Evaluation of New Super-early Pigeonpea Lines for Agronomic Performance and Adaptation in India

Vales, M I and Sultana, R and Saxena, K B (2012) Evaluation of New Super-early Pigeonpea Lines for Agronomic Performance and Adaptation in India. Documentation. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh] is a multi-purpose legume crop used mainly for human consumption in the form of processed split dry peas (dal) or fresh as a vegetable. In addition to food, pigeonpea can also be used for a number of other purposes (ie, feed, fodder, fuel, fertilizer). India is the number one producer and consumer of pigeonpea, but still needs to import around 500,000 tons per year to satisfy the internal demand. Increasing the area under pigeonpea cultivation could contribute to increased production, but this would only be possible by expanding pigeonpea cultivation to non-traditional areas including wider latitudes, higher altitudes and marginal lands, and to fit in the narrow window of time between harvest and planting of important cereal crops.

Item Type: Monograph (Documentation)
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Subjects: Mandate crops > Pigeonpea
Depositing User: Mr Sanat Kumar Behera
Date Deposited: 25 Oct 2013 10:52
Last Modified: 25 Oct 2013 10:52
URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/7197
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