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. 2024 Apr;29(4):391-393.
doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.12.001. Epub 2023 Dec 21.

Methyl-salicylate (MeSA)-mediated airborne defence

Muhammad Arslan Mahmood  1 , Muhammad Jawad Akbar Awan  2 , Rubab Zahra Naqvi  2 , Shahid Mansoor  3
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Methyl-salicylate (MeSA)-mediated airborne defence

Muhammad Arslan Mahmood et al. Trends Plant Sci. 2024 Apr.

Abstract

Stressed plants emit a variety of chemicals into the environment, leading to increased pest resistance in neighbouring plants but the genetic and molecular mechanisms of the emissions remain obscure. Recently, Gong et al. identified novel methyl salicylate (MeSA)-mediated airborne defence that confers resistance to neighbouring plants against aphids and viruses.

Keywords: airborne defence; aphids; methyl salicylate; salicylic acid.

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