relation: http://oar.icrisat.org/4090/
title: Traditional and alternative uses of pigeonpea in China
creator: Chaohong, Z
creator: Zhenghong, Li
creator: Saxena, K B
creator: Jianqiu, Z
creator: Yong, G
creator: Shiying, Y
creator: Xuxiao, Z
subject: Pigeonpea
description: Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) was introduced to China  from the eastern parts of India about 1500 years ago  (Zhoujie 1997). Traditionally, it has been used for lac production,  fuel wood, soil conservation, fodder, food, and  medicine. Its food uses are constrained by some prominent  defects in the landraces. These include long-duration  (more than 300 days), inherent low seed yield (750 kg ha-1),  small seed size, and high amount of trypsin inhibitor. To  overcome these constraints, new varieties of pigeonpea  have been introduced recently into China from ICRISAT.  These varieties are showing good adaptation and have  many useful traits (Shiying et al. 1999). Therefore, new  uses of this crop need to be identified. This paper reviews  the traditional uses of pigeonpea in China and highlights  the potential uses identified recently from the research  work done in this area.
publisher: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Andhra Pradesh, India
date: 2001
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://oar.icrisat.org/4090/1/ICPN_8__55-57_2001.pdf
identifier:   Chaohong, Z and Zhenghong, Li and Saxena, K B and Jianqiu, Z and Yong, G and Shiying, Y and Xuxiao, Z  (2001) Traditional and alternative uses of pigeonpea in China.  International Chickpea and Pigeonpea Newsletter (8).  pp. 55-57.  ISSN 1023-4861