The Plant Breeder and the Pea

Saxena, K B (2007) The Plant Breeder and the Pea. Science, 316 (5822). pp. 196-197.

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Abstract

When he decided on his life’s work as a plant breeder, K. B. Saxena made an unlikely choice. The year was 1974, and new varieties of rice and wheat were boosting production and cutting hunger around the world. With a newly minted Ph.D. from one of India’s top agricultural universities, Saxena could have worked on any of these blockbuster crops. Instead, he picked a gangly, unrefined plant called pigeon pea.

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Subjects: Mandate crops > Pigeonpea
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Date Deposited: 30 Jan 2012 12:57
Last Modified: 16 Sep 2013 12:43
URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/5260
Official URL: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/316/5822/196.sum...
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