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Nene, Y.L., Hall, S.D., and Sheila, V.K. 1990. The pigeonpea. Wallingford, Oxon, UK, CAB International. 490 pp.

Germplasm research

Ae, N., Arihara, J., Okada, K., Yoshihare, T., and Johansen, C. 1990. Phosphorus uptake by pigeonpea and its role in cropping systems of the Indian sub-continent. Science 248: 477-480.

Mallikarjuna, N. and Moss, J.P. 1995. Production of hybrids between Cajanus platycarpus and Cajanus cajan. Euphytica 83:43-46.

van der Maesen, L.J.G. 1980. India is the native home of the pigeonpea. Pages 257-262 in Liber Gratulatorius in nonerem H.C.D. de Wit. (Arends, J.C., Boelema, G., de Groot, C.T., and Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., eds.) Landbouwhogeschool Miscellaneous Paper no.19, Wageningen, The Netherlands: H. Veenman and B.V. Zonen.

van der Maesen, L.J.G. 1983. World distribution of pigeonpea. Information Bulletin no. 14. Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 42 pp.

van der Maesen, L.J.G. 1985. Cajanus DC. and Atylosia W.& A. (Leguminosae). A revision of all taxa closely related to the pigeonpea, with notes on other related genera within the subtribe Cajaninae. (En). Wageningen Papers 85-4. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Agricultural University. 225 pp.

van der Maesen, L.J.G. 1990. Pigeonpea origin, history, evolution, and taxonomy. Pages 15-46 in The Pigeonpea (Nene, Y.L., Hall, S.D., and Sheila, V.K.), Wallingford, Oxon, UK, CAB International.

Fusarium wilt

Amin, K.S., Reddy, M.V., Nene, Y.L., Singh, R.A., Zote, K.K., Bendre, N.J., Jha, D.K., Bidari, V.B., Napahade, S.D., Arjunan, G., Agrawal, S.C., Sinha, B.K., Mahendrapal, and Grewal, J.S. 1993. Multilocation evaluation of pigeonpea for broad-based resistance to Fusarium wilt in India. Indian Journal of Plant Protection 21:28-30.

Bantilan, M.C.S., and Joshi, P.K. 1996. Returns to research and diffusion investments on wilt resistance in pigeonpea. Impact Series no. 1. Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 36 pp.

Haware, M.P., and Nene, Y.L. 1994. A rapid method for pigeonpea wilt resistance screening. Indian Phytopathology 47(4):400-402.

Konda, C.R., Parameswarappa, R., and Rao, R.S. 1986. Pigeonpea ICP 8863 – a boon to fusarium wilt endemic areas of Karnataka. International Pigeonpea Newsletter 5:36-37.

Short duration pigeonpea

Bantilan, M.C.S. and Parthasarathy, D. 1998. Efficiency and sustainability gains from adoption of short-duration pigeonpea. Impact Series (no. 2). Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 60 pp.

Chauhan, Y.S., Johansen, C., and Saxena, K.B. 1995. Physiological basis of yield variation in short-duration pigeonpea grown in different environments of the semi-arid tropics. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 174:163-171.

Chauhan, Y.S., Venkataratnam, N., and Sheldrake, A.R. 1987. Factors affecting growth and yield of short-duration pigeonpea and its potential for multiple harvests. Journal of Agricultural Sciences Cambridge 109: 519-529.

Ryan, J.G. 1998. Impact of ACIAR projects on pigeonpea improvement (preliminary report submitted to ACIAR). 44 pp.

Hybrid pigeonpea

Ariyanayagam, R.P., Rao, A.N., and Zaveri, P.P. 1995. Cyto-plasmic-genic male-sterility in interspecific matings of Cajanus. Crop Science 35(4):981-985.

ICRISAT. 1993. Pigeonpea hybrid ICPH 8 (ICPH 82008). Plant Material Description no. 40. Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 4 pp.

Rathnaswamy, R., Ravikesavan, R., Kalaimagal, T., Rangasamy, M., and Rangaswamy, S.R. 1994. Hybrid pigeonpea CoH 1 seed production manual. Coimbatore, India: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.

Saxena, K.B., Chauhan, Y.S., Laxman Singh, Kumar, R.V., and Johansen, C. 1996. Research and development of hybrid pigeonpea. Research Bulletin no. 19. Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 20 pp.

Saxena, K.B., Singh, L., and Gupta, M.D. 1990. Variation for natural outcrossing in pigeonpea. Euphytica 46:143-148.

Solomon, S., Angikar, G.P., Solanki, M.S., and Morbad, I.R. 1957. A study of heterosis in Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding 17:90-95.

Verma, M.M., Sidhu, P.S., and Sarlach, R.S. 1994. Seed production technology of Achar hybrid PPH 4. Ludhiana, India: Punjab Agricultural University.

Quality and postharvest issues

Faris, D.G., Saxena, K.B., Mazumdar, S., and Singh, Umaid. 1987. Vegetable pigeonpea: a promising crop for India. Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 13 pp.

Nimal Jayantha, H.M., and Saxena, K.B. 1998. A new small-scale processor for pulses. Information Bulletin no. 54. Mahe Illupallama, Sri Lanka: Farm Mechaniza- tion Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands; and Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. 20 pp.