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Attappady Thuvara (red gram) is an important traditional crop variety of pigeon pea cultivated in the Indian state of Kerala. [1] Attappady Thuvara is grown in the Attappady tribal taluka in Palakkad district. [2] [3] Under its Geographical Indication tag, it is referred to as "'Attappady Thuvara". [4]
The tur pod bug is the most damaging sap-sucking pest of pigeon pea in India. [citation needed] The pods and seeds are the prime site for attack, young seeds being damaged; during heavy attacks the pods become shrivelled. Flowers, leaves and young shoots are additionally attacked. [citation needed]
The pigeon pea [1] (Cajanus cajan) or toor dal is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae native to the Eastern Hemisphere. [2] The pigeon pea is widely cultivated in tropical and semitropical regions around the world, being commonly consumed in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
A low mean yield of 0.85 tonnes per hectare was reported in Ghana under good management practices close to yield levels of other legumes such as cowpeas (0.80 tonnes per hecatare) and pigeon peas (0.78 tonnes per hectare). [27]
Nagendra Kumar Singh (born 15 October 1958) is an Indian agricultural scientist. He is presently a National Professor Dr. B.P. Pal Chair and JC Bose National Fellow at ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
The Dry Zone is the agricultural centre of Myanmar; two-thirds of Myanmar's arable land and 35% of its grain crops are located in the region, and additional economic activities include livestock rearing. [4] The most widely planted crops are sesame, paddy, groundnut, pigeon peas, chickpeas, green gram and sorghum. [5]
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Viral diseases; Arhar mosaic Arhar mosaic virus: Foliar vein yellowing Rhabdovirus: Mild mosaic Tobacco mosaic virus: Mosaic Alfalfa mosaic virus. Cowpea mosaic virus