relation: http://oar.icrisat.org/5263/
title: Genetic Improvement of Pigeon Pea — A Review
creator: Saxena, K B
subject: Pigeonpea
description: Pigeon pea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh] is a short-lived  perennial shrub that is traditionally cultivated as an annual  crop in developing countries. It is an important legume crop  mostly produced in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the  Caribbean region. Based on the vast natural genetic variability  in local germplasm and the presence of numerous wild  relatives, van der Maesen [139] concluded that India is  probably its primary center of origin. Pigeon pea is a hardy,  widely adapted and drought tolerant crop with a large  temporal variation (90–300 days) for maturity. These traits  allow its cultivation in a range of environments and cropping  systems. Globally, pigeon pea is cultivated on 4.92 million  hectares (Mha) with an annual production of 3.65 metric tons  and productivity of 898 kg ha−1 (http://faostat.fao.org/). In  Asia, India.........
publisher: Springer
date: 2008
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://oar.icrisat.org/5263/1/TropicalPlantBiol_1_159%E2%80%93178_2008.pdf
identifier:   Saxena, K B  (2008) Genetic Improvement of Pigeon Pea — A Review.  Tropical Plant Biology, 1 (2).  pp. 159-178.  ISSN 1935-9764     
relation: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12042-008-9014-1