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publications 2005

Journal Articles
Book Chapters
Conference Papers
Books Edited
Other Publications

Journal Articles

Journal Articles

1.	Belder P, Bouman BAM, Spiertz JHJ, Peng S, Castañeda AR, Visperas RM. 2005. Crop performance, nitrogen and water use in flooded and aerobic rice. Plant and Soil 273:167-182.
2.	Belder P, Spiertz JHJ, Bouman BAM, Lu G, Tuong TP. 2005. Nitrogen economy and water productivity of lowland rice under water-saving irrigation. Field Crops Res. 93:169-185.
3.	Dar DW and Twomlow SJ. 2005. Managing agricultural intensification: The role of International research. Weed Science (in press).
4.	Harris D, Breese WA and Kumar Rao JVDK. (2005). The improvement of crop yield in marginal environments using 'on-farm' seed priming: nodulation, nitrogen fixation and disease resistance. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 56 (11): in press.
5.	Joshi PK, Pangare V, Shiferaw B, Wani SP, Bouma J and Scott C. 2004. Watershed development in India: synthesis of past experiences and needs for future research. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics 59(3): 303-320.
6.	Kang GS, Beri V, Sidhu BS and Rupela OP. 2005. A new index to assess soil quality and sustainability of wheat based cropping systems. Biology and Fertility of Soils 41: 389-398.
7.	Kishore GK and Pande S. 2005. Integrated management of late leaf spot and rust diseases of groundnut using leaf extract of Datura metel and chlorothalonil. Australasian Plant Pathology 34:261-264.
8.	Kishore GK, Pande S and Podile AR. 2005. Biological control of collar rot disease with broad-spectrum antifungal bacteria associated with groundnut. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 51:123-132.
9.	Kishore GK, Pande S and Podile AR. 2005. Biological control of late leaf spot of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) with chlorothalonil tolerant isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Plant Pathology 54: 401-408.
10.	Kishore GK, Pande S and Podile AR. 2005. Chitin-supplemented foliar application of Serratia marcescens GPS 5 activates defense-related enzymes of groundnut. Journal of Phytopathology 153:169-173.
11.	Kishore GK, Pande S and Podile AR. 2005. Phylloplane bacteria increase seedling emergence, growth and yield of field-grown groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Letters in Applied Microbiology 40:260-268.
12.	Komatsu K, Okuda S, Takahashi M, Matsunaga R and Nakazawa Y. 2005. QTL mapping of antibiosis resistance to common cutworm (Spodoptera litura Fabricius) in Soybean Crop Science 45: 2044-2048.
13.	Maisiri N, Senzanje A, Rockstrom J and Twomlow SJ. 2005. On farm evaluation of the effect of low cost drip irrigation on water and crop productivity compared to conventional surface irrigation system. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A, B, and C. 30: (11-16), 783-791.
14.	Matsunaga R, Ito O, Johansen C and Rao TP. 2005 Effects of short term waterlogging and nitrogen top dressing on leaf photosynthesis and carbon partitioning in short duration pigeonpea. Jpn. J. Trop. Agr. 49(2): 132-139.
15.	Nagavallemma KP, Wani SP, Suryanarayana Reddy M and Pathak P. 2005. Effect of landform and soil depth on productivity of soybean-based cropping systems and erosion losses in Vertic Inceptisols. Indian J. Soil Cons. 33 (2) : 132-136.
16.	Nicola M Hall, Bocary Kaya, Jan Dick, Ute Skiba, Amadou Niang and Ramadjita Tabo. 2005. Effect of improved fallow on crop productivity, soil fertility and climate-forcing gas emissions in semi-arid conditions. Biology and Fertility of soils (3): 1-7.
17.	Pande S, Siddique KHM, Kishore GK, Baaya B, Gaur PM, Gowda CLL, Bretag T and Crouch JH. 2005. Ascochyta blight of chickpea: Biology, pathogenicity and disease management. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 56:317-332.
18.	Pande S, Stevenson P, Rao JN, Neupane RK, Chaudhary RN, Grzywacz D, Baurai VA and Kishore GK. 2005. Reviving Chickpea in Nepal Through Integrated Crop Management, with Emphasis of Botrytis Gray Mold. Plant Disease: 89: 12, 1252-1262.
19.	Sahrawat KL. 2005. Fertility and organic matter in submerged rice soils. Current Science 88:735-739.
20.	Sahrawat KL, Bhattacharyya T, Wani SP, Ray SK, Pal DK and Padmaja KV. 2005. Long-term lowland rice and arable cropping effects on carbon and nitrogen status of some semi-arid tropical soils. Current Science 89(12): 2159-2163.
21.	Sreenath Dixit, Wani SP and Ch. Ravinder Reddy. 2005. Dall Mill improves nutritional security in Mentapalli. Published in LEISA India Vol 6 No 3 Page 21.
22.	Visalakshmi V, Ranga Rao GV and Arjuna Rao P. 2005. Integrated pest Management strategy against Helicoverpa armigera Hubner in chickpea. Indian Journal of Plant Protection 33(1): 17- 22.
23.	Wani SP, Ramakrishna A, Rego TJ, Sreedevi TK, Singh Piara and Pathak P. 2005. Combating land degradation for better livelihoods: the integrated watershed approach. Journal of Arid Land Studies. Vol. 14: 115-118.

