Vales, M I and Saxena, K B and Sultana, R and Kumar, R V (2010) Ensuring the Success of Pigeonpea Hybrids by Focusing on Purity of Parental Lines and Appropriate Management Practices. Documentation. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Abstract
Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] is an important legume crop, grown mainly in the semi-arid tropics of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The total world area planted with pigeonpea is 4.6 million ha. India is the number one producer (3.5 million ha) of pigeonpea; despite this, there is not sufficient amount available to meet the nutritional needs of the large and mainly vegetarian resource-poor population and importation of pigeonpea from other countries like Myanmar and parts of Africa is needed to fulfill the country needs. Although dozens of pigeonpea varieties have been released, the productivity of pigeonpea has remained stagnant at around 700 kg ha- 1. This is mainly due to various genetic, management, abiotic, and abiotic constraints. Since the area of pigeonpea cultivation is not likely to be increased, the emphasis moves to break the yield gap and to increase productivity by genetic enhancement of germplasm by incorporating tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, and by replacing the traditional varieties with the newly developed options.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Documentation) |
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| Subjects: | Mandate crops > Pigeonpea |
| Depositing User: | Library ICRISAT |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jan 2012 14:40 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jan 2012 14:40 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/5222 |
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