relation: http://oar.icrisat.org/4979/
title: Phosphorus Uptake by Pigeon Pea and Its Role in Cropping Systems of the Indian Subcontinent
creator: Noriharu, Ae
creator: Arihara, J
creator: Okada, K
creator: Yoshihara, T
creator: Johansen, C
subject: Pigeonpea
description: Pigeon pea was shown to be more efficient at utilizing iron-bound phosphorus (Fe-P) than several other crop species. This ability is attributed to root exudates, in particular piscidic acid and its p-O-methyl derivative, which release phosphorus from Fe-P by chelating Fe3+. Pigeon pea is normally intercropped with cereals under low-input conditions in the Indian subcontinent. Although pigeon pea can utilize the relatively insoluble Fe-P, intercropped cereals must rely on the more soluble calcium-bound phosphorus. This finding suggests that cultivation of pigeon pea increases total phosphorus availability in cropping systems with low available phosphorus.
publisher: Science
date: 1990
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://oar.icrisat.org/4979/1/JA%20962.pdf
identifier:   Noriharu, Ae and Arihara, J and Okada, K and Yoshihara, T and Johansen, C  (1990) Phosphorus Uptake by Pigeon Pea and Its Role in Cropping Systems of the Indian Subcontinent.  Science, 248 (4954).  pp. 477-480.  ISSN 0036-8075     
relation: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.248.4954.477