Saxena, K B (2006) Seed Production Systems in Pigeonpea ICRISAT. Technical Report. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics , Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Among the legume crops of the tropics and sub-tropics red gram (tuar) or pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] is recognized as an important crop for subsistence agriculture due to its drought tolerance, ability to recover from the losses caused by various stresses, high-protein (20–22%) grains, quality fodder, and fuel wood. Its ability to enrich soils further adds to the value of the crop, and therefore, pigeonpea fi nds a valuable place among smallholding farmers in a number of developing Asian and African countries. According to van der Maesen (1980) the cultivated form of pigeonpea is believed to have originated in India from its wild relative Cajanus cajanifolius (Haines) van der Maesen comb. nov, through a single gene mutation (De 1974). Subsequently, it spread from India into other parts of the world at least two millennia B.C. Globally pigeonpea is commercially grown in over a dozen countries on about 5.25 million hectares (Table 1) and India accounts for over 80% of the total area and production. Pigeonpea is primarily consumed as de-hulled split grains in the form of a thick soup (dhal) eaten with rice and unleavened bread (roti or chapati). In Africa and Central America, whole dry seeds are cooked after soaking. Its immature but fully-grown seeds are consumed as a fresh vegetable that can also be processed for canning and freezing.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Technical Report) |
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| Subjects: | Mandate crops > Pigeonpea |
| Depositing User: | Mr Sanat Kumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Dec 2011 05:08 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Dec 2011 05:09 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/4810 |
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