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Plgeonpea B i b l i o g r a p h y
o n t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e canned p r o d u c t .
Contact o f plgeonpeas w i t h i r o n , b r a s s , o r
copper s u r f a c e was found t o r e s u l t i n b r i n e
d i s c o l o r a t i o n . The a d d i t i o n of 2% sugar
to t h e b r i n e was found to have no e f f e c t
o n t h e f l a v o r o r the o v e r a l l q u a l i t y o f
canned peas. Recommendations a r e made f o r
t h e b e s t process t o use i n canning h i g h -
q u a l i t y plgeonpeas.
SANCHEZ-NIEVA, F . , M.A. GONZALEZ, J . R . BENERO,
and I. HERNANDEZ. 1963.
The b r i n e - g r a d i n g o f plgeonpeas. J . A g r i c .
U n i v . P. Rico 4 7 ( 1 ) : 1 4 - 2 3 . 1271
I n v e s t i g a t i o n s o n the g r a d i n g o f p i g e o n -
p e a s , e i t h e r b e f o r e o r a f t e r b l a n c h i n g ,
i n b r i n e s o f s p e c i f i c g r a v i t i e s r a n g i n g
f r o m 1.09 to 1.14 were conducted in P u e r t o
R i c o . In every case a c l e a r s e p a r a t i o n
was o b t a i n e d , a l l t h e f l o a t e r s b e i n g y o u n g ,
t e n d e r peas o f s u p e r i o r canning q u a l i t y .
The s i n k e r s , however, c o n s i s t e d of a
m i x t u r e o f green and y e l l o w ( o v e r r i p e )
peas which c o u l d n o t be s e p a r a t e d . B r i n e -
g r a d i n g o f plgeonpeas i s n o t e c o n o m i c a l .
SANCHEZ-NIEVA, F . , A . J . RODRIGUES, and
J . R . BENERO. 1 9 6 1 .
Improved methods of canning plgeonpeas.
B u l l . A g r i c . Exp. Stn U n i v . P.R.
1 5 7 : 1 - 2 6 . 1272
When plgeonpeas (Cajanus c a j a n ) a r e canned
by a process s i m i l a r to t h a t used commerc
i a l l y f o r canning peas (Pisum sativum)
t h e b r i n e darkens and develops a h i g h
t u r b i d i t y w h i c h a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t s t h e i r
q u a l i t y . But a n almost c o l o r l e s s b r i n e
o f low t u r b i d i t y can b e o b t a i n e d i f t h e
enzyme i s i n a c t i v a t e d b e f o r e s h e l l i n g b y
steaming t h e pods at atmospheric p r e s s u r e .
S h e l l - l i f e s t u d i e s showed t h a t plgeonpeas
canned by t h e p r e h e a t i n g methods keep f o r
a t l e a s t a y e a r w i t h o u t any change i n
f l a v o r o r u n d e s i r a b l e changes i n t h e c o l o r
and t u r b i d i t y o f t h e b r i n e . Equipment
r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r a commercial p r o c e s s i n g
l i n e a r e g i v e n .
SINGH, JAGDAYAL. 1965.
Arhar (Cajanus cajan) as green s h e l t e r f o r
young mango t r e e s . Pb H o r t . J. 5 ( 1 ) :
9 - 1 1 . 1274
A n o v e l method of p l a n t i n g each mango g r a f t
w i t h i n p e r e n n i a l green s h e l t e r s o f a r h a r
(Cajanus indicus) was e v a l u a t e d and found
t o b e i d e a l i n p r e v e n t i n g s u n b u r n , f r o s t ,
and c o l d i n j u r y , at t h e same time was
capable o f i n d u c i n g v i g o r o u s shoot e l o n g a ­
t i o n g r o w t h . The o r g a n i c c o n t e n t o f
' b a s i n s o i l ' i n c i d e n t a l l y i n c r e a s e d from
a r h a r l e a f shed, and p r u n i n g s l e f t a l s o
acted as an e f f e c t i v e m u l c h .
SQUIBB, R . L . , A. FALLA, J . A . FUENTES, and
H.T. LOVE. 1950.
Value of Desmodium, plgeonpea f o d d e r ,
Guatemalan and U n i t e d S t a t e s a l f a l f a meals
i n r a t i o n s f o r baby c h i c k s . P o u l t r y S c i .
2 9 : 4 8 2 - 4 8 5 . 1275
Desmodium meal and to a l e s s e r e x t e n t ,
plgeonpea f o d d e r m e a l , may r e p l a c e a l f a l f a
meal as a source of c a r o t e n e and o t h e r
e s s e n t i a l n u t r i e n t s i n baby c h i c k r a t i o n s .
This i s o f importance f o r L a t i n American
t r o p i c a l r e g i o n s a s a l f a l f a grows o n l y i n
l i m i t e d a r e a s , whereas numerous species of
the genus Desmodium grow abundantly
t h r o u g h o u t t h e t r o p i c s . Plgeonpeas y i e l d
good f o d d e r crops in c e r t a i n areas and may
be used to supplement t h e p r o d u c t i o n of
Desmodium meals.
SCHAFFHAUSEN, R.V. 1965.
Weight i n c r e a s e of Zebu C a t t l e g r a z i n g on
legumes. D o l i c h o s lablab and Cajanus
indicus. P r o c . 9 t h I n t . G r a s s l d Congr.
Sao Paulo 2 : 9 6 5 - 9 6 8 . 1273
The p o t e n t i a l of plgeonpea as a t r o p i c a l
d r y - s e a s o n p r o t e i n supplement f o r i n c r e a s e d
b e e f p r o d u c t i o n was i n d i c a t e d i n B r a z i l ,
when C, oajan was sown in c o n t o u r f u r r o w s
in a pangola g r a s s ( D i g i t a r i a decumbens)
p a s t u r e , Zebu b u l l s g a i n e d a n average o f
35 kg in 93 days d u r i n g severe d r o u g h t .
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