Global InformationCajanus scarabaeoides information
| Cajanus scarabaeoides | |
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| Cajanus scarabaeoides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Cajanus |
| Species: | C. scarabaeoides
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| Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars
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Cajanus scarabaeoides is a flowering plant in the genus Cajanus. Of the 32 different species within the genus Cajanus, only one, C. cajan (pigeonpea), is cultivated.[2] Cajanus scarabaeoides is the closest wild relative to C. cajan, and is one of the easiest wild species to cross with pigeonpea cultivars.[3] C. scarabaeoides is found naturally in both temperate and tropical zones around the globe.[2] This species has higher levels of drought tolerance, is found to have greater protein content, and has higher levels of resistance to insect pests compared to cultivated types.[2][4] These genetic traits can be crossed with C. cajan to improve the crop's productivity. For subsistence farmers, this can reduce economic losses and drastically improve overall crop yield.
- ^ "Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "SATrends Issue 62". ICRISAT. January 2006. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ Sharma, H.C.; Sujana, G.; Manohar Rao, D. (January 2009). "Morphological and chemical components of resistance to pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera in wild relatives of pigeonpea" (PDF). Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 3 (3): 151–161. doi:10.1007/s11829-009-9068-5. S2CID 25933619.
- ^ "Wild relatives of pigeonpea as sources of resistance to cotton bollworm/legume pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner)". ICRISAT. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.