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16 - Pigeonpea: From an Orphan to a Leader in Food Legumes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

By
C.L. Laxmipathi Gowda ,
K.B. Saxena ,
R.K. Srivastava ,
H.D. Upadhyaya  and
S.N. Silim
Edited by
Paul Gepts ,
Thomas R. Famula ,
Robert L. Bettinger ,
Stephen B. Brush ,
Ardeshir B. Damania ,
Patrick E. McGuire  and
Calvin O. Qualset
Paul Gepts
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University of California, Davis
Thomas R. Famula
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University of California, Davis
Robert L. Bettinger
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University of California, Davis
Stephen B. Brush
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University of California, Davis
Ardeshir B. Damania
Affiliation:
University of California, Davis
Patrick E. McGuire
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University of California, Davis
Calvin O. Qualset
Affiliation:
University of California, Davis
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Biodiversity in Agriculture
Domestication, Evolution, and Sustainability
 , pp. 361 - 374
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2012

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