ICRISAT pests monitoring and surveillance at a glance and weather based forewarning models for chickpea and pigeonpea Helicoverpa armigera

The extreme climate events and narrowing crop diversity are encouraging epidemics of agricultural pest and diseases (P&D) incidences and accounts for 40 per cent crop losses globally each year. These changes in the ecosystem promotes the disruption in the geographical synchronization of pests and beneficial insects as well as increases damage potentials of new invasive pests. Therefore, constant surveillance and monitoring of pest distribution are essential to take control measures timely. However, the ICRISAT Farm services (FS) and Integrated Crop Management (ICM) of RP-Asia Program have been monitoring and collecting daily field pest surveillance and trap data of the Patancheru campus from 1980s onward. The trend pest incidence in ICRISAT mandate crops (chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, pearl millet and sorghum) was decreasing over the years (1980s to 2018). Among the seasons pest’s severity was severe in Kharif followed by Rabi and summer seasons. We tried to develop the weather based forewarning models for Helicoverpa armigera of chickpea and pigeonpea. The bimodal series of Helicoverpa population distribution were recorded the models were developed for pigeonpea [(Y=-1853.60 - 0.19* Z120 + 38.34 Z11 + 0.55 Z131 + 0.052 Z251) with 0.75 r2 value] and pigeonpea/chickpea [(Y=-978.72 + 0.149 Z130 + 0.63 Z131 + 0.17 Z141+ 2.23 Z251) with 0.69 r2 value] at 25-33 and 45-3 standard meteorological weeks (SMW). The accuracy of Helicoverpa incidence and economic threshold levels (ETLs) were cross examined with dates of pest control measure have been initiated. However, validation of these models under progress in the current cropping season

Agroecological transformation for sustainable food systems : Insight on France-CGIAR research

This 26th dossier d’Agropolis is devoted to research and partnerships in agroecology. The French Commission for International Agricultural Research (CRAI) and Agropolis International, on behalf of CIRAD, INRAE and IRD and in partnership with CGIAR, has produced this new issue in the ‘Les dossiers d’Agropolis international’ series devoted to agroecology. This publication has been produced within the framework of the Action Plan signed by CGIAR and the French government on February 4th 2021 to strengthen French collaboration with CGIAR, where agroecology is highlighted as one of the three key priorities (alongside climate change, nutrition and food systems)