?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F1087%2F&rft.title=Farmers'+Perceptions+of+the+Effects+of+Plant+Diseases+on+the+Yield+and+Nutritive+Value+of+Crop+Residues+used+for+Peri-Urban+Dairy+Production+on+the+Deccan+Plateau%3A+Findings+from+Participatory+Rural+Appraisals&rft.creator=Devi%2C+K+R&rft.creator=Bandyopadhyay%2C+R&rft.creator=Hall%2C+A+J&rft.creator=Indira%2C+S&rft.creator=Pande%2C+S&rft.creator=Jaiswal%2C+P&rft.subject=Others&rft.description=Plant+diseases+influence+the+quantity+and+quality+of+groundnut+and+sorghum+crop+residues+used+as+fodder+for%0D%0Aruminants.+The+present+socio-economic+study+assessed+farmers'+perceptions%2C+their+awareness%2C+and+the+relative%0D%0Aimportance+and+impact+of+plant+diseases+in+farmers'+livelihood+systems.+Case+studies+were+carried+out+in+four%0D%0Avillages+in+the+state+of+Andhra+Pradesh+in+the+Deccan+Plateau+with+the+help+of+participatory+rural+appraisal%0D%0A(PRA)+techniques.+The+results+from+PRAs+suggest+that+sorghum+and+groundnut+crop+residues+constitute+a%0D%0Amajor+source+of+fodder%2C+and+predominantly+provide+'feed+security'+to+the+ruminants+during+summer%2C+as+few%0D%0Aalternatives+are+available+to+farmers+in+dryland+areas.+The+problem+of+foliar+diseases+cannot+be+viewed+in%0D%0Aisolation%2C+as+farmers'+concerns+are+more+on+the+cumulative+effects+of+pests+and+diseases.+Farmers+believe+that%0D%0Adiseases+reduce+the+quality+of+crop+residues+that+leads+to+feed+refusal+by%2C+and+poor+health+of+ruminants.+The%0D%0Aeffects+on+the+quality+of+crop+residues+are+more+seriously+perceived+in+groundnut+as+farmers+report+50%25+losses%0D%0Ain+foliage+and+fodder+yield.+In+sorghum%2C+the+perceived+losses+are+10-30%25%2C+but+low+price+offered+by+traders+for%0D%0Adisease-affected+fodder+reduce+earnings+of+the+poor+from+fodder+sale.+Commercial+markets+exist+for+fodder%0D%0Atransactions+of+sorghum+stover+while+no+such+markets+are+reported+for+groundnut+crop+residues.+The+poor+are%0D%0Athe+link+to+the+sorghum+fodder+market.+Therefore%2C+validation+of+fodder-related+technologies+through+the+poor%0D%0Ais+necessary+to+increase+cash+incomes+from+fodder+sale.+Genetic+improvement+of+feed-quality+of+crop+residues%0D%0Awithout+compromising+on+essential+yield+traits+is+critical+for+farmers'+acceptance+of+new+sorghum+and%0D%0Agroundnut+varieties.+Research+on+inexpensive+and+easy-to-use+pest+and+disease+management+options+is%0D%0Anecessary+to+improve+the+quantity+and+quality+of+crop+residues+of+sorghum+and+groundnut.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2000&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F1087%2F1%2FRA_000358.pdf&rft.identifier=++Devi%2C+K+R+and+Bandyopadhyay%2C+R+and+Hall%2C+A+J+and+Indira%2C+S+and+Pande%2C+S+and+Jaiswal%2C+P++(2000)+Farmers'+Perceptions+of+the+Effects+of+Plant+Diseases+on+the+Yield+and+Nutritive+Value+of+Crop+Residues+used+for+Peri-Urban+Dairy+Production+on+the+Deccan+Plateau%3A+Findings+from+Participatory+Rural+Appraisals.++Monograph.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics.+++++