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Genotyping pigeonpea composite collection using SSR markers

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Title Genotyping pigeonpea composite collection using SSR markers
 
Creator Upadhyaya, H D
 
Subject Pigeonpea
Genetics and Genomics
 
Description Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh) is the sixth most important
food legume grown as a field and/or backyard crop in over 82 countries
across the globe. However, as a regular annual crop it is grown only in
19 countries on 4.4 million ha producing 3 million t of grains.
• About 92% of the area is in developing countries.India (3.2 million ha), Myanmar
(0.48 million ha), Kenya (0.15
million ha) and Malawi (0.12
million ha) are the major
pigeonpea growing countries.
• Primarily grown as dry seeds,
and green vegetable.
• Pigeonpea is a good source of
vegetarian protein, soil enricher,
fodder, fuel wood, and is also
good for arresting soil erosion............
 
Date 2005
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
application/pdf
 
Language en
en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/5177/1/Genotyping%20pigeonpea%20composite%20collection%20using%20SSR%20markers%20.pdf
http://oar.icrisat.org/5177/7/Genotyping_pigeonpea_.pdf
Upadhyaya, H D (2005) Genotyping pigeonpea composite collection using SSR markers. In: Generation Challenge Program meeting, 29 September-1 October 2005, Rome, Italy.