Scientists applied solutions containing rose essential oil to the soil of potted tomato plants. jevelin / iStock / Getty Images Plus
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After a plant suffers an injury, metabolites called terpenoids are released to enhance its defenses. A new study led by scientists from Tokyo University of Science (TUS) has found that rose essential oil (REO) has the ability to stimulate defense genes in the leaves of tomato plants.
REO also attracts herbivore predators that protect plants from moths and…
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