Pigeon Pea: ICP 7035
(Cajanus cajan)

Pigeon pea is a nitrogen-fixing, perennial shrub, growing to 4 m in height, that produces green or dry seed in seasonally dry climates. Pigeon peas are adaptable to many soil types and are used as a dry pea, green vegetable, fodder, fuelwood, green manure or cover crop.

Formerly labeled in the ECHO seed bank as 'Vegetable', this variety is from ICRISAT in India (pedigree DSLR-55). It is medium duration, daylength sensitive, and non-determinate. It produces brownish-red speckled seeds. It is called a vegetable type because of its prolific pod production and large seeds.