Book Chapters

Book Chapters

1.	HM Ta, Ramakrishna A , Long TD, Wani SP and Toan PV. 2005. Sustainable Soil Productivity. Pages 185-194 in Book titled Cai Tien Quan Ly Nguon Tai Nguyen Thien Nhein Vung Dat Doc Mien Bac Viet Nam: (Gs. Vs. Tran Dinh Long, ThS. Nguyen Van Thang and TS. SP Wani editors) Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban Nong Nghiep.
2.	Joshi PK , Jha AK , Wani SP, Laxmi Joshi, Shiyani RL. 2005. Meta-analysis to assess impact of watershed program and people's participation. Comprehensive assessment Research Report 8, Colombo , Sri Lanka : Comprehensive Assessment Secretariat. In "Watershed Management Challenges: Improved Productivity, Resources and Livelihoods" (eds. Bharat R Sharma, JS Samra , C.A. Scott and Suhas P. Wani). IWMI, Sri Lanka pp. 18.
3.	Long TD, Ramakrishna A, Tam HM, Wani SP, Thang NV and Gia PQ. 2005. Agro-Biodiversity Management in Northern Vietnam . Pages 139-150 in Book titled Cai Tien Quan Ly Nguon Tai Nguyen Thien Nhein Vung Dat Doc Mien Bac Viet Nam : (Gs. Vs. Tran Dinh Long, ThS. Nguyen Van Thang and TS. S.P. Wani editors) Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban Nong Nghiep.
4.	NT Chinh, A Ramakrishna, P Singh, SP Wani and NT Chuc. 2005. Agro-ecology and Crop Production in Selected Provinces of Northern Vietnam . Pages 115-124 in Book titled Cai Tien Quan Ly Nguon Tai Nguyen Thien Nhein Vung Dat Doc Mien Bac Viet Nam : (Gs. Vs. Tran Dinh Long, ThS. Nguyen Van Thang and TS. S.P. Wani editors) Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban Nong Nghiep.
5.	Rupela OP, Gowda CLL, Wani SP and Hameeda Bee. 2005. Evaluation of Crop Production Systems Based on Locally-Available Biological Inputs. To be published as Chapter No. 35 in Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems (N.Uphoff, ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA (In press).
6.	Thang NV, Tam HM, Ramakrishna A, SP Wani, Ptathak P, Long TD and Quat NN. 2005. Soil and Water Conservation Practices for the Sloping Areas of Northern Vietnam . Pages 171-180 in Book titled Cai Tien Quan Ly Nguon Tai Nguyen Thien Nhein Vung Dat Doc Mien Bac Viet Nam: (Gs. Vs. Tran Dinh Long, ThS. Nguyen Van Thang and TS. SP Wani editors) Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban Nong Nghiep.
7.	Thawilkal Wangkahart, Bunyong Toomsan, Prabhakar Pathak and Wani SP. 2005. Integrating Watershed Management for Land Degradation and Improving Agricultural Productivity in Northeast Thailand. (In "Watershed Management Challenges : Improved Productivity, Resources and Livelihoods" (eds. Bharat R. Sharma, JS Samra , CA Scott and Suhas P Wani). IWMI, Sri Lanka. pp. 314-326.
8.	Viet NV, Thang NV, Ramakrishna and Wani SP. 2005. Constraints and Opportunities to Producton in Sloping Areas of Northern Vietnam . Pages 125-138 in Book titled Cai Tien Quan Ly Nguon Tai Nguyen Thien Nhein Vung Dat Doc Mien Bac Viet Nam: (Gs. Vs. Tran Dinh Long, ThS. Nguyen Van Thang and TS. SP Wani editors) Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban Nong Nghiep.
9.	Wani SP and Ramakrishna YS. 2005. Sustainable Management of Rainwater Through Integrated Watershed Approach for Improved Rural Livelihoods. In “Watershed Management Challenges: Improved Productivity, Resources and Livelihoods” (eds. Bharat R. Sharma, J.S. Samra , CA Scott and Suhas P. Wani). IWMI, Sri Lanka pp. 39-60.
10.	Zong Li, Yin Dix, Zhang Yingcui, Zhu Hongy, Yang Guangyuan, Rego TJ and Wani SP. 2005 Efficient Management of Water Resources for Improving the Livelihoods through Integrated Watershed Management Approach. In "Watershed Management Challenges: Improved Productivity, Resources and Livelihoods" (eds. Bharat R. Sharma, JS Samra , CA Scott and Suhas P Wani). IWMI, Sri Lanka. pp. 327-336.

