Plant secondary metabolites produced in response to abiotic stresses has potential application in pharmaceutical product development

K Yeshi, D Crayn, E Ritmejerytė, P Wangchuk - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) are vital for human health and constitute the skeletal
framework of many pharmaceutical drugs. Indeed, more than 25% of the existing drugs …

Ozone affects plant, insect, and soil microbial communities: A threat to terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity

E Agathokleous, Z Feng, E Oksanen, P Sicard… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Elevated tropospheric ozone concentrations induce adverse effects in plants. We reviewed
how ozone affects (i) the composition and diversity of plant communities by affecting key …

Plant secondary metabolism in a fluctuating world: climate change perspectives

Y Sun, AR Fernie - Trends in Plant Science, 2024 - cell.com
Climate changes have unpredictable effects on ecosystems and agriculture. Plants adapt
metabolically to overcome these challenges, with plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) being …

How do herbivorous insects respond to drought stress in trees?

C Gely, SGW Laurance, NE Stork - Biological Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Increased frequency and severity of drought, as a result of climate change, is expected to
drive critical changes in plant–insect interactions that may elevate rates of tree mortality. The …

Climate change effects on secondary compounds of forest trees in the northern hemisphere

JK Holopainen, V Virjamo, RP Ghimire… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Plant secondary compounds (PSCs), also called secondary metabolites, have high chemical
and structural diversity and appear as non-volatile or volatile compounds. These …

Uses and misuses of meta‐analysis in plant ecology

J Koricheva, J Gurevitch - Journal of Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The number of published meta‐analyses in plant ecology has increased greatly over the last
two decades. Meta‐analysis has made a significant contribution to the field, allowing review …

Hormesis: a compelling platform for sophisticated plant science

E Agathokleous, M Kitao, EJ Calabrese - Trends in Plant Science, 2019 - cell.com
The field of dose–response has received attention from the early modern period in the
history of science. While it was thought that linear dose–response is the rule of thumb …

BVOCs and global change

J Peñuelas, M Staudt - Trends in plant science, 2010 - cell.com
Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) produced by plants are involved in plant
growth, reproduction and defense. They are emitted from vegetation into the atmosphere …

A meta‐analytical review of the effects of elevated CO2 on plant–arthropod interactions highlights the importance of interacting environmental and biological …

EA Robinson, GD Ryan, JA Newman - New Phytologist, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We conducted the most extensive meta‐analysis of plant and animal responses to elevated
CO2 to date. We analysed> 5000 data points extracted from 270 papers published between …

Secondary metabolites responses of plants exposed to ozone: An update

AA Singh, A Ghosh, M Agrawal, SB Agrawal - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Tropospheric ozone (O3) is a secondary pollutant that causes oxidative stress in plants due
to the generation of excess reactive oxygen species (ROS). Phenylpropanoid metabolism is …