Genetic and Genomic Resources of Grain Legume Improvement: 8. Pigeon Pea

Genetic and Genomic Resources of Grain Legume Improvement: 8. Pigeon Pea
ISBN-10
0128064420
ISBN-13
9780128064429
Series
Genetic and Genomic Resources of Grain Legume Improvement
Category
Science
Pages
322
Language
English
Published
2013-07-18
Publisher
Elsevier Inc. Chapters
Authors
Hari D. Upadhyaya, Rajeev K. Varshney, Shivali Sharma

Description

Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh) is an important grain legume crop grown in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Though pigeon pea has a narrow genetic base, vast genetic resources are available for its genetic improvement. Evaluation of small subsets, such as core (10% of the whole collection) and mini-core collections (about 1% of the entire collection), has resulted in the identification of promising diverse sources for agronomic and nutrition-related traits as well as resistance/tolerance to important biotic/abiotic stresses for use in pigeon pea improvement programmes. Wild relatives of pigeon pea are the reservoir of many useful genes, including resistance/tolerance to diseases, insect pests and drought and good agronomic traits, and also have contributed to the development of cytoplasmic male sterility systems for pigeon pea improvement. Availability of genomic resources, including the genome sequence, will facilitate greater use of germplasm to develop new cultivars with a broad genetic base.

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