Is Cannabis a boon or bane? Cannabis sativa has long been a versatile crop for fiber
extraction (industrial hemp), traditional Chinese medicine (hemp seeds), and recreational …

The basis of modern pharmacology is the human ability to exploit the production of
specialized metabolites from medical plants, for example, terpenoids, alkaloids, and …

Despite the established significance of WRKY proteins and phenylpropanoid metabolism in
plant immunity, how WRKY proteins modulate aspects of the phenylpropanoid pathway …

Cold stress seriously affects plant development, resulting in heavy agricultural losses. L-
ascorbic acid (AsA, vitamin C) is an antioxidant implicated in abiotic stress tolerance and …

Flavonoids are found in the roots, stems, leaves, and fruits of many plant taxa. They are
related to plant growth and development, pigment formation, and protection against …

Lignin is the most affluent natural aromatic biopolymer on the earth, which is the promising
renewable source for valuable products to promote the sustainability of biorefinery …

Artemisinin, a sesquiterpene compound synthesized and stored in the glandular trichome of
Artemisia annua leaves, has been used to treat malaria. Previous studies have shown that …

Plant glandular trichomes (GTs) are epidermal outgrowths with the capacity to biosynthesize
and secrete specialized metabolites, that are of great scientific and practical significance …

Biotic stresses threaten to destabilize global food security and cause major losses to crop
yield worldwide. In response to pest and pathogen attacks, plants trigger many adaptive …

Aluminum (Al) toxicity severely restricts plant growth in acidic soils (pH< 5.0). In this study,
an R2R3‐MYB transcription factor (TF) gene, MsMYB741, was cloned from alfalfa. Its …