Natural products from plants have served mankind in a wide range of applications, such as
medicines, perfumes, or flavoring agents. For this reason, synthesis, regulation and function …

During the past few years several high-quality genomes has been published from
Charophyte algae, bryophytes, lycophytes and ferns. These genomes have not only …

Sphagnum peatmosses are fundamental members of peatland ecosystems, where they
contribute to the uptake and long‐term storage of atmospheric carbon. Warming threatens …

Peat moss has desirable properties as a container substrate, however, harvesting it from
peatland for greenhouse/nursery production use has disturbed peatland ecosystem and …

The auxin efflux PIN‐FORMED (PIN) proteins are conserved in all land plants and important
players in plant development. In the moss Physcomitrella (Physcomitrium patens), three …

Oxidative burst, the rapid production of high levels of reactive oxygen species in response to
external stimuli, is an early defense reaction against pathogens. The fungal elicitor chitosan …

The cultivation of button mushroom has reached a high technological level in developed
countries and is associated with high productivity indices. This technological level involves …

Plants synthetize a large spectrum of secondary metabolites with substantial structural and
functional diversity, making them a rich reservoir of new biologically active compounds …

Often overlooked, these small but otherwise brilliant plants began covering Earth's land
masses more than 450 million years ago. They saw the dinosaurs come and go, and they …

Abstract Aims The cultivation of Sphagnum mosses in paludiculture has high potential for
the use of formerly drained peatlands under wet conditions. The aim of this study was to …