CPC A01N 43/16 (2013.01) [C05B 17/00 (2013.01); C05B 17/02 (2013.01); C05G 3/00 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |
1. A method for stimulating a production of jasmonic acid in a tobacco plant comprising
applying to said tobacco plant or to a soil in which said tobacco plant is growing, an effective amount of a fructooligosaccharide via a leaf or via a root,
wherein the fructooligosaccharide consists essentially of fructosylnystose (GF4), nystose (GF3) and kestose (GF2), and
the combination of fructosylnystose (GF4), nystose (GF3) and kestose (GF2) stimulates the production of jasmonic acid in the tobacco plant.
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