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Vegetable Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L) Millspaugh]

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Title Vegetable Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L) Millspaugh]
 
Creator Gowda, C L L
Srivastava, R K
Saxena, K B
Kumar, R V
 
Subject Pigeonpea
 
Description Majority of food proteins of plant origin derived from legumes in developing countries are generally
grown under low input conditions in marginal environments. Currently, the protein availability
among the rural poor in the developing world is less than one-third of its normal requirement; and
with a growing population and stagnation of production, the availability of protein is projected to
reduce further. Since the food production programmes in most countries are always in favour of staple
cereals, the issue of protein availability assumes a greater significance for human nutrition. Among
the legumes, pigeonpea or red gram [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh] occupies an important place in
rainfed agriculture. Globally, it is cultivated on 4.92 million ha, with 3.56 million ha in India alone.
Although, pigeonpea is reported to be grown in 22 countries, the remaining major producers are
Myanmar, China, and Nepal in Asia. Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Mozambique, and Tanzania also
produce considerable amounts of pigeonpea. A few countries in Caribbean islands and South America
also cultivate pigeonpea.
 
Publisher Daya Publishing House
 
Contributor Peter, K V
 
Date 2011
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/5797/1/VEGETABLE_PIGEONPEA-Future_Crops_Vol1_2011%20%282%29.pdf
Gowda, C L L and Srivastava, R K and Saxena, K B and Kumar, R V (2011) Vegetable Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L) Millspaugh]. In: Future Crops. Daya Publishing House, New Delhi, pp. 260-276. ISBN 978-81-7035-753-7 (Series) ; 978-81-7035-754-4 (Volume 1)