?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=ISE+009&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F1110%2F&rft.title=Impact+of+Chickpea+Research+in+Gujarat&rft.creator=Shiyani%2C+R+L&rft.creator=Joshi%2C+P+K&rft.creator=Bantilan%2C+M+C+S&rft.subject=Chickpea&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=This+study+assesses+the+impact+of+improved+chickpea+cultivars+in+the+state+of+Gujarat+in%0D%0AIndia.+It+is+based+on+a+household+survey+of+chickpea+growers+spread+over+24+villages+spanning%0D%0Afour+districts+%E2%80%94+Panchmahals%2C+Jamnagar%2C+Ahmedabad%2C+and+Junagadh.+Growth+and%0D%0Ainstability+in+chickpea+yield%2C+extent+of+adoption%2C+on-farm+benefits%2C+factors+influencing+adoption%0D%0Aof+improved+cultivars%2C+and+farmers'+perception+of+varietal+traits+and+constraints+are%0D%0Acritically+evaluated.+Th+e+survey+revealed+that+improved+chickpea+varieties+showed+distinctly%0D%0Asuperior+performance+over+local+cultivars+in+terms+of+yield%2C+net+income%2C+and+per+unit%0D%0Acost+of+reduction%2C+proving+their+cost-+and+profit-maximizing+characteristics.+Results+from%0D%0Athe+estimated+Tobit+model+suggest+that+holding+size%2C+chickpea+duration%2C+and+yield+risk%0D%0Asignificantly+determined+the+probability+and+degree+of+adoption.+Also%2C+yellow+color%2C+bold%0D%0Asize%2C+desi+type%2C+and+round+shape+were+the+most+preferred+quality+traits+of+chickpea+in+Gujarat.&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%2F1110%2F1%2FIS.No.9.pdf&rft.identifier=++Shiyani%2C+R+L+and+Joshi%2C+P+K+and+Bantilan%2C+M+C+S++(2001)+Impact+of+Chickpea+Research+in+Gujarat.++Documentation.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Hyderabad%2C+Andhra+Pradesh.+++++&rft.relation=ISE+009