Indian scientists have identified Madhya Pradesh as the centre of origin of this nationwide staple legume and discovered genes they say will allow the expansion of pigeonpea cultivation.
Archaeological excavations have earlier hinted that India may be the origin of the domestication of pigeonpea, a legume popularly known as arhar or tur dal, but the new study is the first to provide genetic evidence to trace its domestication roots to Madhya Pradesh.
This is the outcome of a study by scientists at the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) near Hyderabad and their collaborators in Australia, China and the US.
Read more of this in the report published in The Telegraph.....
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