%0 Journal Article
%@ 0255-786X
%A Bhatia, G K
%A Sharma, D
%A Faris, D G
%D 1983
%F icrisat:7941
%I International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 
%J International Pigeonpea Newsletter
%P 27-28
%T Maintenance of genetic purity in pigeonpea seed
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/7941/
%V 2
%X Mean percentage outcrossing was measured in plots of green-stemmed (recessive) marker stocks of Cajanus cajan for different directions and distances (0-100 m) from a centrally located purple-stemmed (dominant) plot. Results suggested that wind direction influenced insect movement and hence extent of outcrossing.