Semi‐arid and subhumid West Africa is characterized by high inter‐annual rainfall
variability, with variable onset of the rainy season, somewhat more predictable endings, and …

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan L.(Millsp.)] play an important
role in mitigating protein malnutrition for millions of poor vegetarians living in regions of the …

Abstract Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] is a versatile, stress-tolerant, and nutritious
grain legume, possessing traits of value for enhancing the sustainability of dry sub-tropical …

Climate change, food security, and environmental sustainability are pressing issues faced
by today's global population. As production demands increase and climate threatens crop …

To identify stable housekeeping genes as a reference for expression analysis under heat
and salt stress conditions in pigeonpea, the relative expression variation for 10 commonly …

Human population growth in combination with changing patterns of global food consumption
under climate change is posing formidable challenge to attaining sustainable global food …

ICRISAT scientists, working with I ndian programme counterparts, developed the world's first
cytoplasmic‐nuclear male sterility (CMS)‐based commercial hybrid in a food legume, the …

Chickpea, pigeonpea and lentil constitute the major component of low-input agriculture in
the semi-arid tropics (SAT). These pulses play an important role in alleviating malnutrition by …

Abstract Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] is an ideal pulse crop of rainfed tropics and
sub-tropics due to its high nutritive value and ability to survive various biotic and abiotic …

Pigeonpea is an important food legume crop of semi‐arid tropical regions. Plateauing of
pigeonpea yield has been worrying breeders for the past 6–7 decades. Serious breeding …