%A G K Bhatia %A D Sharma %A D G Faris %I International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics %V 2 %L icrisat7941 %J International Pigeonpea Newsletter %P 27-28 %D 1983 %T Maintenance of genetic purity in pigeonpea seed %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.