Dip your seeds in Jasmonic acid to increase the plants natural defence against pests, follow the link for more info...BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Success for plants' pest control

Would be nice if the seed banks did it for us but I can't see it somehow, now where the hell can I buy jasmonic acid?

Seems it might increase trichome production if given during flowering according to this...http://www.citeulike.org/group/2438/article/853395 I know it's a completely different plant but it's still a plant...

no-one interested?

cool! now the problem is finding it..

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AWESOME article, thank you! + rep for joo.
Cayman Chemical | Jasmonic Acid | Description • (-)-Jasmonic acid (CAS 6894-38-

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Cheers Seamaiden, nice find with that link, I had tried to find a supplier myself but couldn't.

It's a bit pricey at first look but I think the effects are hereditary as the BBC article said that it was economically viable, so either businesses can get it a lot cheaper or maybe 1mg can treat hundreds of seeds but I got the impression that if you treat a seed then let the plant that grows produce seed they will have the benefit of the original treatment.

We need someone with money to burn to look into this (personally I'd be more interested in increased trichome production than pest/disease resistance but it's all good)

Where's all the moneyed up weed barons when you want them?

If any admins spot this thread could you please move it into the advanced marijuana cultivation section please?

You might want to just send a pm to one of them.

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Did try to pm AlB but he don't accept them, probably fed up looking through a thousand pm's asking the same questions over and over again, I don't know if fdd or anyone else accepts them though.

Maybe this will act as a surreptitious bump and someone will notice it . Probably my fault, I think I should of posted in the advanced cultivation section instead of plant problems, DOH!

I don't think Al is a mod here, try fdd2blk or Chiceh, or potroast (I can't remember if he's capitalized).

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