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Legumes in Nepal
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http://oar.icrisat.org/3460/
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Legumes in Nepal
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Pandey, S P
Yadav, C R Sah, K Pande, S Joshi, P K |
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Chickpea
Pigeonpea Groundnut |
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| Description |
Nepal 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 |
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International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
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Johansen, C
Duxbury, J M Virmani, S M Gowda, C L L Pande, S Joshi, P K |
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2000
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Book Section
PeerReviewed |
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application/pdf
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en
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http://oar.icrisat.org/3460/1/LegumesInNepal71-97.pdf
Pandey, S P and Yadav, C R and Sah, K and Pande, S and Joshi, P K (2000) Legumes in Nepal. In: Legumes in rice and wheat cropping systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plain - constraints and opportunities. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics , Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India, pp. 71-97. |
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