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Wide Crossing Technology for Pigeonpea Improvement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan Millsp,) has ample genetic and genomic information now. It is endowed with rich germplasm in different gene pools. One of the easiest material to use in those are in the primary gene pool, which are closely related to cultivated ...
Byre Gowda, M   +14 more
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Analysis of BAC-end sequences (BESs) and development of BES-SSR markers for genetic mapping and hybrid purity assessment in pigeonpea (Cajanus spp.)

open access: yesBMC Plant Biology, 2011
Background Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] is an important legume crop of rainfed agriculture. Despite of concerted research efforts directed to pigeonpea improvement, stagnated productivity of pigeonpea during last several decades may be ...
Ramesh S   +18 more
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Pigeonpea intercropping with some cereals and legumes in the plateau area of Eastern India

open access: yesAnnals of Tropical Research, 1998
Field experiments were conducted during the rainy seasons of 1992-93 and 1993-94 at the agricultural experimental farm, Giridih, Bihar to evaluate the intercropping system of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.) with cereals such as maize (Zea mays L.) and rice
S. Adhikary, P. Banik, P.K. Ghosal
doaj  

Supply of pigeonpea genetic resources in local markets of Eastern Kenya: [PDF]

open access: yes
"Smallholder producers in marginal and semiarid areas of eastern Kenya have not benefited greatly from research investments made in improvement of crops grown in such environments (sorghum, millet, and legumes, including pigeonpea) either by the ...
Nagarajan, Latha   +2 more
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Identification and validation of selected universal stress protein domain containing drought-responsive genes in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.)

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2016
Pigeonpea is a resilient crop, which is relatively more drought tolerant than many other legume crops. To understand the molecular mechanisms of this unique feature of pigeonpea, 51 genes were selected using the Hidden Markov Models those codes for ...
Pallavi eSinha   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

World Distribution of Pigeonpea [PDF]

open access: yes, 1983
Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) is an important grain legume in the semi-arid tropics. Apart from India, where the largest crop areas occur, and some other producing countries, statistics are either unavailable or tend to underestimate the ...
Maesen, L J G V D
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Seed Mycoflora Associated with Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.], their Significance and the Management

open access: yes, 2017
Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) seeds mycoflora was studied and subsequently determine their effect on seed germination and seedling growth in pot condition.
Jitendar Sharma   +4 more
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Small farmers' access to high-value markets: what can we learn from the Malawi pigeopea value chain?

open access: yes
Access to high-value markets remains one of the major challenges facing smallholder farmers in Africa. The paper applies a value chain analysis to the pigeonpea sub-sector in Malawi to determine ways of improving the access of small farmers to the global
Makoka, Donald
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ICRISAT Pigeonpea Jumps Over the Himalayas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) is an important legume component in the dryland agricultural production systems, mainly because of its ability to produce large biomass and protein-rich seeds.
Zhenghong, Li   +4 more
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THE CURSE OF LOW SOIL FERTILITY AND DIMINISHING MAIZE YIELDS IN SEMI-ARID KENYA:CAN PIGEONPEA PLAY SAVIOUR?

open access: yesTropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2017
Little research has been conducted in Kenya to ascertain and exploit the ability of pigeonpea  to improve soil fertility and increase cereal yields. An experiment was conducted at Katumani Research Centre between 2009 and 2013 to evaluate the effects of ...
Kizito Musundi Kwena   +3 more
doaj  

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