Conference proceedings

Conference Proceedings

1.	Bationo A, Tabo R, Kihara J, Kimetu J, Adamou A and Koala S. 2005. Farming in the drylands of West Africa: Promising soil fertility restoration technologies. Pages 100-125 in Sustainable agriculture systems for the drylands. Proceedings of the International Symposium for Sustainable Dryland Agriculture Systems, 2-5 December 2003, Niamey, Niger. Niamey BP 12404 , Niger: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) (Omanya GO and Pasternak D. eds). 336 pp.
2.	Bationo A, Vanlauwe B, Kimetu J, Kihara J, Abdoulaye MS, Adamou A, Tabo R and Koala S. 2005. Increasing land sustainability and productivity through soil fertility management in the West African Sudano-Sahelian zone. Pages 53-75 in Nutrient and Water Management Practices for Increasing Crop Production in Rainfed Arid/Semi-Arid Areas. Proceedings of a Coordinated Research Project. IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency.
3.	Dimes J, Twomlow S, Rusike J, Gerard B, Tabo R, Freeman A, Keatinge D. 2005. Increasing research impacts through low-cost soil fertility management options for Africa 's drought-prone areas. In: Omanya GO, Paternak D. (Editors). Sustainable agriculture systems for the Drylands. Proceedings of the International Symposium for Sustainable Dry land Agriculture Systems, 2-5 December, 2003. Niamey, Niger. ICRISAT-Niamey BP 12404, Niger. Order Code CPE154. 82-92.
4.	Koala S and Tabo R and Winslow. 2005. Status, conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the Desert Margins Program in success stories on implementation of the programmes of work on dry and sub humid lands and for the global taxonomy initiative submitted to biodiversity conference COP 5, Montreal CANADA.
5.	Love D, Uhlenbrook S, Nyabeze W, Owen R, Savenije H, Twomlow S, Woltering L and van der Zaag P. 2005. Analysis of Hydrological Change for IWRM Planning: Case Study of the Mzingwane River, Limpopo Basin, Zimbabwe. Abstract only. 6th WaterNET/WARFSA/ GWP Annual Symposium, 1-4 November 2005, Ezulwini, Swaziland.
6.	Nageswara Rao V, Singh Piara, Hansen J, Giridhar Krishna T, Krishna Murthy SK and Krishna Kumar K. 2005. Farmers participatory adoption of cropping decisions in response to seasonal climate forecasting in a scarce rainfall zone of southern India in climate prediction and Agriculture (CLIMAG) workshop, 11-13 may 2005, Geneva, Switzerland.
7.	Piara Singh AVR Kesava Rao and Srinivas K. 2005. Agroclimatic potential for increasing productivity in the target districts of Tata project. Tata workshop. Presentation at the Tata-ICRISAT-ICAR project review and planning workshop held during 22-23 March, 2005, ICRISAT, Patancheru, India .
8.	Piara Singh, Ksava Rao AVR and Srinivas K. 2005. Agroclimatic characterization of ADB benchmark sites in India , China , Thailand and Vietnam. Presentation at the ADB-ICRISAT project review and planning workshop held during 27-29 April, Kunming, China.
