  At large virtuality $Q^2$, the coupling to the $\rho$ meson production
channels provides us with a natural explanation of the surprisingly large cross
section of the $\omega$, as well as the $\pi^+$, meson electroproduction
recently measured at backward angles, without destroying the good agreement
between the Regge pole model and the data at the real photon point. Together
with elastic re-scattering of the outgoing meson it also provides us with a way
to explain why the node, that appears at $u\sim -0.15$ GeV$^2$ at the real
photon point, disappears at moderate virtuality $Q^2$. Predictions are given
for the electroproduction of the $\pi^0$ meson.
