eprintid: 7096
rev_number: 10
eprint_status: archive
userid: 30
dir: disk0/00/00/70/96
datestamp: 2013-09-12 08:33:45
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status_changed: 2013-09-12 08:33:45
type: book_section
metadata_visibility: show
contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@cgiar.org
creators_name: Upadhyaya, H D
creators_name: Sharma, S
creators_name: Reddy, K N
creators_name: Saxena, R K
creators_name: Varshney, R K
creators_name: Gowda, C L L
icrisatcreators_name: Upadhyaya, H D
icrisatcreators_name: Sharma, S
icrisatcreators_name: Reddy, K N
icrisatcreators_name: Saxena, R K
icrisatcreators_name: Varshney, R K
icrisatcreators_name: Gowda, C L L
affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru)
country: India
title: Pigeonpea
ispublished: pub
subjects: s1.2
full_text_status: restricted
abstract: Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh) is an important grain legume crop grown in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Though pigeonpea has a narrow genetic base, vast genetic resources are available for its genetic improvement. Evaluation of small subsets, such as core (10% of the whole collection) and mini-core collections (about 1% of the entire collection), has resulted in the identification of promising diverse sources for agronomic and nutrition-related traits as well as resistance/tolerance to important biotic/abiotic stresses for use in pigeonpea improvement programmes. Wild relatives of pigeonpea are the reservoir of many useful genes, including resistance/tolerance to diseases, insect pests and drought and good agronomic traits, and also have contributed to the development of cytoplasmic male sterility systems for pigeonpea improvement. Availability of genomic resources, including the genome sequence, will facilitate greater use of germplasm to develop new cultivars with a broad genetic base.
date: 2013
date_type: published
publisher: Elsevier
place_of_pub: London, Uk
pagerange: 181-202
pages: 322
refereed: TRUE
isbn: 978-0-12-397935-3 
book_title: Genetic and Genomic Resources of Grain Legume Improvement
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397935-3.00008-6
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related_url_type: pub
citation:   Upadhyaya, H D and Sharma, S and Reddy, K N and Saxena, R K and Varshney, R K and Gowda, C L L  (2013) Pigeonpea.   In:  Genetic and Genomic Resources of Grain Legume Improvement.   Elsevier, London, Uk, pp. 181-202.  ISBN 978-0-12-397935-3      
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/7096/1/BC_Pigeonpea_183-202_2013.pdf