Extensive efforts have been made to fortify essential amino acids and boost nutrition in
plants, but unintended effects on growth and physiology are also observed. Understanding …

Amaryllidaceae alkaloids are a group of specialized metabolites found predominantly in the
Amaryllidaceae plant family. Approximately 600 naturally occurring Amaryllidaceae …

The objective of this study was to assess the combined impact of environmental microplastic
pollution and biological invasion which represent critical global eco-environmental …

Soil salinization and alkalization severely inhibit agriculture. However, the response
mechanisms of cotton to salt stress or alkali stress are unclear. Ionomics and metabolomics …

Vascular plants direct large amounts of carbon to produce the aromatic amino acid
phenylalanine to support the production of lignin and other phenylpropanoids. Uniquely …

Seaweed extracts act as biostimulants that boost crop− productivity,− quality and ameliorate
stress. The precise constituents and mechanism behind the positive responses have still …

Plant natural products include a diverse array of compounds that play important roles in
plant metabolism and physiology. After elucidation of biosynthetic pathways and regulatory …

Genomic clustering of non-homologous genes for the biosynthesis of plant defensive
compounds is an emerging theme, but insights into their formation and physiological …

Salvia species find widespread application in food and pharmaceutical products owing to
their large polyphenol content. The main polyphenols in Chinese Salvia species are …

Tyrosol and its glycosylated product salidroside are important ingredients in
pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and cosmetics. Despite the ability of Saccharomyces …