The application relates to the use of jasmonate or related compounds in combination with crop input products (e.g., herbicides, pesticides, bioactives or biologicals, seed treatment components, semiochemicals, and the like) to induce biodefense activity in plants, to increase effectiveness of said crop input products, and to reduce the volume of crop input product. Also provided are compositions comprising a jasmonate or related compound with one or more crop input product.