Crops aimed at feeding an exponentially growing population are often exposed to a variety
of harsh environmental factors. Although plants have evolved ways of adjusting their …

Phytohormones are the key regulators of plant growth, development, and responses to
environmental stressors. Among these, jasmonates (JAs) are particularly crucial, derived …

Interest in the extraction of phytochemical bioactive compounds, especially polyphenols
from biomass, has recently increased due to their valuable biological potential as natural …

In recent years, phytofunctionalized AgNPs have attracted great interest due to their
remarkable biological activities. In the present study, AgNPs were synthesized using Abies …

Coniferous trees are the most dominant trees in Finland with a great economic value for
pulp, paper, and timber making. Thus, their utilization also results in large quantities of …

The development and implementation of safe natural alternatives to synthetic pesticides are
urgent needs that will provide ecological solutions for the control of plant diseases, bacteria …

Oxidative stress, driven by reactive oxygen, nitrogen, and sulphur species (ROS, RNS,
RSS), poses a significant threat to cellular integrity and human health. Generated during …

The geographical and ecological features of Transylvania enable the wide ethnobotanical
use of pine species. The aim of this study was to survey the current ethnomedicinal and …

Since cancer treatment by radio-and chemotherapy has been linked to safety concerns,
there is a need for new and alternative anticancer drugs; as such, compounds isolated from …

Nowadays, an increased concern regarding using natural products for their health benefits
can be observed. The aim of this study was to assess and compare several phenolic …