Legumes in NepalS PPandeyauthorC RYadavauthorKSahauthorSPandeauthorP KJoshiauthorNepal is divided into four major agroclimatic zones, the Terai (part of the Indo-Gangetic Plain to the south), the inner Terai, mid-hills and valleys, and high mountains (in the north). Soil texture varies from rich alluvial deposits in the Terai to course-textured gravel in the high mountains. Annual rainfall varies from 5500 mm to 3500 mm and temperatures from - 10°C to 35°C. Legumes are important components of Nepalese farming systems and diets. Most of the legumes are grown in different cropping patterns in the Terai. Their yields have remained low, at usually <0.7 t ha-1, because of a range of hiotic and abiotic constraints. Bot ryt is cinerea and pod borers are the most damaging pests of chickpea and lentil while fusarium wilt and sterility mosaic largely affect the pigeonpea crop. Baseline agronomic research on soil fertility management for cropping systems with grain legumes as component crops is required for different agroclimatic zones, especially in the Terai and inner Terai.ChickpeaPigeonpeaGroundnut2000International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Book Section