Diversity in Tanzanian pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] landraces and their response to environments

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 379-387

  Manyasa, E O ^a   Silim, S N ^a   Githiri, S M ^b   Christiansen, J L ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agro ecologies; Agro morphological; Cajanus cajan; Multivariate analysis; Pigeonpea; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; HERITABILITY; LEGUME; MARKET CONDITIONS; MATURATION; POLYMORPHISM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

CAJANUS CAJAN;

EID: 42149185634     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-007-9245-2     Document Type: Article

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