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The natural occurrence of jasmonic acid and its methyl ester in plants has been studied using different methods such as GC, GC-MS, HPLC, radioimmunoassay, and bioassay. Jasmonic acid was detected in several Leguminosae plants and a number of species belonging to nine other Angiospermae families. Highest amounts occurred in fruit parts, especially the immature pericarp, but it was found also in flowers and vegetative plant parts, e.g. leaves, stems, and germs. Young apple fruits contain both jasmonic acid and methyl jasmonate, and in Douglas fir, the only Gymnospermae species studied, only the methyl ester could be detected. Jasmonic acid is discussed as an endogenous plant growth regulator widely distributed in higher plants.
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Meyer, A., Miersch, O., Büttner, C. et al. Occurrence of the plant growth regulator jasmonic acid in plants. J Plant Growth Regul 3, 1–8 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02041987
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