{"id":7187,"date":"2020-03-18T15:51:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T10:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=7187"},"modified":"2020-03-18T15:51:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T10:21:44","slug":"jasmonic-acid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/jasmonic-acid\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasmonic acid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Relevance: Prelims: Science and technology<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Researchers in the United States have discovered a communication network in plants that helps them respond to a hormone involved in pest resistance. This may help develop crops that can withstand insect attacks.<\/li>\n<li>The study observed that the hormone called jasmonic acid is particularly important for a plant\u2019s defense response against fungi and insects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.slidesharecdn.com\/jabyshashi-180626140635\/95\/role-of-jasmonic-acid-in-plant-development-and-defense-responses-14-638.jpg?cb=1530022629\" alt=\"Image result for Jasmonic acid use\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Key highlights:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the study, the scientists used the plant Arabidopsis thaliana, a widely studied small flowering plant in the mustard family, whose genome has been well characterised.<\/li>\n<li>The researchers said the findings from studying Arabidopsis thaliana can be applied to other plants, including those grown for food.<\/li>\n<li>During the experiment, using various computational approaches, the study team could identify genes important for the plant\u2019s response to jasmonic acid, and for the cellular cross-communication with other plant hormone pathways.<\/li>\n<li>According to the scientists, the genes MYC2 and MYC3 rose to the top in their degree of importance across the system.<\/li>\n<li>They said the two genes are involved in producing proteins that regulate the activity of thousands of other genes.<\/li>\n<li>By assessing these gene networks and subnetworks, researchers could understand the architecture of the whole plant hormone system.<\/li>\n<li>It also helped them to understand which genes are turned on and off during a plant\u2019s defense response.<\/li>\n<li>Ultimately, the process helps in identifying breeding crops that are able to better withstand attacks from pests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>For more such notes, Articles, News &amp; Views Join our Telegram Channel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Telegram Link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click the link below to see the details about the UPSC \u2013Civils courses offered by Triumph IAS.<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Courses available\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php\">https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relevance: Prelims: Science and technology Why in news? 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