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Green Leaf Volatiles (GLVs)

Santhosh Kumar 24/11/2023

Green Leaf Volatiles (GLVs) mind map
Plants’ Secret Conversations
Eavesdropping on Nature’s Defense Mechanism
Study by Masatsugu Toyota
Saitama University
Green Leaf Volatiles (GLVs)
Released by plants when injured
Warning signal to other plants
Significance of GLVs
Defense mechanism
Making plants less palatable to attackers
Study Aims
Decipher defense intricacies
Explore potential applications
Watching Plants Respond
Molecular Cascade
Gene causing cells to glow
Triggered by calcium floods
Activated by damage
Visualization
Plants sensing volatile components
Gene-Level Defense Markers
Increased expression
Jaz-7
OPR-3
Indication
Plants' defense response
Harnessing GLVs for Pest Control
Potential Applications
Diffusing GLVs over crops
Activating natural defense mechanisms
Sustainable alternative to pesticides

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