9.	Piara Singh VS Bhatia MVR Murty, PK Aggarwal , NT Chuc, Aroon Pongkanjana, Zaidi PH Srinivasan Ganesan and Wani SP. 2005. Yield gap analysis of rainfed crops in Asia: India, Thailand and Vietnam. Paper presented at the CA project review and planning meeting. 10-12 April, Aleppo, Syria.
10.	Ranga Rao GV, Rameswar Rao V, Reddy YVR and Murthy KSRK. 2005. Status of safety in pesticide use in Asia: Options for improvement. Pages129-136 in proceedings of the National Seminar on Pesticide Residues and their Risk Assessment organized by Food and Drug Toxicology Rsearch Centre, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, January 20 - 21 2005.
11.	Ranga Rao GV, Rupela OP, Suresh Pande, Farid Waliyar, Wani SP and Nigam SN. 2005. Strengthening Agricultural Research - Extension Linkages in Andhra Pradesh: Presented in workshop on 'Strengthening Research - Extension Linkages' organized by Department of Agriculture, 01 July 2005.
12.	Sharma HC, Clement SL, Ridsdill-Smith TJ, Ranga Rao GV, El Bouhssini M, Ujagir R, Srivastava C and Miles M. 2005. Insect pest management in food legumes: Future strategies. IVth International Food Legumes Research Conference: Food Legumes for Nutritional Security and Sustainable Agriculture, 18-22 Oct 2005. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
13.	Tabo R, Tarawali SA, Singh BB, Bationo A, Traore B, Traore MD, Don-Gomma, A, Odion EC, Nokoe S, Harris F, Manyong VM, Fernandez-Rivera S, Nicoline de Haan and Smith JW. 2005. Enhancing the productivity and sustainability of integrated crop-livestock systems in the dry savannahs of West Africa. Pages 271-285 in Sustainable agriculture systems for the drylands. Proceedings of the International Symposium for Sustainable Dryland Agriculture Systems, 2-5 December 2003, Niamey , Niger. Niamey BP 12404 , Niger: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) (Omanya, G.O. and Pasternak, D. eds). 336 pp.
14.	Tabo R, Bationo A, Fatondji D, Hassane O, Abdou A, Fosu M, Sawadogo-Kabore S, Traore PCS, Acheampong K. 2005. Enhancing rainwater and nutrient use efficiency for improved crop productivity and farmers income in the Volta Basin: Overview and Achievements. Paper presented at the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) International Workshop on Enhancing Human and Ecological Well-Being in Africa through Sustainable Increases in Water Productivity. Entebbe, Uganda 28 November- 01st December 2005.
15.	Traore PCS, Kouressy M, Vaksmann M, Tabo R, Maikano I, Traore SB, Cooper P. 2005. Climate Prediction and Agriculture: What is different about Sudano-Sahelian West Africa? Paper presented at the 2nd CLIMAG International Workshop, Geneva, Switzerland, 9-13 May 2005.

Books Edited

Books Edited

1.	Twomlow. 2005 (Editor). Annual report 2004 for Global Theme Water, Soil and Agro-diversity Management for Ecosystems Resilience. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India Pp 178.

