Crop Diversification with Vegetable Cowpea for improving productivity, resource-use efficiency, soil and human health


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Authors

  • Sudhir Kumar Rajpoot
  • D S Rana

Abstract

Intervention of legumes in the prevailing cropping systems is must
for sustaining and improving the productivity, soil/human health,
environment and quality of produce. In this context, cowpea with multiple uses and availability of short duration/short stature photoinsensitive variety with resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses has very high potential for diversification of cropping systems and enhancing the productivity and profitability.

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Author Biographies

  • Sudhir Kumar Rajpoot
    PhD Scholar, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
  • D S Rana
    Principal Scientist, Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012

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Submitted

2016-12-21

Published

2016-12-23

Issue

Vol. 66 No. 1 (2016): April Issue

Section

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How to Cite

Rajpoot, S. K., & Rana, D. S. (2016). Crop Diversification with Vegetable Cowpea for improving productivity, resource-use efficiency, soil and human health. Indian Farming, 66(1). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndFarm/article/view/66093