Pigeonpea in a Nutshell

Pigeonpea is a versatile pulse crop with its use as food, feed, fertilizer and fuel in the country. People use the dry grain as dhal, the green seed as a vegetable and the sticks as fuel wood. With the emergence of modern tools in the recent past, a large volume of basic research work has been undertaken at different research institutions resulting in generation of greater knowledge base in many aspect of Pigeonpea production. With this knowledge base, the Book “Pigeonpea in a Nutshell” is framed to provide comprehensive review on various aspects of Pigeonpea. Besides to depiction of knowledge, all the aspects of information regarding, Pigeonpea- An overview, Genetics and Cytogenetics, Hybrid Pigeonpea and their impact on yield enhancement, Vegetable Pigeonpea, PGR, Biotechnological Interventions For Pigeonpea Improvement, Quality seed Production, Integrated pest and disease management, Nutrient management, Nutritional and anti-nutritional factors and Post harvest technological aspects in Pigeonpea. I am sure this book will useful to crop scientists all over the world and will serve as a standard reference book on Pigeonpea for students and scientists for teaching and research with basic knowledge of Pigeonpea.

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