Carotenoids are indispensable to plants and critical in human diets. Plastids are the
organelles for carotenoid biosynthesis and storage in plant cells. They exist in various types …

Abstract Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation has, for many decades now, been widely studied with
respect to its consequences on plant and animal health. Though according to NASA, the …

Carotenoids are a diverse group of colourful pigments naturally found in plants, algae, fungi
and bacteria. They play essential roles in development, photosynthesis, root-mycorrhizal …

Carotenoids and tocopherols are the two most abundant groups of lipid-soluble antioxidants
in chloroplasts. In addition to their many functional roles in photosynthetic organisms, these …

Carotenoids are plant pigments that function as antioxidants, hormone precursors,
colourants and essential components of the photosynthetic apparatus. Carotenoids …

The food production system is vulnerable to diseases more than ever, and the threat is
increasing in an era of climate change that creates more favorable conditions for emerging …

The effects of salicylic acid (SA) on cadmium (Cd) toxicity in flax plants were studied by
investigating plant growth, lipid peroxidation and fatty acid composition. Cadmium inhibited …

Peaches in cold storage may develop chill damage, as symptomized by deteriorated texture
and lack of juice. To examine fruit quality, we established a hyperspectral imaging system to …

Prolonged exposure of plants to high fluxes of solar radiation as well as to other
environmental stressors disturbs the balance between absorbed light energy and capacity of …

Nondestructive techniques developed by the authors for assessment of chlorophylls,
carotenoids, and anthocyanins in higher plant leaves and fruits are presented. The spectral …