FIGURE 1. Damage to the leaf caused by chewing or sucking insects (A) triggers the synthesis of the wound signaling substance, jasmonic acid. Mechanical wounding of the leaves (B) can simulate insect herbivory. This stimulus likewise leads to an accumulation of jasmonic acid in the leaves.
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