Polyphenols include flavonoids, phenolic acids, tannins and lignans which are known to
have antioxidant, UV protection and antimicrobial properties. Among them the most …

Plants have various self-defense mechanisms against biotic attacks, involving both physical
and chemical barriers. Physical barriers include spines, trichomes, and cuticle layers …

Plant volatile organic compounds are the most abundant and structurally diverse plant
secondary metabolites. They play a key role in plant lifespan via direct and indirect plant …

Leaf-chewing insects are important pests that cause yield loss and reduce seed quality in
soybeans (Glycine max). Breeding soybean varieties that are resistant to leaf-chewing …

The use of nanotechnology to suppress crop diseases is gaining increasing interest in
agriculture. Copper sulfide nanoparticles (CuS NPs) were synthesized at 1: 1 and 1: 4 ratios …

Solanaceous plants are ubiquitous and are able to colonize degraded, abandoned and
metal polluted habitats. Members of the family have evolved interesting extrinsic and …

Background. Solanum melongena is a medicinally important vegetable crop that belongs to
the family Solanaceae, which is cultivated worldwide. Methodology. In the present study, 22 …

The brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål)(Hemiptera: Delphacidae), is a
notorious pest in rice production. The microbial secondary metabolite, decoyinine (DCY), is …

Cereals are an important source of food for millions of people across low-middle-income
countries. Cereals are considered a staple food for poor people. The majority of the people …

The eggplant is a fruit rich in natural products and produced worldwide. However, its
cultivation generates a large amount of scarcely used agricultural residues with poor …