eprintid: 11580
rev_number: 10
eprint_status: archive
userid: 3170
dir: disk0/00/01/15/80
datestamp: 2020-08-31 11:33:21
lastmod: 2020-08-31 11:33:21
status_changed: 2020-08-31 11:33:21
type: conference_item
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Sharma, S
creators_gender: Female
icrisatcreators_name: Sharma, S
affiliation: ICRISAT (Patancheru)
country: India
title: Utilizing the underutilized CWR: Pigeonpea pre-breeding from discovery to delivery
ispublished: pub
subjects: PLB1
subjects: s1.2
subjects: s2.17
subjects: s355
divisions: CRPS3
full_text_status: public
pres_type: paper
keywords: Pigeonpea, Breeding, Legumes
abstract: Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.), the sixth most important grain legume crop, is cultivated on 7.02 million ha area with a production of 6.81 million tones and 969 kg ha-1 productivity, mainly in Asia (India and Myanmar) and Eastern and Southern Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda, and Mozambique). It is an often cross-pollinated diploid (2n = 2x = 22) crop which is a major source for proteins, carbohydrates, B‐group vitamins, and minerals. It is grown for its multiple uses such as food, feed, medicine, fuel, fencing, roofing, basket making, etc. and as soil enricher and soil binder.
date: 2019-04
date_type: published
pagerange: 62-64
event_title: 1st International Experts Workshop Pre-breeding utilizing Crop Wild Relatives
event_location: Rabat, Morocco
event_dates: April 24-26, 2019
event_type: workshop
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Sharma, S  (2019) Utilizing the underutilized CWR: Pigeonpea pre-breeding from discovery to delivery.  In: 1st International Experts Workshop Pre-breeding utilizing Crop Wild Relatives, April 24-26, 2019, Rabat, Morocco.     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/11580/1/PBCWR-First-2019-AbstractBook.pdf