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Significance The exploitation of induced plant defenses for pest control is a promising strategy to reduce the use of pesticides in agriculture. We describe how a newly identified plant strengthener, 4-fluorophenoxyacetic acid (4-FPA), enhances the resistance of rice and other major cereals to sap-sucking insects by triggering the formation of flavonoid polymers in plant cells. We demonstrate that the application of 4-FPA suppresses the population densities of the white-backed planthopper and thereby increases rice yield in the field. This study reveals a mechanism by which plants resist piercing and sucking herbivores and opens avenues for the design of a sustainable generation of plant strengtheners to control insect pests in agriculture.

Induction of defense in cereals by 4-fluorophenoxyacetic acid suppresses insect pest populations and increases crop yields in the field