Pigeon peas

Pigeon pea or tur plant is an annual crop, cultivated for its sweet tasting legumes, which is consumed as a popular staple diet in many countriesPigeon pea plant has multi colored flowers with most of them being yellow colored.

As compared to the other pulses produced in the world, pigeon pea or tur holds the sixth rank in the context of production.

Dominant producers of this crop are the countries in the Indian subcontinent, Africa and Central America as the climate conditions suit the development of the crop. The leading producer is India producing about 85 % of the world’s total produce.

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