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Pigeonpea is an important legume food crop grown primarily by smallholder farmers in many semi-arid tropical regions of the world.
Pigeonpea is useful in various ways both as human food and animal feed. As human food pigeonpea is used as 'dhal (split seed without seed coat), whole seed, and green vegetable to supplement cereal-based diets. The seed by-products from the 'dhal mills are used as animal feed.
Pigeonpea leaves are used as dry or green fodder. Stalks of pigeonpea are useful for making baskets, constructing huts, hedges, and binding material. Pigeonpea green manure provide nitrogen-rich organic material to improve soil structure.