“…Helopeltis infestation, a major menace for tea, because it incurs massive crop loss. Transcriptome analysis revealed alteration of flavonoid biosynthesis, purine and formate metabolism, jasmonic acid biosynthesis and signaling paving the way for crop improvement through transgenic approaches [6]. Similarly, endeavor to raise a blister blight resistant cultivar by identification of inducible defenserelated transcripts in tea revealed potential candidates for resistance either by marker assisted breeding or by developing SNP and SSRs [7].…”