?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F7174%2F&rft.title=Introduction+and+Expansion+of+Improved+Pigeonpea+(Arhar)+Production+Technology+in+Rainfed+Upland+Ecosystems+of+Odisha%3A+Technological+Empowerment+and+Sustainable+Livelihood&rft.creator=Mula%2C+M+G&rft.creator=Saxena%2C+K+B&rft.subject=Pigeonpea&rft.description=To+sustain+the+seed+production+chain%2C+the+project+adopted+the+popular+model+of+%E2%80%98one+variety%0D%0Aone+village%E2%80%99.+ICRISAT+provided+the+Breeder%2C+Foundation+and+hybrid+parent+seeds.+To+benefit+from%0D%0Athe+partnership+with+the+Seed+Certifying+Agency%2C+OSSOPCA%2C+it+was+necessary+to+strengthen+and%0D%0Ainstitutionalize+the+informal+seed+production+system+in+the+districts+of+Kalahandi%2C+Nauparha%0D%0Aand+Rayagada.+This+activity+resulted+in+the+production+of+590tons+of+different+types+of+seeds%0D%0A(Foundation%2C+Certified+and+Truthfully+Labeled)+of+Asha%2C+Maruti%2C+ICP+7035%2C+ICPL+88039%2C+ICPH+2671%0D%0Aand+ICPH+2740.+From+this+production%2C+the+project+procured+44+tons+of+certified+seeds+of+Asha%0D%0Aand+Maruti+and+8+tons+of+Foundation+seeds+of+farmer-preferred+varieties+(Asha%2C+Maruti%2C+ICP%0D%0A7035%2C+and+ICPL+88039)+to+be+distributed+to+smallholder+farmers+for+the+conduct+of+IPPT+and+seed%0D%0Aproduction+of+Certified+seeds+in+the+2013-2014+cropping+season.+ICRISAT+will+continuously+provide%0D%0Athe+Breeder+seeds+(1%2C440+kg)+of+farmer-preferred+varieties+and+parental+lines+(540+kg)+of+ICPH%0D%0A2671+and+ICPH+2740+for+multiplication+of+female+parents+(AxB)+and+hybrid+seed+(AxR).+The+Odisha%0D%0AAgro+Industry+Corporation+(OAIC)+was+tasked+to+procure+all+certified+seeds+(Foundation+and%0D%0ACertified)+of+Asha+and+Maruti+totaling+141.266+tons+to+be+used+by+the+Department+of+Agriculture%0D%0Ain+expanding+the+area+under+pigeonpea+in+the+entire+state+of+Odisha.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F7174%2F1%2Fcover-odisha.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F7174%2F2%2Fannual-report-odisha.pdf&rft.identifier=++Mula%2C+M+G+and+Saxena%2C+K+B++(2013)+Introduction+and+Expansion+of+Improved+Pigeonpea+(Arhar)+Production+Technology+in+Rainfed+Upland+Ecosystems+of+Odisha%3A+Technological+Empowerment+and+Sustainable+Livelihood.++Project+Report.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh.++++(Submitted)++