.0

Thumbnail Image

Date

2016-12-31

Date Issued

Citation

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

AGROVOC Keyword(s)

Author(s) ORCID(s)