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P r o d u c t i o n , c a n n i n g , and m a r k e t i n g o f
p i g e o n p e a , a major crop in Puerto R i c o ,
a r e d e s c r i b e d . I t was e s t i m a t e d t h a t
25% of t h e green pea produced in P u e r t o
Rico was l o c a l l y consumed and d u r i n g t h e
1953-54 season, 66% of t h e 250,000 cases
of seed canned was shipped to New Y o r k f o r
consumption by immigrant Puerto R i c a n s .
MAHER, C. 1949.
Economic and s o c i a l s t u d i e s i n t h e i r r e l a ­
t i o n t o s o i l c o n s e r v a t i o n . B u l l . A g r i c .
Congo Beige 4 0 : 2 4 3 9 - 2 4 4 5 . 1249
The uses of Cajanus c a j a n , a d e e p - r o o t e d
p r o t e c t i v e and r e s t o r a t i v e c r o p , i n
c o n s e r v i n g s o i l a r e d i s c u s s e d .
MANKAD, B . N . , and R.C. THACKER. 1958.
S a c c h a r i f i c a t i o n o f a g r i c u l t u r a l w a s t e s .
1 . H y d r o l y s i s o f s t i c k s o f B h i n u , V i j a y
c o t t o n and Tur under d i f f e r e n t c o n c e n t r a ­
t i o n s o f a c i d and d i f f e r e n t p r e s s u r e s .
J . I n d i a n A p p l . Chem. 2 1 ( 1 ) : 2 5 - 3 0 . 1250
An i n c r e a s e of a c i d i n c r e a s e s t h e p e r c e n t
y i e l d o f r e d u c i n g s u g a r s . The optimum
t r e a t m e n t t i m e is 1 h r . and t h e optimum
p r e s s u r e 40-60 l b / s q . i n .
MATHUR, V . K . , B. PRABHAKARA BHATT,
B. BHAGIRATHI, B.S. BHATTI, and H. KATH.
1974.
Development of q u i c k - c o o k i n g dehydrated
c u r r i e d spinach-dehusked r e d - g r a m .
J . F d S c i . T e c h n o l . 1 1 ( 2 ) : 5 7 - 5 9 . 1251
Spinach was dehydrated w i t h o u t i m p a i r i n g
i t s green c o l o r , and t h e d e e p - f a t f r i e d
s p i n a c h c u r r i e d a l o n g w i t h p recooked,
dehydrated r e d gram. The c u r r i e d p r o d u c t
is found to be s t a b l e up to 1 y e a r b o t h at
ambient temperature (24-30°C) and at 37°C.
NATH, R.L. 1959.
P r e p a r a t i o n o f p r o t e i n - r i c h b i s c u i t s w i t h
p r o t e i n h y d r o l y s a t e s o f p u l s e s . B u l l .
C a l c u t t a Sch. T r o p . Med. 7 : 1 0 0 - 1 0 1 . 1252
A p a s t e f r o m C a r i c a papaya was mixed w i t h
pastes made from t h e p u l s e s , i n c l u d i n g
Cajanus indicus, and k e p t f o r 24 hours at
37°C. A f t e r b o i l i n g and s t r a i n i n g , t h e
r e s i d u e was c o n c e n t r a t e d and mixed w i t h
f l o u r , f a t , and sugar t o make p a l a t a b l e
b i s c u i t s t h a t c o u l d be s t o r e d f o r 2 to 3
weeks. P r o t e i n c o n t e n t ranged f r o m 1 1 . 3
to 15.52 and f r e e amino a c i d N f r o m 123
t o 240 mg per 100 g .
NATH, R . L . , S.K. J A I N , and R. DUTT. 1960.
O n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f p r o t e i n - r i c h b i s c u i t
from p r o t e i n h y d r o l y s a t e s . B u l l . C a l c u t t a
Sch. T r o p . Med. 8 ( 5 ) : 1 6 1 - 1 6 2 . 1253
The b i s c u i t s were prepared w i t h o r w i t h o u t
h y d r o l y s a t e of Cajanus indiaua, a r h a r ,
w h i c h r a i s e d t h e p r o t e i n c o n t e n t f r o m 9.5
to 13%. The p u l s e - f r e e b i s c u i t s had no
measurable f r e e amino a c i d s and o n l y
0.15% SH groups measured as c y s t e i n e .
A papain h y d r o l y s a t e of s m a l l prawns was
n o t s u i t a b l e because i t s o b j e c t i o n a b l e
s m e l l c o u l d n o t be removed, b u t a h y d r o ­
l y s a t e made w i t h 6 N HC1 gave more p r o m i s e .
OAKES, A . J . 1970.
Legumes i n t h e U.S. V i r g i n I s l a n d s .
T u r r i a l b a 2 - ( 2 ) : 1 5 1 - 1 6 5 . 1254
Legumes as green manure crops a r e recommended
to p r o v i d e ground cover and improve
f e r t i l i t y , t i l t h , and w a t e r - h o l d i n g capac
i t y o f the s o i l s . Several legumes have
been e v a l u a t e d as green manure crops in
t h e V i r g i n I s l a n d s , species p a r t i c u l a r l y
adapted l o c a l l y i n c l u d e (Doliohos lablab
L . , Canavalia ensiformis, Crotalaria juncea
L . , Cajanus c a j a n ( L . ) M i l l s p . , cowpea, and
v e l v e t b e a n . Pigeonpea t h r i v e s i n the V i r ­
g i n I s l a n d s , where i t i s o f t e n grown a s a n
a n n u a l . I t a l s o serves a s windbreak p r i o r
t o b e i n g t u r n e d under f o r green manure.
The maximum green m a t t e r is produced by
sowing t h e crop b r o a d c a s t a t t h e r a t e o f
15 to 30 l b / a c (11.7 to 33.0 k g / h a ) at the
onset o f the f a l l wet season. Y i e l d s o f
7 to 8 t o n s / a c (16 to 18 m t / h a ) green
m a t t e r a r e produced w i t h i n 5 to 6 months.
The most s e r i o u s i n s e c t damage observed on
pigeonpea is t h a t caused by pod and stem
b o r e r s .
PANIKKAR, M.R. 1950.
A l t e r n a t e f u e l - Arhar s t a l k . I n d i a n
Fmg 1 1 : 4 9 6 . 1255
I n Bombay a r h a r s t a l k i s p r o f u s e l y used a s
f u e l b y c u l t i v a t o r s . Data have been c o l l e c ­
t e d f r o m d i f f e r e n t s t a t e s r e g a r d i n g the
y i e l d o f d r y s t a l k s , which ranges from
8 maunds (650 l b s ) to 60 maunds. The
h e a t i n g v a l u e o f a r h a r stem was about h a l f
t o t h a t o f a n equal w e i g h t o f good q u a l i t y
c o a l . I t s use a s a f u e l i s suggested t o
a v o i d w a s t e f u l b u r n i n g c a t t l e manure.
PATEL, B . M . , and P.C. SHUKLA. 1973.
E f f e c t o f f e e d i n g c l u s t e r b e a n fodder and
pigeonpea fodder on body w e i g h t s and m i l k
y i e l d o f Kankrej cons. I n d i a n V e t . J .
5 0 ( 1 1 ) : 1 1 2 6 - 1 1 3 2 . 1256
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