Plants being sessile entities are often subjected to varied environmental stresses. They have
developed an alternative defense mechanism that involves a vast variety of secondary …

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 …

Artemisia annua is the major natural source of artemisinin, an anti-malarial medicine
commonly used worldwide. Here, we present chromosome-level haploid maps for two A …

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation directly affects plants and microorganisms, but also alters the
species-specific interactions between them. The distinct bands of UV radiation, UV-A, UV-B …

Secondary metabolites (SMs) found in medicinal plants are one of main sources of drugs,
cosmetics, and health products. With the increase in demand for these bioactive …

The production of high quality fruits, vegetables and ornamental crops while employing
natural processes to maintain plant productivity, is an overarching goal of sustainable …

Seed priming has long been explored as an effective value-added potential technique that
results in improved germination, reduced seedling emergence time, shortened crop …

Abstract Earlier, Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiations were considered to be detrimental to plant
cells and their components. But recent researches have shown that it has multifaceted …

Plants regulate molecular bioactivity in response to daily and seasonal environmental
fluctuations in temperature, light, humidity, and precipitation. These rhythms interconnect …

Artemisia annua is a medicinal plant known for artemisinin, a potential anti-malarial drug. In
this study, we investigated how the mutualistic and synergistic interaction between …