RED GRAM (Cajanus cajan) (2n = 22)

 

Pigeon pea / Red gram is an important pulse crop next to chickpea in India. India is a largest producer i.e. 90% of the world’s production

Origin: Africa and India

Distribution: India, Uganda, Kenya, West Indies, Burma etc. In India, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh and under irrigated belt in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.

Progenitor: Cajanus cajanifolius Atylosia lineate Genus Cajanus and Atylosia and have many similarities. Cajanus has more than 30 species. The view is that Cajanus arose from Atylosia . In western ghats, West Bengal and Orissa,Atylosia species are known as wildtur. Now this genes has been included in Cajanus.