Estimated closeness index and ranking of technologies in semi-arid south Asia.

<p>Tech: 1: Varieties resistant to Fusarium wilt and root rots; 2: Drought-tolerant varieties; 3: Herbicide-tolerant varieties to control weeds; 4: Varieties resistant to Fusarium wilt and Cercospora leaf spot; 5: Genetically diverse dual-purpose hybrid parents/cultivars with high and stable yields with disease resistance (downy mildew and blast); 6: Breeding for early-maturing, drought-tolerant hybrids which can give stable yields under severe drought conditions; 7: Heat-tolerant varieties; 8 Pod borer-tolerant varieties and integrated pest management; 9: Soil fertility management for P and other nutrients (N, Ca) including chemical/organic fertilizers application; 10: Integrated crop management; 11: Sterility mosaic disease-resistant varieties; 12: Intercropping compatible-varieties and integrated crop management options; 13: Drought-tolerant varieties; 14: Integrated crop management; 15: Varieties tolerant to pod borers, pod fly, pod bugs and integrated pest management; 16: Genetic base diversification; 17: Pre and postharvest aflatoxin management practices including Good Agricultural Practices (GAP); 18: Varieties resistant to wilt and root rots and integrated pest management; 19: Cultivars tolerant to head bugs and grain mold; 20: Shoot fly-resistant cultivars; 21: Charcoal rot-resistant cultivars; 22: Early-maturing varieties and hybrids with tolerance to drought; 23: Drought-tolerant varieties; 24: Varieties resistant to diseases (foliar fungal, bud necrosis, soil borne); 25: Genetically diverse dual-purpose hybrid parents/cultivars with high and stable yields; 26: Integrated crop management practices; 27: Breeding for early-maturing, drought-tolerant OPVs and hybrids which can give stable yields under severe drought conditions; 28: Breeding for downy mildew- and smut-resistant dual-purpose OPVs and hybrid parents; 29: Herbicide-tolerant varieties to control weeds; 30: Heat-tolerant varieties; 31: Low P-tolerant/efficient variety.</p> <p>(DOCX)</p>