?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F796%2F&rft.title=World+Distribution+of+Pigeonpea&rft.creator=Maesen%2C+L+J+G+V+D&rft.subject=Pigeonpea&rft.description=Pigeonpea+(Cajanus+cajan+(L.)+Millsp.)+is+an+important+grain+legume+in+the+semi-arid+tropics.+Apart+from+India%2C+where+the+largest+crop+areas+occur%2C+and+some+other+producing+countries%2C+statistics+are+either+unavailable+or+tend+to+underestimate+the+importance+of+pigeonpea.+The+plants+are+often+intercropped%2C+or+grown+as+hedges+or+single+plants+near+houses+where+they+contribute+to+the+protein+diet.+This+bulletin+describes+the+distribution+of+pigeonpea+as+revealed+by+herbarium+data+and+presents+maps+of+the+localities+where+pigeonpea+is+found.+The+information+is+intended+for+plant+collectors%2C+other+scientists%2C+and+decision+makers.+Some+pertinent+information+on+cultivation+methods+and+production+has+been+included.+The+1982+status+of+germplasm+available+from+the+areas+of+occurrence+has+been+summarized.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=1983&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F796%2F1%2FRA_00058.pdf&rft.identifier=++Maesen%2C+L+J+G+V+D++(1983)+World+Distribution+of+Pigeonpea.++Monograph.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+++++