Plants rely on a variety of ways to protect themselves from being fed upon, including de novo
production of specific compounds such as those termed as phenolics. Phenolics are often …

The compounds involved in the hydroxycinnamic acid amide (HCAA) pathway are an
important class of metabolites in plants. Extensive studies have reported that a variety of …

Plants can recruit beneficial microbes to help improve their fitness under abiotic or biotic
stress. Our previous studies found that Panax notoginseng could enrich beneficial …

Drought modifies the endogenous hormonal status, which is involved in the regulation of
stress responses and tolerance. This study aimed to characterize the drought-responsive …

As one of the important sources of human nutrition, Brassicaceae vegetables are widely
grown worldwide. Black rot caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) …

Over the decades, extensive research efforts have been undertaken to understand how
secondary plant metabolites are affected by genetic, environmental, and agronomic factors …

Lignin, one of the most abundant polymers in plants, is derived from the phenylpropanoid
pathway, which also gives rise to an array of metabolites that are essential for plant fitness …

Crosstalk between hormones and secondary metabolites regulates the interactions between
plants and stress. However, little is known about the effects of hormone crosstalk on the …

Flavonoids are ubiquitously distributed in plants, showing pleiotropic effects in defense
against abiotic and biotic stresses. Although it has been shown that seed priming with …

Phenolic compounds occur in plants as secondary metabolites with potent biological activity
to control pathogens. Tomato is the world's second most cultivated vegetable but suffers …