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I C R I S A T i s p l e a s e d t o p u b l i s h t h i s a n n o t a t e d b i b l i o g r a p h y o f p i g e o n -<br />

p e a l i t e r a t u r e , w h i c h r e s u l t s c h i e f l y f r o m t h e e f f o r t s o f a c l o s e<br />

a s s o c i a t e , D r . B . S . D a h i y a o f H a r y a n a A g r i c u l t u r a l U n i v e r s i t y ,<br />

w h o w a s a t P u n j a b A g r i c u l t u r a l U n i v e r s i t y w h e n t h e s e r e f e r e n c e s<br />

w e r e c o m p i l e d . O u r j o i n t e f f o r t e x e m p l i f i e s t h e t w o - w a y c o o p e r a ­<br />

t i o n t h a t m u l t i p l i e s t h e e f f e c t i v e n e s s o f t h e r e s e a r c h d o n e b y b o t h<br />

I C R I S A T a n d t h e I n d i a n n a t i o n a l p r o g r a m s .<br />

I n t e r e s t i n p i g e o n p e a , n o w g r o w n m o s t l y i n I n d i a , i s i n c r e a s ­<br />

i n g o n a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l b a s i s . A r e c e n t r e p o r t o f t h e U . S . N a t i o n a l<br />

S c i e n c e F o u n d a t i o n , f o r e x a m p l e , r e c o m m e n d e d r e s e a r c h t o e x p l o r e<br />

t h e a d a p t a t i o n o f t h e c r o p t o m a r g i n a l l a n d s i n t h e U S A .<br />

I t i s o u r h o p e t h a t e a s i e r a c c e s s t o e x i s t i n g l i t e r a t u r e o n<br />

p i g e o n p e a w i l l h e l p a l l c o n c e r n e d s c i e n t i s t s i n p l a n n i n g e f f e c t i v e<br />

r e s e a r c h f o r i n c r e a s i n g t h e s u p p l y o f a h i g h l y n u t r i t i v e f o o d c r o p<br />

o f i m p o r t a n c e t o m a n y m i l l i o n s o f p e o p l e .<br />

L . D . S w i n d a l e<br />

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