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Pigeonpea B i b l i o g r a p h y
F l o r i d a , t h e use of combine h a r v e s t e r s was
extended t o t h i s crop a l s o , but t h e r e were
some l o s s e s due to h a r v e s t i n g .
KRAUSS, F.G. 1932.
The pigeonpea (Cajanus indicus): i t s
improvement, c u l t u r e , and u t i l i z a t i o n i n
H a w a i i . Hawaii A g r i c . Exp. Stn B u l l .
6 4 : 1 - 4 6 . 100
The f o l l o w i n g aspects of pigeonpea are
d e s c r i b e d i n d e t a i l . I n t r o d u c t i o n . Botany,
h i s t o r y and n o m e n c l a t u r e , improvement:
b r e e d i n g , need o f c l a s s i f i c a t i o n , suggest
i o n s , c l i m a t i c and s o i l a d a p t a t i o n s ,
c u l t u r e : T i l l a g e , p l a n t i n g , f e r t i l i z i n g ,
i r r i g a t i o n , h a r v e s t i n g , c u r i n g , t h r e s h i n g ,
and m i l l i n g . Uses o f t h e pigeonpea.
Feeding v a l u e . Pigeonpeas as a cover
green manure and r o t a t i o n c r o p . P l o w i n g
under p i g e o n p e a s : I n s e c t p e s t s o f p i g e o n -
peas. P r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e o f g r o w e r s .
KULKARNI, L.G. 1969.
I n c r e a s i n g t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f r e d gram
(Cajanus c a j a n ) w i t h s p e c i a l r e f e r e n c e
t o Andhra Pradesh. P r o c . I n d i a n S c i . Cong.
Assoc. 5 6 ( 4 ) : 5 2 . ( A b s t r a c t ) . 101
Red gram occupies l a r g e areas b u t i t s
y i e l d s a r e as low as 350 to 375 1 b s / a c
(392 t o 420 k g / h a ) i n A . P . T h i s i s
because p l a n t t y p e i s bushy, accommodating
a p o p u l a t i o n of o n l y about 10,000 p l a n t s
per a c r e , and has a d u r a t i o n of 210 to
240 days. Because o f i t s low y i e l d , i t
is p l a n t e d as a mixed or b o r d e r c r o p , or
p l a n t e d i n m a r g i n a l l a n d s o f low w a t e r -
r e t e n t i v e c a p a c i t y . I t s p r o d u c t i v e
stage c o i n c i d e s w i t h d r y p e r i o d s a f t e r
r a i n y season. Thus, n e i t h e r t h e crop
has been t r i e d as a pure crop n o r
have a t t e m p t s been made t o r a i s e i t
under f e r t i l i z e d o r i r r i g a t e d c o n d i t i o n s .
KUMAR, P . , and N.S. CHAUHAN. 1976.
Problems and p r o s p e c t s of l a c - h o s t
b r e e d i n g . I n d i a n Fmg 2 7 ( 8 ) : 3 1 . 102
The w i l d t r e e species Butea monosperma
and Sahleiahera oleosa, t h e u s u a l h o s t s
of t h e l a c i n s e c t Kerria lacca, are n o t
c o n s i d e r e d s u i t a b l e m a t e r i a l f o r b r e e d i n g
programs because o f t h e i r l o n g l i f e c y c l e
and l a r g e s i z e . P o l y p l o i d p l a n t s o f t h e
shrubby legume M o g h m i a macrophylla, a
s u i t a b l e h o s t , have been o b t a i n e d and t h e
p u l s e crop Cajanus c a j a n i s a l s o c o n s i d e r e d
a p o s s i b l e h o s t w o r t h d e v e l o p i n g .
KYNEUR, G.W., and R.W. WALKER. 1962.
The performance of legume i n t r o d u c t i o n at
K a i r i Research S t a t i o n , Queensland. Proc.
N o r t h Qd. A g r o s t . Conf. 1 4 / 4 . 103
C. cajan has been found u s e f u l as a component
i n mixed grass/legume s t a n d s . I n
p r e l i m i n a r y o b s e r v a t i o n s pigeonpea was
c o n s i d e r e d a p r o m i s i n g legume in mixed
s t a n d s . It may a l s o be used as a legume
in monsoon e n v i r o n m e n t s . Other aspects of
mixed c r o p p i n g have a l s o been d i s c u s s e d .
LAKER, J . S . 1970.
Pigeonpea - Cajanus cajan ( L . ) M i l l s p .
In A g r i c u l t u r e in Uganda (Ed.) J . D . Hameson,
pp. 245-246. London: Oxford' U n i v e r s i t y
P r e s s . 104
LAL, R. 1976.
N o - t i l l a g e e f f e c t s o n s o i l p r o p e r t i e s under
d i f f e r e n t crops i n Western N i g e r i a . S o i l
S c i . Soc. Am. J. 4 0 ( 5 ) : 7 6 2 - 7 6 8 . 105
I n t r i a l s i n 1973-1974, d i f f e r e n t crop
r o t a t i o n s such as e a r l y / l a t e maize,
cowpea/cowpea, maize/cowpea, soybean/
soybean, maize/soybean and pigeonpea/
maize were grown on p l o t s on w h i c h n o -
t i l l a g e maize had grown s i n c e 1970 and
w h i c h had then been c o n v e n t i o n a l l y t i l l e d
or t r e a t e d w i t h 2.5 kg p a r a q u a t / h a 1 week
b e f o r e s o w i n g . D u r i n g t h e e a r l y season,
c o n t i n u o u s n o - t i l l a g e maize y i e l d e d h i g h e r
than plowed maize. Maize i n r o t a t i o n w i t h
pigeonpea y i e l d e d more than c o n t i n u o u s
m a i z e .
LAL, S. 1977.
I n c r e a s i n g p u l s e p r o d u c t i o n . I n d i a n Fmg
2 7 ( 7 ) : 3 - 5 . 106
Some measures based on a v a i l a b l e technology
are suggested f o r i n c r e a s i n g the p r o d u c ­
t i o n o f p u l s e s t h r o u g h i n c r e a s i n g y i e l d s
and area under p u l s e s .
LANDRAU, J . R . P . , and G. SAMUELS. 1959.
The e f f e c t s o f f e r t i l i z e r a p p l i c a t i o n s o n
y i e l d s o f p i g e o n p e a . J . A g r i c . U n i v . P .
R i c o . 4 3 ( 7 ) : 6 9 - 7 2 . 107
Data are p r o v i d e d o n the f e r t i l i z e r r e s ­
ponses of C. oagan on c l a y s o i l s in terms
of seed y i e l d . Up to 250 kg each of N,
P 2 O 5 , and K 2 O/ha gave no f a v o r a b l e green
pod y i e l d response (on a u n i t area b a s i s ) .
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