• BhimraoVishwanath Jaiwal
• Rajesh DattatrayaTak

Plant defense related proteins are induced during wounding and pathogen attack. These proteins are present in various parts of plant like seeds, fruits, leaves and flower. These proteins are also produced in pigeon pea in response to insect attack or mechanical wounding. Such proteins are responsible for defence system to protect plant from insect pastes. We have studied the induction of proteins in wild relatives of pigeon pea in response to artificial wounding. Seeds of five wild relatives of pigeon pea were sown under normal conditions and allowed to grow for three months. For induction of proteins, leaves were wounded by pointed needle. The protein concentration in leaves with and without wounded was estimated by Lowry method. Out of five wild relatives of pigeon pea, the induction of proteins was observed in three wild species. The maximum level of protein induction was found in leaves of R. sublobata (ICP-15868). There was no substantial protein induction found in leaves of R. bracteata (ICP-15815) and C. scarabaeoides (ICP-15712). This study may be beneficial if further biochemical and molecular characterization is done on the basis of inducible proteins in wild relative of pigeon pea against wounding and its role in the development of insect resistant pigeonpea.

C. cyanofolius, C. scarabaeoides, R. bracteata, R. sublobata, R. minima, Inducible proteins, Pigeonpea

"Accumulation of protein in wild relatives of Pigeon pea leaves in response to wounding", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.934-937, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904R43.pdf

"Accumulation of protein in wild relatives of Pigeon pea leaves in response to wounding", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp934-937, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904R43.pdf