?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F1103%2F&rft.title=On-Farm+IPM+Of+Chickpea+In+Nepal+Proceedings+of+the+International+Workshop+on+Planning+and+Implementation+of+On-farm+Chickpea+IPM+in+Nepal+6-7+September+2000&rft.creator=Pande%2C+S&rft.creator=Johansen%2C+C&rft.creator=Stevenson%2C+P+C&rft.creator=Grzywacz%2C+D&rft.subject=Chickpea&rft.description=Chickpea+is+a+traditional+crop%2C+and+is+an+important+component+in+the+daily+diet+of%0D%0Athe+Nepalese.+It+is+one+of+the+major+grain+legume+crops+grown+as+a+sole+or+mixed%0D%0Acrop+in+the+rice-+and+maize-based+cropping+systems+in+Nepal.+Area+under+chickpea%0D%0Ahas+shown+a+decreasing+trend+for+the+last+two+decades%2C+as+a+result+of+increasing%0D%0Aincidence+of+diseases+(botrytis+gray+mold)+and+insects+(pod+borer).+Additionally%0D%0Aabiotic+constraints+have+also+been+identified%2C+causing+low+and+unstable+yields+at+the%0D%0Anational+level.+Consequences+of+decreased+chickpea+cultivation+in+Nepal+include%0D%0Areduced+opportunities+for+ameliorative+effects+of+legumes+on+cropping+system+and%0D%0Asustainability%2C+and+decreased+local+accessibility+of+chickpea+as+a+nutritious+dietary%0D%0Acomponent%2C+particularly+for+poor+sections+of+the+community.%0D%0AScientists+from+Nepal+Agricultural+Research+Council+(NARC)%2C+International%0D%0ACrops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+(ICRISAT)%2C+Natural+Resources%0D%0AInstitute+(NRI)%2C+non-governmental+organizations%2C+and+farmers+(women+and+men)%0D%0Aparticipated+in+the+meeting.+The+present+status+of+various+components+of+on-farm%0D%0Aintegrated+pest+management+(IPM)+in+Nepal+were+discussed+and+accounts+of%0D%0Acurrent+research+on+IPM+in+different+institutions+were+presented.+Good+progress+has%0D%0Abeen+made+and+prospects+of+continued+collaborative+research+and+development+on%0D%0AIPM+are+encouraging.+Site+specific+work+plans+and+role+of+partners+with+the+funding%0D%0Afor+the+period+of+three+years+(2000-03)+from+the+Crop+Protection+Programme+(CPP)%0D%0Aof+the+Department+for+International+Development+(DFID)%2C+UK+were+finalized.+High%0D%0Apriority+was+given+to+participatory+on-farm+validation+and+scale-up+of+the+available%0D%0Acomponents+of+IPM+of+botrytis+gray+mold+and+pod+borer+and+their+integration+with%0D%0Aother+improved+agronomical+practices+for+sustainable+chickpea+production+in%0D%0ANepal.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2001&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F1103%2F1%2FRA_00374.pdf&rft.identifier=++Pande%2C+S+and+Johansen%2C+C+and+Stevenson%2C+P+C+and+Grzywacz%2C+D++(2001)+On-Farm+IPM+Of+Chickpea+In+Nepal+Proceedings+of+the+International+Workshop+on+Planning+and+Implementation+of+On-farm+Chickpea+IPM+in+Nepal+6-7+September+2000.++Other.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics.+++++