Plants produce thousands of diterpenoid natural products; some of which are of significant
industrial value as biobased pharmaceuticals (taxol), fragrances (sclareol), food additives …

Plants have evolved numerous constitutive and inducible defence mechanisms to cope with
biotic and abiotic stresses. These stresses induce the expression of various genes to …

Trichomes, small protrusions on the surface of many plant species, can produce and store
various secondary metabolic products. Artemisinin, the most famous and potent medicine for …

Glandular trichomes from tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and other species in the
Solanaceae produce and secrete a mixture of O-acylsugars (aliphatic esters of sucrose and …

Sticky plants—those having glandular trichomes (hairs) that produce adhesive, viscous
exudates—can impede the movement of, and entrap, generalist insects. Disparate arthropod …

One of the remarkable adaptive features of the halophyte Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
are the specialized modified trichomes called epidermal bladder cells (EBC) which cover the …

Globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) belongs to the Asteraceae family, in
which one of the most biologically significant class of secondary metabolites are …

Background and Aims Globally, zinc deficiency is one of the most important nutritional
factors limiting crop yield and quality. Despite widespread use of foliar-applied zinc …

The olive leaf trichomes are multicellular peltate hairs densely distributed mainly at the lower
leaf epidermis. Although, non-glandular, they have gained much attention since they …

This reference provides an up-to-date compilation of background scientific information that
advocates the application of currently developed clinical studies of the effects of …