Extreme environmental factors, including heat, UV-B radiation, heavy metals, salt and
drought, substantially impact bioactive components and the content of essential oils (EOs) in …

Maize crops are exposed to a wide range of abiotic and biotic stresses, which induce the
disruption of plant metabolism and affect crop yield and quality. An increase in drought or …

Water is essential to plant growth and drives plant evolution and interactions with other
organisms such as herbivores. However, water availability fluctuates, and these fluctuations …

Covering: up to November 2022 Plants shape terrestrial ecosystems through physical and
chemical interactions. Plant-derived volatile organic compounds in particular influence the …

Recently, the decline in plant species, loss of crop yields, and reduced efficacy of herbal
medicines due to environmental issues and biotic stresses have garnered significant …

Flooding threatens crop productivity, agricultural sustainability, and global food security. In
this article I review the effects of flooding on plants and highlight three important gaps in our …

Climate change is increasingly affecting agriculture, both at the levels of crops themselves,
and by altering the distribution and damage caused by insect or microbial pests. As global …

Plants produce a range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that mediate vital ecological
interactions between herbivorous insects, their natural enemies, plants, and soil dwelling …

Emissions of biogenic reactive carbon significantly influence atmospheric chemistry,
contributing to the formation and destruction of secondary pollutants, such as secondary …

Featured Application The emission of the volatile organic compounds from plants could be
used to indicate plant stress. The current study may help in choosing plants that can …