The diversity of secondary compounds in the plant kingdom is huge. About 200,000
compounds are known, which are grouped into amines, non-protein amino acids, peptides …

The usage of renewable resources has become a hot topic upon the rising global
awareness against fossil feedstock consumption. Lignin, the 2nd most abundant natural …

Manganese (Mn), an essential trace element, is important for plant health. In plants, Mn
serves as a cofactor in essential processes such as photosynthesis, lipid biosynthesis and …

Understanding plant-microbe interactions requires examination of root exudation under
nutrient stress using standardized and reproducible experimental systems. We grew …

Increasing plant density is one of the most efficient ways of increasing wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.) grain production. However, overly dense plant populations have an increased …

Soil cadmium (Cd) contamination threatens food safety and human health, particularly in
developing countries. Previously, we have proposed that boron (B) could reduce Cd uptake …

Plants produce a huge diversity of specialized metabolites (SM) throughout their life cycle
that play important physiological and ecological functions. SM can protect plants and seeds …

Studying the obstacles associated with continuous cropping is necessary for sustainable
agricultural production. Phenolic acids play an important role in continuous cropping …

Cinnamic acids are compounds of natural origin that can be found in many different parts of
a wide panoply of plants, where they play the most diverse biological roles, often in a …

Cinnamic acid (CA) and its hydroxy-derivatives are aromatic building blocks whose
structural peculiarities (unsaturation, hydroxylic and/or carboxylic groups) have driven them …