Quantification of Spectral Perception of Plants with Light Absorption of Photoreceptors
Plants (Basel). 2020 Apr 27;9(5):556. doi: 10.3390/plants9050556. ABSTRACT Although plant responses to artificial lighting spectra often produce abnormal morphogenesis and reduced productivity, no quantification method...
Plant tissue culture as a perpetual source for production of industrially important bioactive compounds
Biotechnol Rep (Amst). 2020 Apr 20;26:e00450. doi: 10.1016/j.btre.2020.e00450. eCollection 2020 Jun. ABSTRACT Plants have been used throughout the world for its medicinal powers since ancient...
Application of Hairy Root Culture for Bioactive Compounds Production in Medicinal Plants
Curr Pharm Biotechnol. 2021;22(5):592-608. doi: 10.2174/1389201021666200516155146. ABSTRACT Medicinal plants are rich sources of natural bioactive compounds used to treat many diseases. With the development of...
A review on traditionally used South African medicinal plants, their secondary metabolites and their potential development into anticancer agents
J Ethnopharmacol. 2020 Oct 28;261:113101. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113101. Epub 2020 Jun 17. ABSTRACT ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Approximately 70% of anticancer drugs were developed or derived from natural...
Lack of evidence for associative learning in pea plants
Elife. 2020 Jun 23;9:e57614. doi: 10.7554/eLife.57614. ABSTRACT Gagliano et al. (Learning by association in plants, 2016) reported associative learning in pea plants. Associative learning has...
Beneficial effects of Trichoderma secondary metabolites on crops
Phytother Res. 2020 Nov;34(11):2835-2842. doi: 10.1002/ptr.6728. Epub 2020 Jun 23. ABSTRACT Selected microbial strains used as active ingredients of biopesticides for agricultural management practices (e.g.,...
The International Symposium on Plant Photobiology 2019: a bright and colourful experience
Physiol Plant. 2020 Jul;169(3):297-300. doi: 10.1111/ppl.13127. ABSTRACT Light is a key resource for plants as it fuels photosynthesis. It also provides essential information about their...
Distinct Responses to Light in Plants
Plants (Basel). 2020 Jul 15;9(7):894. doi: 10.3390/plants9070894. ABSTRACT The development of almost every living organism is, to some extent, regulated by light. When discussing light...
Blue and UV-A light wavelengths positively affected accumulation profiles of healthy compounds in pak-choi
J Sci Food Agric. 2021 Mar 15;101(4):1676-1684. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.10788. Epub 2020 Oct 7. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Recently, it become an important strategy using light to regulate...
Pinpointing secondary metabolites that shape the composition and function of the plant microbiome
J Exp Bot. 2021 Jan 20;72(1):57-69. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa424. ABSTRACT One of the major questions in contemporary plant science involves determining the functional mechanisms that plants...
Physiological and biochemical responses driven by different UV-visible radiation in Osmundea pinnatifida (Hudson) Stackhouse (Rhodophyta)
Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2020 Dec 1;19(12):1650-1664. doi: 10.1039/d0pp00135j. Epub 2020 Oct 8. ABSTRACT Light, or visible radiation, serves as a source of energy for photosynthesis...
Antioxidative and therapeutic potential of selected Australian plants: A review
J Ethnopharmacol. 2021 Mar 25;268:113580. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113580. Epub 2020 Nov 13. ABSTRACT ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Numerous common pharmaceuticals, including anti-cancer, antiviral and antidiabetic drugs, are derived...
A light life together: photosensing in the plant microbiota
Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2021 Mar;20(3):451-473. doi: 10.1007/s43630-021-00029-7. Epub 2021 Mar 1. ABSTRACT Bacteria and fungi of the plant microbiota can be phytopathogens, parasites or symbionts...
Pharmacological Insights into Halophyte Bioactive Extract Action on Anti-Inflammatory, