Aluminum (Al) makes up a third of the Earth's crust and is a widespread toxic contaminant,
particularly in acidic soils. It impacts crops at multiple levels, from cellular to whole plant …

Plants developed sophisticated mechanisms to perceive environmental stimuli and generate
appropriate signals to maintain optimal growth and stress responses. A fascinating strategy …

Exogenous or endogenous caffeine application confers resistance to diverse biotic stresses
in plants. In this study, we demonstrate that endogenous caffeine in caffeine-producing rice …

Tea has become one of the most popular drinks worldwide because of its special taste and
health benefits.'Yuhua'tea is a famous specialty of Nanjing, China, a green tea produced …

Purine alkaloids are naturally occurring nitrogenous methylated derivatives of purine
nucleotide degradation products, having essential roles in medicine, food and various other …

Calcium (Ca2+) signaling is versatile communication network in the cell. Stimuli perceived
by cells are transposed through Ca2+-signature, and are decoded by plethora of Ca2+ …

Horticultural plants contain various secondary metabolites (SMs), including flavonoids,
terpenoids, and alkaloids. These compounds play a critical role in plant growth, helping the …

Aluminum (Al), making up a third of the Earth's crust, is a widespread toxic contaminant,
particularly in acidic soils. It impacts crops at multiple levels, from the cellular to the whole …

Regulation of Downstream Targets, Volume 134 in the Advances in Protein Chemistry and
Structural Biology series, presents interesting chapters on topics such as Transcriptional …

As a non-essential element for plant growth and development, the heavy metal mercury (Hg)
has significant toxicity to plants. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of mercuric …