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That sharp, green smell of freshly cut grass? It’s a plant’s cry for help – and it may work as a less toxic pesticide for farmers
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The Conversation

Have you ever wondered about that sharp, green note that hits your nose when you mow the lawn or cut flower stems? Those are green leaf volatiles, or GLVs: easily evaporated oils that plants use to communicate with other plants …

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Talking tomatoes: How their communication is influenced by enemies and friends
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Phys/Org

by Ananya Sen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Plants produce a range of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds that influence their interactions with the world around them. In a new study, researchers at the University of …

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Research explores how grape pests sniff out berries
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CornellChronicle http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/12/research-explores-how-grape-pests-sniff-out-berries

A new study, published Nov. 21 in the Journal of Chemical Ecology, investigates how these pests find their target amid a sea of other …

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