?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.226045&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Improvement+of+Helicoverpa+armigera+resistance+in+pigeonpea+(Cajanus+cajan)+through+'omics+and+breeding&rft.creator=Dawit%2C+Abigail+Ngugi&rft.subject=Pigeonpea+Cajanus+cajan&rft.subject=Cajanus+scarabaeoides&rft.subject=Helicoverpa+armigera&rft.subject=Pod+borer&rft.subject=Interspecific+hybridisation&rft.subject=Crop+wild+relatives&rft.subject=Plant+defences&rft.subject=Tandem+Mass+Tag+Proteomics&rft.subject=Transcriptomics&rft.subject=Phenypropanoid+pathway&rft.subject=ODTA&rft.description=Pigeonpea+(Cajanus+cajan)+is+a+sub-tropical+and+tropical+pulse+rich+in+plant-based+protein%2C+carbohydrates%2C+minerals%2C+and+vitamins.+Helicoverpa+armigera+is+the+most+devastating+insect+pest+in+pigeonpea.+This+study+focussed+on+deciphering+the+molecular+host+plant+resistance+(HPR)+mechanisms+applied+by+Cajanus+scarabaeoides+a+wild+pigeonpea+against+insect+using+transcriptomic+and+proteomic+studies.+These+HPR+mechanisms+were+transferred+to+the+cultivated+pigeonpea+via+interspecific+hybridisation%2C+and+they+are+stable+at+F2+generation.+The+study+outcome+provides+a+unique+insight+into+the+insect+resistance+mechanisms+employed+by+C.+scarabaeoides+and+lays+the+foundation+for+further+studies+and+applications.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2021&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F226045%2F1%2FAbigail_Dawit_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.rights=http%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby-nc-nd%2F4.0%2F&rft.relation=doi%3A10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.226045&rft.relation=Dawit%2C+Abigail+Ngugi+(2021)+Improvement+of+Helicoverpa+armigera+resistance+in+pigeonpea+(Cajanus+cajan)+through+'omics+and+breeding.+PhD+by+Publication%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F226045%2F&rft.identifier=Centre+for+Agriculture+and+the+Bioeconomy%3B+Faculty+of+Science%3B+School+of+Biology+%26+Environmental+Science