?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F3182%2F&rft.title=Impact+of+pigeonpea+research+in+enhancing+sugarcane+production+in+Thailand%3ASocioeconomic+Policy+Program.+Working+Paper+Series+no.9&rft.creator=Janboonme%2C+S&rft.creator=Tippayaruk%2C+J&rft.creator=Dhummarangsi%2C+P&rft.creator=Bantilan%2C+M+C+S&rft.subject=Pigeonpea&rft.description=Impact+of+pigeonpea+research+in+enhancing+sugarcane+production+in+Thailand.+This+assessment+study%0D%0Awas+undertaken+by+the+Thailand+DOA+in+collaboration+with+ICRISAT+to+assess+the+contribution+of%0D%0Apigeonpea+as+a+green+manuring+crop+in+specific+locations+of+Thailand-Khon+Kaen+and+Udon+Thani.%0D%0AThe+adoption+of+green+manuring+pigeonpea+in+sugarcane+production+from+1996+was+estimated+at+3.7%25%0D%0Aof+the+study+area%2C+covering+an+area+of+4400+ha.+It+is+expected+that+the+ceiling+level+of+adoption+will%0D%0Areach+15%25+of+the+study+area+in+the+year+2004%2C+covering+an+area+of+18000+ha.+Green+manuring%0D%0Apigeonpea+has+the+potential+of+reducing+the+use+of+chemical+fertilizer+in+sugarcane+production.+It%0D%0Asubstitutes+for+IS-IS-IS+NPK+fertilizer+at+the+rate+of+312.5+kg+ha%C2%B7+t+%E2%80%A2+In+comparison+with+the+chemical%0D%0Afertilizer+application+at+that+rate%2C+green+manuring+pigeonpea+reduces+unit+cost+by+4.3-8.4+%25.+By+using%0D%0Athe+ceiling+level+of+adoption+of+15%25%2C+the+net+present+value+of+benefits+accruing+to+the+study+area+is%0D%0Aapproximately+60-115+million+baht%2C+representing+art+internal+rate+of+return+of+65-82%25.+This+study+also%0D%0Aprovides+lessons+for+future+research+and+developm!%22nt+policy.+-&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+&rft.date=2001&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F3182%2F1%2FSOM-2001.1-9.pdf&rft.identifier=++Janboonme%2C+S+and+Tippayaruk%2C+J+and+Dhummarangsi%2C+P+and+Bantilan%2C+M+C+S++(2001)+Impact+of+pigeonpea+research+in+enhancing+sugarcane+production+in+Thailand%3ASocioeconomic+Policy+Program.+Working+Paper+Series+no.9.++Working+Paper.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+++++