eprintid: 4907
rev_number: 10
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datestamp: 2011-12-13 10:57:43
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type: conference_item
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contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@cgiar.org
creators_name: Mathews, C
creators_name: Saxena, K B
icrisatcreators_name: Saxena, K B
affiliation: Department of Agriculture and Land Administration(Mpumalanga)
affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru)
country: India
country: South Africa
title: Prospects for pigeonpea cultivation in drought-prone areas of South Africa
ispublished: pub
subjects: s1.2
full_text_status: public
pres_type: paper
abstract: Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan [L] Millsp.) is an important food-legume crop, grown in over 4m
ha of the tropics and sub-tropics. In southern and eastern Africa, pigeonpea constitutes an
important component of dry land production systems where its dry, whole seeds are used
for making soup mixed with or without meat and the green, mature seeds as a vegetable.
Although pigeonpea is not a field crop in South Africa, approximately 120-150 tonnes of
decorticated, dry, split-peas (locally known as “oil-dhal”) are imported monthly to meet the
demand of the local Asian community.
date: 2005
date_type: published
pagerange: 1-11
event_title: In Proceedings of the First International Edible Legume Conference in Conjunction with the IVth World Cowpea Congress
event_location: Durban, South Africa
event_dates: 17–21 April 2005
event_type: conference
refereed: TRUE
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citation:   Mathews, C and Saxena, K B  (2005) Prospects for pigeonpea cultivation in drought-prone areas of South Africa.  In: In Proceedings of the First International Edible Legume Conference in Conjunction with the IVth World Cowpea Congress, 17–21 April 2005, Durban, South Africa.     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/4907/1/Prospects%20for%20pigeonpea%20cultivation%20in%20drought-prone%20areas%20of%20South%20Africa.pdf