Flavonoids are an important class of secondary metabolites widely found in plants,
contributing to plant growth and development and having prominent applications in food and …

Agricultural growing practices have been evolving towards organic, sustainable or
environmental friendly systems. The aim of modern agriculture is to reduce inputs without …

Demand for more attractive and high quality food is growing every day. The increasing
interest in functional foods and nutraceuticals has exaggerated exploration into new foods …

Global climate change has caused an increase in extreme weather events and subjected
plants to a variety of abiotic stress. Plants being rooted in the soil are unable to avoid abiotic …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a key role in the regulation of many developmental
processes, including senescence, and in plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses …

Programmed cell death (PCD) is a genetically controlled process that leads to cell suicide in
both eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. In plants PCD occurs during development …

Rocket is an important leafy vegetable crop and a good source of antioxidants and
anticancer molecules such as glucosinolates and other sulfur compounds. Rocket is also a …

Salvia miltiorrhiza-derived carbon dots (SmCDs), as a new type of nanomaterial, play vital
roles in plant growth, antioxidation and abiotic stress alleviation. Flowering Chinese …

The Orchidaceae family accounts for about 28,000 species, and most of them are mentioned
in the folk medicine of nations around the world. The use of terrestrial orchids in European …

Arugula (Eruca sativa) is cultivated using hydroponic techniques in greenhouses to fulfill
high year-round demand, but its nutrient management in hydroponic production has not yet …