Many secondary metabolites found in plants have a role in defence against herbivores,
pests and pathogens. In this review, a few examples are described and discussed, and …

The multiple independent origins of plant parasitism suggest that numerous ancestral plant
lineages possessed the developmental flexibility to meet the requirements of a parasitic life …

The reactions between peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and quinones were investigated for the
first time in this work, where benzoquinone (BQ) was selected as a model quinone. It was …

Advances in the flavonoid field have been nothing short of spectacular over the last 20
years. While the medical field has noticed flavonoids for their potential antioxidant …

The association of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi with plant roots is the oldest and
ecologically most important symbiotic relationship between higher plants and …

Two different types of root response to Fe deficiency (strategies) have been identified in
species of the Plant Kingdom. In Strategy I which occurs in all plant species except grasses …

Maximizing the world's agricultural efficiency depends largely on controlling a variety of
diseases and pestsÐ especially weeds. Weeds, simply defined as plants growing in an …

ABSTRACT A previously undescribed plant-microbe interaction between a root-colonizing
Streptomyces species, S. lydicus WYEC108, and the legume Pisum sativum is described …

Flavonoids are important plant secondary metabolites that have been extensively studied
using genetic, biochemical and molecular approaches. Recent analyses have focused on …

The rhizosphere is a complex ecosystem around plant roots that comprises an integrated
network of plant roots, the microbiome and soil. Wide spread communication between …