Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh] is an important food legume of the semi-arid
tropics (SAT) sustaining livelihood of millions of people. Stagnant and unstable yield per …

With 1 figure and 4 tables Abstract Cultivated pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.) has a
narrow genetic base; hence, utilization of wild relatives in the crossing programme would …

Survival, growth, fecundity, and behavior of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) were compared
on pods of cultivated pigeonpea, Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh, and 2 wild species, C …

Several plant characters are known to affect the searching behaviour and parasitization
efficiency of Trichogramma spp.(Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). In this study, plant …

Cajanus platycarpus a wild species of pigeonpea incompatible with the cultigen has many
desirable characters important for the improvement of cultivated pigeonpea. In the present …

Cultivated pigeonpea germplasm has a narrow genetic base due to the bottlenecks caused
by domestication and breeding from a small number of genotypes. Pigeonpea genetic …

The legume pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera, is one of the most devastating pests of
pigeonpea. High levels of resistance to pod borer have been reported in the wild relative of …

Pigeonpea is grown in most tropical countries and has many common names, including red
gram, tur, arhar, gandul, and pois d'Angole. This chapter provides a discussion on parental …

The use of crop wild relatives in the breeding program has been well recognized to diversify
the genetic base along with introgression of useful traits. Cajanus platycarpus (Benth.) …

Food legumes constitute an integral part of systematic global agricultural research due to
their significance as the concentrated source of proteins, mineral elements and their role in …