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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Scientists mull ways to raise pulse production by Lalit Mohan

Scientists mull ways to raise pulse production by Lalit Mohan

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published Published on May 20, 2010   modified Modified on May 20, 2010


With pulses going off the menu of poor people in the country, scientists from across the country gathered at Palampur Agriculture University (PAU) to mull over the issue.

About 250 scientists deliberated on the steps that could be taken to increase the yield of major kharif pulse crops in the country in a three-day conference held in the university.

While addressing the scientists in the conference, Tej Partap, Vice-Chancellor, said several new niche areas could be developed as pulse growing pockets all over the country, especially in north-eastern states.

As area under pulses was on decline, prices of pulses were alarmingly high. However, at the same time, the farming community was not much keen to grow pulses as they do not get remunerative price. Hence, this cycle needed to be broken by thinking new ideas to bring more areas under pulse crops, developing high yielding varieties and applying organic farming technology, he said.

VD Patil, Assistant Director General, Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), elaborated on the government’s plans to increase pulse production. He said area under major kharif pulses like moong, urad, lentil, lathyrus, pigeonpea, etc had increased in southern states whereas it was on decline in north India. He also talked about the measures to control major diseases in these crops.

ND Majumdar, project coordinator, pigeon pea, presented report about the crop. He said a few varieties had been developed which could be included in mixed farming.

BB Singh, project coordinator, moongbean, uradbean, lentil, lathyrus and field peas, said a lot of research work on the crops was underway.

Nadarajan, director, Indian Institute of Pulses’ Research, Kanpur, said demonstrations to popularise the new technology for pulses would be conducted in an area of 6,000 hectares spread all over the country.

SP Sharma, Director of Research, PAU, elaborated about the ongoing research work on pulse crops in the university.

Ashwani Basandrai, organising secretary of the workshop, detailed about major pulse crops in the state.

JS Sandhu, Assistant Director General (seeds), ICAR, scientists of premier science and technology institutes of the country, university statutory officials and heads of the departments were also present in the convention.


Tribune News Service, 18 May, 2010, http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100519/himachal.htm#12


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