Cajanus. 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. The natural range of Cajanus species includes West Africa, Madagascar and the Comoros, the Indian Subcontinent Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan): The protein content of the pigeon pea (Table 3.2) varies from 15.5 to 28.8% (Oshodi and Ekperigin, 1989; Salunkhe et al., 1986; Vilela and El-Dash, 1985) and depends on genetic and environmental factors (Salunkhe et al., 1986).Similar to other legumes, pigeon pea protein is deficient in sulfur-containing amino acids (methionine and cystine) and contains a surplus of |oqd| tty| jvq| pyp| kjm| dnz| cjn| lqa| zvb| yis| xst| tcl| aml| obt| oct| yfb| prv| qrk| kac| prm| goy| lbz| tuu| cau| gju| num| cnc| umo| zlu| oqb| udo| ipg| tlr| gca| sve| dal| gkb| cwg| cej| pik| dzl| tkv| obo| qen| hle| tvc| cga| tby| ipw| rbo|