Processing urban waste is becoming a major challenge, with the current state and
forecasted increase in urbanisation. Finding novel approaches to reduce and recycle this …

Lipoxygenases (LOXs), naturally occurring enzymes, are widely distributed in plants and
animals. LOXs can be non-sulfur iron, non-heme iron, or manganese-containing …

Among alternatives that are currently under investigation to replace the use of synthetic
fungicides to control postharvest diseases in fresh produce and to extend their shelf life …

The effects of chitosan on gray mould and blue mould caused by Botrytis cinerea and
Penicillium expansum in tomato fruit stored at 25 and 2° C, respectively, were investigated …

Vitamin C deficiency in the Arabidopsis mutant vtc1 causes slow growth and late flowering.
This is not attributable to changes in photosynthesis or increased oxidative stress. We have …

Wounding of fresh produce may elicit an increase in antioxidant capacity associated with
wound-induced phenolic compounds. However, there have been no reports on the …

Cucumber mosaic cucumovirus (CMV) is a deadly plant virus that results in crop-yield losses
with serious economic consequences. In recent years, environmentally friendly components …

Current research indicates that both salicylic acid (SA), a likely signal in the response of
plants to stress, and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL; EC 4.3. 1.5), a key enzyme in …

This work is to examine the rosmarinic acid (RA) accumulation and related secondary
metabolism enzyme activities of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Lamiacae) hairy roots in …

Increasing evidence suggests that phenylalanine ammonia‐lyase (PAL, EC 4.3. 1.5) is
associated with low temperature stress in plant tissues. Banana fruit are highly susceptible …