eprintid: 5797
rev_number: 12
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datestamp: 2012-03-30 03:56:47
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contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@CGIAR.ORG
creators_name: Gowda, C L L
creators_name: Srivastava, R K
creators_name: Saxena, K B
creators_name: Kumar, R V
icrisatcreators_name: Gowda, C L L
icrisatcreators_name: Srivastava, R K
icrisatcreators_name: Saxena, K B
icrisatcreators_name: Kumar, R V
affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru)
country: India
title: Vegetable Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L) Millspaugh]
ispublished: pub
subjects: s1.2
full_text_status: restricted
keywords: Legumes; Pigeonpea, Red Gram, Developing Countries, 
abstract: Majority of food proteins of plant origin derived from legumes in developing countries are generally
grown under low input conditions in marginal environments. Currently, the protein availability
among the rural poor in the developing world is less than one-third of its normal requirement; and
with a growing population and stagnation of production, the availability of protein is projected to
reduce further. Since the food production programmes in most countries are always in favour of staple
cereals, the issue of protein availability assumes a greater significance for human nutrition. Among
the legumes, pigeonpea or red gram [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh] occupies an important place in
rainfed agriculture. Globally, it is cultivated on 4.92 million ha, with 3.56 million ha in India alone.
Although, pigeonpea is reported to be grown in 22 countries, the remaining major producers are
Myanmar, China, and Nepal in Asia. Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Mozambique, and Tanzania also
produce considerable amounts of pigeonpea. A few countries in Caribbean islands and South America
also cultivate pigeonpea.
date: 2011
date_type: published
volume: 1
publisher: Daya Publishing House
place_of_pub: New Delhi
pagerange: 260-276
pages: 277
refereed: TRUE
isbn: 978-81-7035-753-7 (Series) ; 978-81-7035-754-4 (Volume 1)
book_title: Future Crops
editors_name: Peter, K V
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citation:   Gowda, C L L and Srivastava, R K and Saxena, K B and Kumar, R V  (2011) Vegetable Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L) Millspaugh].   In:  Future Crops.   Daya Publishing House, New Delhi, pp. 260-276.  ISBN 978-81-7035-753-7 (Series) ; 978-81-7035-754-4 (Volume 1)     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/5797/1/VEGETABLE_PIGEONPEA-Future_Crops_Vol1_2011%20%282%29.pdf