Secondary metabolites (SMs) of medicinal plants are the material basis of their clinically
curative effects. They are also important indicators for evaluating the quality of medicinal …

Biostimulants are agronomic tools that have been gaining importance in the reduction of
fertilizer applications. They can improve the yield of cropping systems or preventing crop …

Plants encounter various abiotic stresses under field conditions. Among them, drought stress
adversely affects crop productivity and threatens global food security. Drought stress triggers …

Infectious diseases that are caused by bacteria are an important cause of mortality and
morbidity in all regions of the world. Bacterial drug resistance has grown in the last decades …

The vast majority of agricultural land undergoes abiotic stress that can significantly reduce
agricultural yields. Understanding the mechanisms of plant defenses against stresses and …

Toxic trace metals are ecotoxic due to their high bioaccumulation and toxicity, acting as
abiotic stress agents, causing oxidative damage to the plant cells. Plants can recognize …

Bioactive compounds (eg, flavonoids, phenolics acids, alkaloids and carotenoids) are
commercially-valued products, due to their wide array of applications in the medical …

Plants must cope with different environmental stresses during their whole lifetime. Abiotic
stresses like drought, salt, mineral nutrition disturbances and temperature stress are …

Plants grow on soils that not only provide support for root anchorage but also act as a
reservoir of water and nutrients important for plant growth and development. However …

Halophytes and xerophytes, plants with adequate tolerance to high salinity with strong ability
to survive in drought ecosystem, have been recognized for their nutritional and medicinal …