Cajanus (Pigeon pea)
The genus Cajanus is a member of the plant family Fabaceae. There are 37 species, mainly distributed across Africa, Asia and Australasia. Species include the pigeon pea (C. cajan), which is a significant food crop.
NCBI taxonomy ID: 3820
Tools and resources for the genus as a whole
- ZZBrowse
- Association viewers (QTL, GWAS)
- Genome Context Viewer
- Browser for dynamically discovering and viewing genomic synteny across selected species.
- Germplasm GIS
- Geographic information system viewer, showing collection locations for Cajanus data held by the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System.
Tools and resources for particular species
Cajanus cajan: pigeonpea
Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) is a member of the millettioid (warm-season legume) clade within the sub-family Papilionoideae. Pigeonpea is the main protein source for more than a billion people in the developing world. It is grown mainly in the semi-arid tropical regions (Asia, Africa and Central/South America).
NCBI taxonomy ID: 3821
Cajanus cajan resources
- LIS SequenceServer
- SequenceServer BLAST against the Cajanus cajan assembly v1.0
Cajanus cajan accessions
ICPL87119 (International Crops Research Inst. for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT))
ICPL 87119 is a high-yielding pigeonpea variety, resistant to fusarium wilt and sterility mosaic diseases, identified for release in the central and south zones of India in 1992.