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Pigeonpea B i b l i o g r a p h y
B R E E D I N G
ABODUNDE, S.O. 1965.
I n t r o d u c t i o n o f p u l s e s from I n d i a t o
N o r t h e r n N i g e r i a . Samaru A g r i c . N e w s l e t t e r .
7 ( 3 ) : 4 0 - 4 2 . 400
Pigeonpea s e l e c t i o n 1 1 4 1 , i n t r o d u c e d from
Madras s t a t e ( I n d i a ) i n t o N i g e r i a , was
grown i n o b s e r v a t i o n p l o t s . The s t r a i n i s
d i f f e r e n t from t h e common N i g e r i a n v a r i e t y ,
w i t h a d u r a t i o n of 4 to 5 months. Crops of
t h i s v a r i e t y c o u l d b e grown i n A p r i l o r i n
J u l y . I n d i a n methods o f p r o c e s s i n g the
seed i n t o s p l i t peas (Dhal) are d e s c r i b e d .
ABRAMS, R., J. VELEZ-FORTUNO, and
J. GARCIA LOPEZ. 1969.
The i n t e r a c t i o n of v a r i e t y and environment
i n pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) t r i a l s .
J . A g r i c . U n i v . P . R i c o . 5 3 ( l ) : 6 l - 6 6 . 404
S t a t i s t i c a l a n a l y s i s o f f i e l d t r i a l s w i t h
20 v a r i e t i e s of pigeonpea (Cajanus c a j a n ) ,
over 3 c o n s e c u t i v e years at two l o c a t i o n s
showed a c o n s i d e r a b l e e f f e c t of v a r i e t i e s
o n y i e l d , date o f f l o w e r i n g , p l a n t h e i g h t ,
and seed w e i g h t . Data i n d i c a t e d t h a t
performance o f v a r i e t i e s may b e s i g n i f i ­
c a n t l y dependent on y e a r s , whereas no
e f f e c t was observed f o r t h e l o c a t i o n s .
This suggests t h a t v a r i e t a l i n t r o d u c t i o n
o f t h i s crop should b e preceded b y r e p l i ­
c a t i o n o f t e s t s over a t l e a s t 3 years t o
o b t a i n r e l i a b l e i n f o r m a t i o n .
ABRAMS, R. 1967.
S t u d i e s o n n a t u r a l cross p o l l i n a t i o n i n
pigeonpeas ( C a j a n c a j a n ) . J . A g r i c . U n i v .
P. R i c o . 5 1 ( 1 ) : 1 - 2 1 . 401
An average of 5.8% c r o s s - p o l l i n a t i o n took
p l a c e between rows 8 f t . (2.44 m) a p a r t in
Puerto R i c o . N o n a t u r a l h y b r i d s r e s u l t e d
from p l a n t s a r t i f i c i a l l y s e l f e d and bagged.
ABRAMS, R., and J. VELEZ-FORTUNO. 1 9 6 1 .
R a d i a t i o n r e s e a r c h w i t h pigeonpeas (Cajanus
c a j a n ) r e s u l t s on X 1 and X 2 g e n e r a t i o n s .
J . A g r i c . U n i v . P . R i c o . 4 5 ( 4 ) :
197-204. 402
I r r a d i a t i o n w i t h gamma rays exceeding
16,000 roentgens or exposure to n e u t r o n s
f o r more than 2 hours i m p a i r e d t h e v i a b i ­
l i t y o f pigeonpea ( v a r i e t y K a k i ) seeds and
reduced p l a n t h e i g h t i n t h e X 1 g e n e r a t i o n .
The X 2 g e n e r a t i o n was c o n s i d e r a b l y more
v a r i a b l e t h a n t h e p a r e n t v a r i e t y w i t h
r e s p e c t t o p l a n t h e i g h t and t i m e o f
f l o w e r i n g .
ABRAMS, R., and VELEZ-FORTUNO. 1962.
R a d i a t i o n r e s e a r c h w i t h pigeonpeas (Cajanus
aajan): r e s u l t s on X 3 and X 4 g e n e r a t i o n s .
J . A g r i c . U n i v . P . R i c o . 4 6 ( 1 ) :
3 4 - 4 2 . 403
R a d i a t i o n by means of gamma rays and n e u ­
t r o n s produced m u t a t i o n s i n p i g e o n p e a s ,
showing e a r l i e r and l a t e r f l o w e r i n g dates
than t h e p a r e n t v a r i e t y . This c o u l d r e s u l t
i n a n e x t e n s i o n o f the p r o d u c t i o n season i n
P u e r t o R i c o . Y i e l d improvement was l a r g e
enough t o b e d e t e c t e d i n t r i a l s w i t h modern
d e s i g n s . Some of t h e g e n e t i c c h a r a c t e r i s ­
t i c s c o u l d b e f i x e d b y repeated s i n g l e -
p l a n t s e l e c t i o n .
ANONYMOUS. 1935.
The gungo or pigeonpea.
Soc. 39:330.
Jamaica A g r i c .
405
The home of gungo or pigeonpea was in t h e
E a s t , p r o b a b l y i n I n d i a , where i t i s
e x t e n s i v e l y grown. I t i s now found througho
u t the t r o p i c s . I n Jamaica, a l t h o u g h
never grown on a l a r g e s c a l e , it is an
a r t i c l e o f the d i e t . A s a f a i r l y h i g h
percentage o f cross f e r t i l i z a t i o n takes
p l a c e n a t u r a l l y , the i s o l a t i o n o f pure
v a r i e t i e s i s l e s s simple than f o r o t h e r
leguminous c r o p s . Some s u p e r i o r s t r a i n s
e x i s t i n Jamaica, f o r example, v a r i e t i e s
No-eye, Popus, Tamarind, and M i n t o .
ANONYMOUS. 1939.
Changes in t h e nomenclature of improved
v a r i e t i e s o f crops bred a t the I m p e r i a l
A g r i c u l t u r a l Research I n s t i t u t e . Nagpur
A g r i c . C o l l . Mag. 1 4 ( 1 - 2 ) : 1 4 7 - 1 4 8 . 406
A l i s t of t h e o l d and new names of t h e
v a r i e t i e s o f crops under d i s t r i b u t i o n i s
g i v e n . For Rahar (C. cajan) t h e o l d and
new names a r e as f o l l o w s :
Old name
New name
Pusa Type 15 I . P . 15
'' 24 '' 24
'' 51 " 51
'' 64 '' 64
'' 80 '' 80
ANONYMOUS. 1943.
Annual r e p o r t o f t h e I m p e r i a l C o u n c i l o f
A g r i c u l t u r a l Research f o r 1942-43, New
D e l h i . 407
Improvement o f pigeonpea s t u d i e d ; s e l e c ­
t i o n f o r w i l t r e s i s t a n c e was made and work
s t a r t e d i n Madras f o r s e l e c t i n g h i g h -
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