In the past and present, human activities have been involved in triggering global warming,
causing drought stresses that affect animals and plants. Plants are more defenseless …

During their evolution, plants have acquired the ability to produce a huge variety of
compounds. Unlike the specialized metabolites that accumulate in limited numbers of …

The use of pathogen-resistant cultivars is expected to increase yield and decrease fungicide
use in agriculture. However, in potato breeding, increased resistance obtained via …

The volatile plant hormone ethylene regulates many plant developmental processes and
stress responses. It is therefore crucial that plants can precisely control their ethylene …

Terpenoids comprise tens of thousands of small molecule natural products that are widely
distributed across all domains of life. Plants produce by far the largest array of terpenoids …

Strigolactones are a group of plant compounds of diverse but related chemical structures.
They have similar bioactivity across a broad range of plant species, act to optimize plant …

Gibberellins and inhibitors of their biosynthesis are widely used in modern agriculture,
horticulture and viticulture. Their global market is in the range of US $500 million. The …

The 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase (2-OGD) superfamily is one of the largest
protein families in plants. The main oxidation reactions they catalyze in plants are …

Abstract The 1, 4-naphthoquinones (1, 4-NQs) are a diverse group of natural products found
in every kingdom of life. Plants, including many horticultural species, collectively synthesize …

Legumes are the most important crop plants in agriculture, contributing 27% of the world's
primary food production. However, productivity and production of Legumes is reduced due …