Other Publications

Other Publications

1.	Cooper P, Twomlow S Alumira, Dimes J, Hatibu N, Rao KPC, Shapiro B, Shiferaw B, Traore PS and Winslow M. 2005. Coping with current climatic variability and adapting to future climate change in the rain-fed farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa. Paper presented at the Inter center Working Group on Climate Change, October 2005. CD-ROM World Agroforestry Centre.
2.	Dixit Sreenath, Tewari JC, Wani SP, Vineela C, Chourasia AK and Panchal HB. 2005. Participatory biodiversity assessment: Enabling rural poor for better natural resource management. Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report No. 18, Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 20 pp.
3.	Koala S et Tabo R. 2005. Transformer l'adversité en opportunité: Le Programme sur les Zones en Marge du Désert. Vers une gestion durable des zones en marge du Désert En Afrique sub-Saharienne. Document de projet 2002-2008. Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, Inde: Institut International de Recherche sur les Cultures des Zones Tropicales Semi-Arides. 134 pp.
4.	Pathak P, Wani SP and Sudi R. 2005. Gully control in SAT watersheds. Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report No. 15, Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India : International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 28 pp.
5.	Rao KPC. 2005. Seasonal Climate Forecasts and Farm Level Decision Making Paper presented at DFID consultative meeting on Climate Change, 14-15, March 2005 10pp.
6.	Rao KPC. 2005. Coping with Climate Variability: Can Seasonal Climate Forecasts help? Paper presented at the regional meting on climate variability, May 24-26, 2005, Nairobi, Kenya.
7.	Rao KPC. 2005. Climate Forecasts: Can it help farmers cope with variability? A poster presented at Planning Workshop on African Network for Global Environmental Change Research, 22nd-24th September 2005, Nairobi, Kenya and 7th Conference of the Parties to UNCCD, 17 to 28 October 2005, Nairobi.
8.	Rego TJ, Wani SP, Sahrawat KL and Pardhasaradhi G. 2005. Macro-benefits from boron, zinc and sulfur application in Indian SAT: A step for Grey to Green Revolution in agriculture. Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report No. 16, Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India : International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 24 pp.
9.	Shambu Prasad C, Hall AJ and Wani SP. 2005. Institutional History of Watershed Research: The Evolution of ICRISAT's Work on Natural Resources in India. Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report No. 12, Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 40 pp.
10.	Sreenath Dixit, Wani SP, Ravinder Reddy Ch, Somnath Roy, Reddy BVS, Sreedevi TK, Chourasia AK, Pathak P, Rama Rao M and Ramakrishna A. 2005. Participatory varietal selection and village seed banks for self-reliance:lessons learnt. Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report No. 17, Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 20 pp.
11.	Tabo R, Bationo A, Diallo Maimouna K, Hassane O and Koala S. 2005. Fertilizer micro-dosing for the prosperity of small-scale farmers in the Sahel : Final report. P.O. Box 12404, Niamey, Niger: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 28 pp.
12.	Tabo R, Konlambigue AM and Maatman A. 2005. Projet USAID TARGET sur 'la fertilization par micro-dose pour la prospérité des petits producteurs au Sahel: Atelier de formation sur la transposition à grande échelle (scaling-up) de la technologie de la fertilization par micro-dose, 20-23 janvier 2004, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso. B.P. 12404, Niamey , Niger: Institut International de Recherche sur les Cultures des Zones Tropicales Semi-Arides. 28 pp.
13.	Tabo R and Koala S. 2005. Strengthening the knowledge base in the desert margins of Sub-Saharan Africa. Desert Margins Program: Program of work and budget. Project document 2002-2004. Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 76 pp.
14.	Twomlow S, Cooper P, Alumira J, Dimes J, Hatibu N, Rao KPC, Shapiro B, Shiferaw B, Traore S and Winslow M. 2005. Investing in rain-fed farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa : Evaluating the agricultural implications of current climate variability and planning for future climate change. Paper presented at the Stakeholder Workshop for CLIMAG South Asia Project: Applying climate information to enhance the resilience of farming systems exposed to climatic risk in south and south east Asia, 9-11 November 2005, ICRISAT, Patancheru, India. CD-Rom.
15.	Wani SP and Shiferaw B.(eds.). 2005. Baseline Characterization of Benchmark Watersheds in India , Thailand and Vietnam. Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report No. 13, Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 104 pp.