03.329 & 07.417 - cis-Jasmone Treatment for the Control of Plant Insect Pests

Patent Reference: International Patent Publication No. WO/2009/060165. Granted US Patent No. 6,890,525. Granted European Patent No. 1235483. Granted South African Patent No. 2010/03232. Patent applications pending in Japan, Australia and Canada.

Professor John Pickett and researchers
Rothamsted Research Ltd (Harpenden, UK)

Plant-derived natural product for the control of aphid pests. Plant activator for repelling aphid pests and attracting beneficial insects. Potential use in IPM strategies.

MA Birkett, CAM Campbell, K Chamberlain, E Guerrieri, AJ Hick, JL Martin, M Matthes, JA Napier, J Pettersson, JA Pickett, GM Poppy, EM Pow, BJ Pye, LE Smart, GH Wadhams, LJ Wadhams and CM Woodcock (2000). New roles for cis-jasmone as an insect semiochemical and in plant defense. PNAS 97, 9329-9334.

TJ Bruce, JA Pickett and LE Smart (2003). Cis-jasmone switches on plant defence against insects. Pesticide Outlook 14, 96-98.

TJA Bruce, JL Martin, JA Pickett, BJ Pye, LE Smart and LJ Wadhams (2003). cis-Jasmone treatment induces resistance in wheat plants against the grain aphid, Sitobion avenae (Fabricius) (Homoptera: Aphididae). Pest Management Science 59, 1031-1036.

M Matthes, JA Napier, JA Pickett, CM Woodcock (2003). New chemical signals in plant protection against herbivores and weeds. The BCPC International Congress - Crop Science & Technology 2003.

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