info:oai:icrisat:7041info:ofi/fmt:xml:xsd:oai_dc http://oar.icrisat.org/7041/ Handbook on Chickpea and Pigeonpea Insect Pests Identification and Management. Information Bulletin No. 57 Rao, G V R Rameshwar Rao, V Ghaffar, M A Pigeonpea Entomology Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is grown on more than 11.9 million hectares worldwide, with a 10.9 million ton production, and is the second most important legume crop after dry beans. It is widely grown as an annual crop in South and West Asia, and in East and North Africa (Fig. 1). India is the largest chickpea producer on 8.2 m ha with a production of 7.5 m tons. Smaller areas of chickpeas are also grown in Europe, the Americas, Australia and... International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 2013 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/7041/1/IB-57.pdf Rao, G V R and Rameshwar Rao, V and Ghaffar, M A (2013) Handbook on Chickpea and Pigeonpea Insect Pests Identification and Management. Information Bulletin No. 57. Documentation. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh. 361-2012