Use of chickpea and pigeonpea germplasm and their impact on crop improvement in India

Lal, S and Asthana, A N and Gowda, C L L (1989) Use of chickpea and pigeonpea germplasm and their impact on crop improvement in India. In: Collaboration on Genetic Resources: summary proceedings of a Joint ICRISAT/NBPGR(ICAR) Workshop on Germplasm Exploration and Evaluation in India, 14-15 Nov 1988, ICRISAT Center, Patancheru, India.

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Abstract

The imp'ortant pulse cropS' grown in India are chickpea (Cieer arietinum L.), pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.), mung bean (Vigna radfata (L.) Wilczek), urd bean (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper), lentil (Lens eulinaris Medik.), field pea (Pisum sativum L.), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.), moth bean (Vignaaconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal), horse gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc.), grass pea or khesari (Lathyrus sativus L.) and dry bean (Phaseo/us vulgaris L.). Other pulses of minor importance grown in restricted areas in Indiaare faba bean (Viciajaba L.), rice bean (Vigna umbel/ala (Thunb,) Ohwi and Ohashi), lablab bean (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet), and winged bean (PsopHoc.arpuslelragonofobus L.). Among these, chickpea and pigeonpea are the most important.

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Subjects: Mandate crops > Chickpea
Mandate crops > Pigeonpea
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Date Deposited: 02 Nov 2011 04:48
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URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/3538
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