TY  - JOUR
N2  - Wild relatives play an important role in the genetic improvement
of cultivated crops. Breeders turn their attention to
the wild relatives of crops after unsuccessful search for
some unique trait in the cultivated germplasm. According
to van der Maesen (1986) the genus Cajanus has 32 species.
Of these, the Indian subcontinent harbors 18 species.
ICRISAT has the global responsibility of collection,
maintenance, and evaluation of germplasm of the wild
relatives of pigeonpea. At present a total of 213 accessions,
representing 20 Cajanus species are conserved for use in
the breeding programs.
AV  - restricted
A1  - Saxena, K B
A1  - Reddy, L J
A1  - Yang, Shiying
A1  - Zong, Xuxiao
A1  - Li, Zhenghong
A1  - Zhou, Chaohong
TI  - Wild relatives of pigeonpea in China
UR  - http://oar.icrisat.org/4074/
JF  - International Chickpea and Pigeonpea Newsletter
SP  - 32
Y1  - 2001///
ID  - icrisat4074
EP  - 34
PB  - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
IS  - 8
ER  -