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Here, we report that OsJAC1, a gene encoding a protein harboring dirigent and jacalin-related lectin domains, positively regulates BPH resistance in rice by priming diterpenoid biosynthesis and amplifying jasmonic acid (JA) signaling. Overexpression of OsJAC1 (OE) in japonica cv. Zhonghua 11 significantly enhanced resistance, whereas CRISPR\/Cas9 knockout (KO) increased susceptibility. Transcriptomic profiling revealed that OE plants constitutively upregulated diterpenoid biosynthetic genes, including OsCPS4, OsKSL4 and CYP99A3, with further induction upon BPH infestation, accompanied by enrichment of MYB and bHLH transcription factors. Targeted metabolomics showed elevated momilactone A and B levels in OE plants. Hormonal assays demonstrated that JA accumulation was amplified in OE after BPH attack. Collectively, OsJAC1 confers resistance via a dual mechanism: constitutive priming of diterpenoid metabolism and attack-triggered amplification through JA signaling, but the precise biochemical function remains to be determined. 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