Carbon fluxes between primary metabolism and phenolic pathway in plant tissues under stress

S Caretto, V Linsalata, G Colella, G Mita… - International Journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Higher plants synthesize an amazing diversity of phenolic secondary metabolites. Phenolics
are defined secondary metabolites or natural products because, originally, they were …

Out of the quagmire of plant defense hypotheses

N Stamp - The Quarterly review of biology, 2003 - journals.uchicago.edu
ABSTRACT Several hypotheses, mainly Optimal Defense (OD), Carbon: Nutrient Balance
(CNB), Growth Rate (GR), and Growth-Differentiation Balance (GDB), have individually …

[HTML][HTML] Plantas medicinais: fatores de influência no conteúdo de metabólitos secundários

L Gobbo-Neto, NP Lopes - Química nova, 2007 - SciELO Brasil
Since secondary metabolites represent a chemical interface between plants and
surrounding environment, their syntheses are frequently affected by environmental …

The role of polyphenols in terrestrial ecosystem nutrient cycling

S Hättenschwiler, PM Vitousek - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2000 - cell.com
Interspecific variation in polyphenol production by plants has been interpreted in terms of
defense against herbivores. Several recent lines of evidence suggest that polyphenols also …

The Physiological Importance of Glucosinolates on Plant Response to Abiotic Stress in Brassica

M del Carmen Martínez-Ballesta, DA Moreno… - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Glucosinolates, a class of secondary metabolites, mainly found in Brassicaceae, are affected
by the changing environment. This review is focusing on the physiological significance of …

Bitter and astringent substances in green tea: Composition, human perception mechanisms, evaluation methods and factors influencing their formation

S Deng, G Zhang, OO Aluko, Z Mo, J Mao… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Green tea is popularly known for its pleasant flavor and health-care functions. Bitterness and
astringency are the two important quality attributes of green tea that enrich tea flavor …

[HTML][HTML] Quality from the field: The impact of environmental factors as quality determinants in medicinal plants

B Ncube, JF Finnie, J Van Staden - South African Journal of Botany, 2012 - Elsevier
Plants have been used extensively in both pharmaceutical and food industries, with
consumers showing increasing interests in these products. Phytomedicines exploit a pool of …

Impacts of plant symbiotic fungi on insect herbivores: mutualism in a multitrophic context

SE Hartley, AC Gange - Annual review of entomology, 2009 - annualreviews.org
We consider how fungi that form symbiotic associations with plants interact with insect
herbivores attacking the same plants. Both endophytes and mycorrhizae have significant …

Atmospheric nitrogen deposition promotes carbon loss from peat bogs

L Bragazza, C Freeman, T Jones… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
Peat bogs have historically represented exceptional carbon (C) sinks because of their
extremely low decomposition rates and consequent accumulation of plant remnants as peat …

Morphological and physiological responses induced by protein hydrolysate-based biostimulant and nitrogen rates in greenhouse spinach

P Carillo, G Colla, GM Fusco, E Dell'Aversana… - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Plant-derived protein hydrolysates (PHs) are gaining prominence as biostimulants due to
their potential to improve yield and nutritional quality even under suboptimal nutrient …