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C o o r d i n a t i o n Meet. Neuherberg, 1972,
1973. 500
PATHAK, G . N . , and JAIMANGAL SAHAI. 1960.
Type 7: A new a r h a r f o r mixed c r o p p i n g in
k h a r i f . I n d i a n Pmg 1 0 ( 2 ) : 3 7 . 501
S e l e c t e d from m a t e r i a l from Lucknow,
Cajanus c a j a n Type 7 is a l a t e - r i p e n i n g ,
e r e c t , brown-seeded v a r i e t y s u i t a b l e f o r
a l l d i s t r i c t s i n U t t a r Pradesh. I t has a
1000-seed w e i g h t of 120 g, as a g a i n s t 74 g
f o r T-17 and 81 g f o r T-105.
PATHAK, G . N . , and K.P. SINGH. 1 9 6 1 .
Type 21 a r h a r (pigeonpea) outdoes Type 1.
I n d i a n Frag 11(8) : 1 5 . 502
The new Cajanus aajan v a r i e t y T - 2 1 is e a r l y
m a t u r i n g (6 m o n t h s ) , p r o f u s e l y b r a n c h e d ,
t a l l , and s e m i s p r e a d i n g . I t has more seeds
per pod than T-1 and the brown seeds cook
and t a s t e b e t t e r . The 1000-seed w e i g h t is
76 g. Over 2 y e a r s , it y i e l d e d 57% more
than T - l .
PATIL, J . A . 1957.
T-84 - An improved t u r s t r a i n . Farmer
8 ( 1 2 ) : 2 9 - 3 0 . 503
The m o r p h o l o g i c a l c h a r a c t e r s of T - 8 4 , a
newly developed pigeonpea s t r a i n , and a
package o f p r a c t i c e s f o r o b t a i n i n g h i g h e s t
y i e l d from i t a r e g i v e n . I t s r e a c t i o n t o
diseases i s d e s c r i b e d and y i e l d comparisons
made w i t h l o c a l s t r a i n s .
PATIL, M.K., and M.N. KAMAT. 1950.
C o n t r o l o f p l a n t disease t h r o u g h disease
r e s i s t a n c e i n Bombay. Poona A g r i c . C o l l .
Mag. 4 0 ( 4 ) : 6 - l l . 504
A g e n e r a l d i s c u s s i o n on b r e e d i n g f o r
d i s e a s e r e s i s t a n c e i s p r e s e n t e d and t h e
t e c h n i q u e used i n I n d i a f o r o b t a i n i n g crop
p l a n t s r e s i s t a n t t o F u s a r i u m w i l t i s
o u t l i n e d . In t u r (Cajanus cajan) much
r e l i a n c e was p r e v i o u s l y p l a c e d o n f i e l d
r e s i s t a n c e t o w i l t , b u t the r e s u l t s o f
p o t t e s t under u n i f o r m c o n d i t i o n s at Poona
have demonstrated t h e need f o r s t a n d a r d i ­
z a t i o n o f t h e b r e e d i n g t e c h n i q u e .
a l l t h e c o r r e l a t i o n s . Among a l l t h e y i e l d
components, p o d s / p l a n t i s the most e f f e c ­
t i v e y i e l d d e t e r m i n a n t and should b e g i v e n
weightage i n s e l e c t i o n programs.
PRASAD, S.N. 1958.
Segregation o f c h a r a c t e r s i n a r h a r (Cajanus
c a j a n ) . Allahabad Fmr 32:305-308. 506
The percentage of n a t u r a l c r o s s - p o l l i n a t i o n
in C. aajan ranges from 0.09 to 48 , as
r e p o r t e d by d i f f e r e n t w o r k e r s . The species
i s a l s o i n c l u d e d i n the c l a s s o f o f t e n
c r o s s - f e r t i l i z e d p l a n t s . I n s p i t e o f a l l
p r e c a u t i o n s c o n t r o l l i n g mechanical m i x t u r e ,
s e g r e g a t i o n of c h a r a c t e r s has been observed
i n p l o t s o f d i f f e r e n t v a r i e t i e s . The main
cause o f v a r i e t y d e t e r i o r a t i o n i n t h i s crop
i s n a t u r a l c r o s s - p o l l i n a t i o n . Methods t o
m a i n t a i n v a r i e t a l p u r i t y are suggested.
RACHIE, K.O. 1976.
Goals and progress in GLIP. June 1975. Proc.
I I T A C o l l a b o r a t o r s Meet, on G r a i n Legumes
Improvement. 9-13 June, 1975. I I T A . I b a d a n ,
N i g e r i a . 1-5. 507
Topics b r i e f l y covered in t h i s progress
r e p o r t on t h e g r a i n legume improvement
program (GLIP) i n c l u d e (1) the u t i l i z a t i o n
o f a d d i t i v e gene e f f e c t s , l i n k a g e b r e a k i n g ,
and male s t e r i l i t y to produce many crosses
i n a s i n g l e growth season; ( i i ) t h e development
o f e l i t e s t r a i n s o f cowpea, s o y ­
bean, pigeonpea ( f o u r e a c h ) , and l i m a beans
( t h r e e ) ; ( i i i ) t h e development o f a
pigeonpea f a m i l y w i t h a wide range in
h e i g h t (60 to 220 cm); and ( i v ) improved
r e s i s t a n c e to p e s t s and d i s e a s e s .
RACHIE, K.O. 1976.
Pigeonpeas and m i s c e l l a n e o u s beans. P r o c .
I I T A C o l l a b o r a t o r s Meet, on G r a i n Legumes
Improvement. Seed Q u a l i t y / B i o c h e m i s t r y .
9-13 J u n e , 1975. I I T A , I b a d a n , N i g e r i a .
2 1 - 2 6 . 508
S i x h i g h - y i e l d i n g , e a r l y m a t u r i n g C. aajan
v a r i e t i e s were grown i n t r i a l s a t 2 0 s i t e s
i n A f r i c a , A s i a , and t h e Americas. B r i e f
d a t a a r e a l s o p r e s e n t e d from v a r i e t a l
t r i a l s o f the o t h e r g r a i n legumes.
POKLE, Y . S . , and L.C. MOHATKAR. 1976.
Path a n a l y s i s o f y i e l d components i n
pigeonpea (Cajanuss c a j a n ( L . ) M i l l s p . ) .
Nagpur A g r i c . C o l l . Mag. 4 8 : 2 3 - 2 4 . 505
Path a n a l y s i s i n 4 0 v a r i e t i e s o f pigeonpea
r e v e a l e d t h a t the p o d s / p l a n t had h i g h e r
d i r e c t e f f e c t than shown b y i t s c o r r e l a t i o n
w i t h y i e l d and a l s o i n d i r e c t l y i n f l u e n c e d
RACHIE, K . O . , and W.D. ROCKWOOD. 1973.
Research in g r a i n legume improvement.
Span 1 6 ( 1 ) : 9 - 1 2 . 509
Work a t t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l I n s t i t u t e o f
T r o p i c a l A g r i c u l t u r e has i n c l u d e d a p r e l i ­
minary e v a l u a t i o n of about 6,178 accessions
of 20 genera and s p e c i e s . Breeding work in
Cajanus c a j a n i s mentioned.
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