Rose Essential Oil Is a Safe and Effective Pesticide for Organic Agriculture, Study Finds

Photo caption: Scientists applied solutions containing rose essential oil to the soil of potted tomato plants. Photo credit: jevelin / iStock / Getty Images Plus. Article by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes. EcoWatch – March 22, 2024.

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 mites. […]

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