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2Ali Raza 2008-ag-2521 Agronomy 7th Semester
3Production of Pulses In Pakistan
4Introduction
- Pulses are the most important source of vegetable
protein in Pakistan. They are cultivated on 5 of
the total cropped area. Their use ranges from
baby food to delicacies of the rich and the poor.
- hence they are quite rightly called poor mans
meet - Due to the population growth, demand for pulses
is increasing day by day. There is a need to
develop varieties with higher yield potential
that respond to improved management practices so
as to meet the increasing demand of pulses.
5Major Pulse Crops in Pakistan
- Rabi Pulses
- Chickpea (cicer arietinmm)
- khesari (lath vs sativus)
- Lentil (lens culimlaris)
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- Kharif pulses
- Moong ( Vigna radiata)
- Mash (Vigna Mungo)
- Arhar (Cajanus cajan)
6- Rabi Pulses
- 1 2 3
- Kharif pulses
- 1 2 3
7Minor Pulse Crops in Pakistan
- Cowpea (vigna unguiculata)
- Moth bean (vigna aconitifolia)
- Common beans (phaseolus vulgaris)
- Faba bean (vicia faba )
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10Area Production in Pakistan
- The total area under major pulse crops in
Pakistan is 1,298,000 hectares . the Punjab
region accounts for about 84 percent of
Pakistan's total pulse production, the Sindh
region 8 percent, Baluchistan 5 percent, and KPK
3 percent.
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12Area and Production of Pulse Crops
Crops 2009-2010 2009-2010 2010-2011 2010-2011 change in Production
Crops Area (000 ha) Production (000 tons) Area (000 ha) Production (000 tons) change in Production
Chickpea 1067 562 1068 523 -6.9
Lentil 24.0 10.9 24.0 10.6 -2.7
Mung 183.3 118.7 137 77.1 -35.0
Mash 24.1 10.7 23.8 11.2 1.0
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14Production Constraints
- Production of pulses is affected by many biotic
and abiotic stresses which hamper the realization
of actual yield potential - Chickpea
- Drought
- Diseases (A. blight, wilt)
- Weeds
- Lentil
- Lentil
- Diseases (Blight, rust, root rot-wilt complex)
- Weeds
- Cold, Drought (High lands)
- Drought (Low lands)
- Mungbean and Mash
- Diseases (MUMV, CLS, BLS, charcoal rot)
- Insect pest (Hairy caterpillar, white fly,
thrips, tobacco caterpillar) - Weeds
15Reasons for crisis
- Adverse weather
- Impact of flood
- Population pressure
- Decline in cultivated area (lentil, mash)
- Regular exports of lentil and mash beside their
shortage - Import/export dilemma
- Lack of coordination between M/O Agriculture and
Commerce - Undue export of chickpea and mung
16Current Situation
- Sufficiency in two major pulse crops i.e.
chickpea and mungbean primarily due to improved
varieties. - Lag behind in lentil and mash production mainly
due to displacement of these crops from
traditional growing areas with drastic reduction
in cultivated area.
17Suggestions
- Establishment of improved seed and its
dissemination systems. - Encouragement of private sector in seed
production business. - Implementation of price intervention for major
pulse crop and procurement of produce by the
Government. - Timely availability of quality inputs especially
pesticides. - Increase the area under pulses Maintain the
plant population.
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