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Editors' Note
The idea to hold this workshop on Ascochyta Blight and Winter Sowing of
Chickpeas originated from Dr. G.C. Hawtin, then Leader, Food Legume Improvement
Program and now Deputy Director General (International Cooperation)
of ICARDA. We express our deep sense of gratitude to him. Dr. M.E.
Ibrahim, then Acting Head of the Training and Communications, ICARDA, and
his staff provided valuable assistance in organising this workshop for which we
are thankful to them.
This publication contains the proceedings of the workshop. The editorial assistance
of Dr. S. Varma, Science Writer/Editor, and the support of Mr. Larry
Chambers, Head of Documentation and Communications, ICARDA, facilitated
greatly the preparation of the manuscript of this publication. We are indebted to
them. We also wish to acknowledge the help of the staff of Martinus Nijhoff for
guiding the text through the final stages of composing and printing.
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M.C.Saxena
K.B. Singh
Editors