By S Pande1 , SK Rao2 , RN Sharma3 , M Sharma1 , R Ghosh1 , R Reddy1 , D Kathal2 , SK Singh2 , MG Usmani2 , A Patel2 , S Mishra3 , A Pachauri3 , and S Varma3

1. Enhancing chickpea production in rainfed rice fallow lands (RRFL)
of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh states of India following
improved pulse production and protection technologies (IPPPT)
S Pande1
, SK Rao2
, RN Sharma3
, M Sharma1
, R Ghosh1
, R Reddy1
, D Kathal2
, SK Singh2
, MG Usmani2
, A Patel2
, S Mishra3
, A Pachauri3
, and S Varma3
Need and scope:
· The per capita availability of pulses as a source of protein has been reduced
significantly from 60 gm day-1
to 32.6 gm day-1
in India. To meet the domestic
demand the country imports 1.5 Million tons of pulses every year
· Among pulses, chickpea offers an enormous potential for cultivation as a
second crop on residual soil moisture left after rice in RRFL .
1. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, 502324, Andhra Pradesh, India, 2. Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur, 482 004, Madhya
Pradesh, India, 3. Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), Raipur, 492006, Chhattisgarh, India
Selection of sites: rainfed rice fallow lands. Selection of partners: farmers’ orientation. Hands on training: seed conditioning.
Objective:
· Harnessing Improved Pulse (chickpea) Production and Protection Technology
(IPPPT) in the rainfed rice fallow lands (RRFL) of Chhattisgarh and
Madhya Pradesh.
Mechanization: better crop establishment. Partnership: crop monitoring and sharing IPPPT. Farmers’ participatory varietal selection (PVS).
Constraints: emerging diseases and pests. End product: double cropping and income. Outcome: expansion of IPPPT 2008-11.
Partners:
· Farmers
· JawaharlalNehruKrishiVishwavidyalaya(JNKVV),Jabalpur,MadhyaPradesh,
India
· Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
· International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT),
Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Components of IPPPT-Chickpea:
· Wilt resistant, high yielding, improved chickpea varieties
· Seed treatment with fungicides (Thiram, Bavistin) and Rhizobium
· Line sowing following zero seed-cum-fertilizer drill
· IPM for pod borer
· Seed storage at household level through village level seed system.
IMODInclusive Market
Oriented Development
Innovate • Grow • Prosper •
Dry root rot Collar rot Pod borer
Acknowledgements:
The funding support provided by National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (Crop Division), Ministry of
Agriculture, Government of India, is appreciated.
Infected field
6-2011