Pentacyclic triterpenes are naturally found in a great variety of fruits, vegetables and
medicinal plants and are therefore part of the human diet. The beneficial health effects of …

Increasing consumer concern in greenhouse-gas (GHG) contributions from cattle is pushing
the livestock industry to continue to improve their sustainability goals. As populations …

Plants produce a high diversity of secondary metabolites that are involved in a wide range of
different functions, including stress tolerance, signaling molecules for interactions with other …

The gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea is a major postharvest disease of apple which
seriously reduce the commercial value. This study was to evaluate the effectiveness of …

Cold-stored 'Nanguo'pears are susceptible to peel browning during subsequent shelf life. In
this study,'Nanguo'pears were cold-stored for different periods to elucidate the metabolism of …

Citral is a linear monoterpene which is present, as a volatile component, in the essential oil
of several different aromatic plants. Previous studies have demonstrated the ability of citral to …

Pear Valsa canker caused by Valsa pyri is among the most destructive diseases of pear,
which causes significant economic loss. The present study was developed to explore the …

Infected or elicited plants accumulate an array of plant defensive compounds. Now-a-days, it
is well accepted that plant SECONDARY METABOLITES are involved in this plant defence …

Introduction The oxylipin methyl jasmonate (MeJA) is a plant hormone active in response
signalling and defence against herbivores. Although MeJA is applied experimentally to …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs), which are natural nanocarriers characterized by a phospholipid
bilayer structure, are released by living cells. They play a crucial role in the intercellular …