Abiotic stressors such as extreme temperatures, drought, flood, light, salt, and heavy metals
alter biological diversity and crop production worldwide. Therefore, it is important to know …

Anthocyanins are a class of water-soluble flavonoids widely present in fruits and vegetables.
Dietary sources of anthocyanins include red and purple berries, grapes, apples, plums …

Global warming is the major cause of abiotic and biotic stresses that reduce plant growth
and productivity. Various stresses such as drought, low temperature, pathogen attack, high …

Flavonoids are widely known for the colors they confer to plant tissues, their contribution to
plant fitness and health benefits, and impact on food quality. As convenient biological …

Drought stress induces anthocyanin biosynthesis in many plant species, but the underlying
molecular mechanism remains unclear. Ethylene response factors (ERFs) play key roles in …

A staggering diversity of endophytic fungi associate with healthy plants in nature, but it is
usually unclear whether these represent stochastic encounters or provide host fitness …

Anthocyanins are natural pigments with antioxidant effects that exist in various fruits and
vegetables. The accumulation of anthocyanins is induced by environmental signals and …

Almost a century after Muriel Wheldale's landmark publication,“The Anthocyanin Pigments of
Plants”(Wheldale, 1916), much about anthocyanin function in plants remains to be …

Foliar anthocyanins, as well as other secondary metabolites, accumulate transiently under
nutritional stress. A misconception that only nitrogen or phosphorus deficiency induces leaf …

Anthocyanins (ACNs) are plant secondary metabolites from the flavonoid family. Red to blue
fruits are major dietary sources of ACNs (up to 1 g/100 g FW), being cyanidin-3-O-glucoside …