Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
🧪 A plant compound 🌱 A plant hormone
jasmonate

jasmonate

1 9.8
A salt or ester made from jasmonic acid used in plant experiments
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒæzməˌneɪt/
  • Specialized
: jasmonato
  • Produced commercially, methyl jasmonate is relatively inexpensive, and only small amounts are needed to be effective.
  • methyl jasmonate

Examples

  • Methyl jasmonate is commonly used in plant research to study its effects on growth and defense mechanisms.

  • " Methyl jasmonate not only reduced the mold, but it enhanced the flavor of the strawberries as well," Moline says.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Buta and Moline also treated fresh-cut celery and green peppers with methyl jasmonate vapor.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Researchers discovered that jasmonate enhances the production of essential oils in some aromatic plants.

  • In agricultural studies, jasmonate applied to crops has shown significant resistance to certain pests.

Surface Forms

jasmonate singular
jasmonates plural

Morphology

jasmonate = jasmonic acid (semi-transparent) = jasmon + ate

The suffix '-ate' indicates a salt or ester, but the root 'jasmon' is not a standalone English word, making it semi-transparent.

Etymology

Jasmonate names a 'salt' or 'ester' of jasmonic acid, and jasmonic acid was named after jasmine when it was first found in jasmine oil. So jasmonate refers to the chemical forms of that acid used in plant research and industry.