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The mungbean green revolution in Pakistan

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Publication date
30/05/1997
Number of Pages
377
Language:
English
Type of Publication:
Working Papers & Briefs
Focus Region:
Asia and the Pacific
Focus Topic:
Agricultural Value Chains / Agri-Businesses
Type of Risk:
Biological & environmental
Commodity:
Crops
Source
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/PDF/Outputs/CGIAR_Funds/TB24.pdf
Author
Ali, M.; Malik, I.A.; Sabir, H.M.; Ahmad, B.
Organization
Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center

This bulletin gives an overview of mung bean research (history of breeding research in Pakistan, and breeding strategies and approaches); information on technology, farmers and the environment (including a survey of farmers, details of crop management and cropping systems, and production constraints); and a summary and policy implications.