Jasmonate Crop Input Compositions for Plant Biodefense
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Solution Overview
Problem
Pesticides often rely on limited modes of action, leading to rapid resistance development in pests, which threatens the sustainability of global food and plant production.
Innovation Solution
Combining jasmonates or related compounds with crop input products to induce biodefense activities in plants, enhancing the effectiveness of these products and reducing resistance through complementary and extended modes of action.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If pesticides with limited modes of action are used, then pest control effectiveness is achieved, but resistance build-up occurs rapidly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines jasmonates (which induce plant biodefense) with traditional pesticides to create a dual-mode-of-action system. This merging approach allows the pesticide to provide immediate control while jasmonates trigger plant defense mechanisms, thereby extending the useful duration of pesticide activity and slowing resistance development.
Solution Approach 2:
The composition performs multiple functions simultaneously: the pesticide provides direct toxic control of pests while jasmonates induce plant biodefense responses. This multi-functionality addresses both immediate pest control needs and long-term sustainability by reducing resistance build-up through complementary mechanisms.
2Reliability
If high volumes of crop input products are applied, then desired pest control activity is achieved, but sustainability is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
By merging jasmonates with pesticides in a single composition, the system achieves synergistic effects where plant-induced defenses enhance pesticide efficacy. This allows reduction in pesticide volume while maintaining or improving control activity, thereby reducing substance loss and improving sustainability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the functional parameters of pest control by introducing jasmonates that trigger biological defense responses. This parameter change from purely chemical control to combined chemical-biological control reduces the volume of chemical pesticides needed while maintaining desired activity levels.
3Ease of operation
If pesticides with single modes of action are used, then application simplicity is maintained, but resistance development is accelerated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges jasmonates and pesticides into a single applyable composition that maintains operational simplicity. Farmers apply one product that delivers both pesticide and jasmonate, preserving ease of operation while the dual-mode-of-action mechanism prevents resistance development.
Solution Approach 2:
The composition uses a composite formulation combining jasmonate and pesticide materials. This composite approach maintains application simplicity similar to single-ingredient pesticides while incorporating multiple modes of action that prevent resistance, effectively hiding complexity within the composite structure.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The combination of jasmonates with crop input products increases their effectiveness by 2% to 50% or more, reducing the volume required for the same benefit and prolonging the usefulness of active chemistries, thereby preserving their sustainability.
Implementation Method 1
Jasmonic acid induces the production of plant defense proteins, such as proteinase inhibitors, and can promote insect, pathogen or viral resistance in plants by inducing the expression of plant defense genes
Implementation Method 2
cis-jasmone, is a volatile component of plants and its release can be induced by damage, for example during feeding on cotton by lepidopterous larvae
Implementation Method 3
Compositions of cis-jasmone were found to attract adult Lepidoptera to attracticidal baits and/or field traps
Implementation Method 4
Cis-jasmone was also found to attract beneficial insects and alter gene expression in plants
Data Source
AI summary
This document relates to the use of jasmonate or related compounds in combination with crop input products (e.g., herbicides, pesticides, bioactives or biologicals, seed treatment components, semiochemicals, and the like) to induce biodefense activity in plants. Also provided are compositions comprising a jasmonate or related compound with one or more crop input product.