There is robust epidemiological evidence for the beneficial effects of broccoli consumption
on health, many of them clearly mediated by the isothiocyanate sulforaphane. Present in the …

Domestication can be considered a specialized mutualism in which a domesticator exerts
control over the reproduction or propagation (fitness) of a domesticated species to gain …

Challenges to food security under conditions of global change are forcing us to increase
global crop production. Focussing on belowground plant traits, especially root exudation …

Impedimetric affinity biosensors are, without any doubt, among the most sensitive analytical
devices available, offering low limits of detection and wide linear response ranges. There …

The present study is a systematic review of the scientific literature reporting content,
composition and biosynthesis of glucosinolates (GLS), and their derivative compounds in …

Glucosinolates (GSLs), found mainly in species of the Brassicaceae family, are one of the
most well-studied classes of secondary metabolites. Produced by the action of myrosinase …

Volatiles from herbivore-infested plants function as a chemical warning of future herbivory
for neighboring plants.(Z)-3-Hexenol emitted from tomato plants infested by common …

Through the process of domestication, selection is targeted on a limited number of plant
traits that are typically associated with yield. As an unintended consequence, domesticated …

Sustainable agriculture in the future will depend on crops that are tolerant to biotic and
abiotic stresses, require minimal input of water and nutrients and can be cultivated with a …

The salicylic acid pathway is one of the primary plant defense pathways, is ubiquitous in
vascular plants, and plays a role in rapid adaptions to dynamic abiotic and biotic stress. Its …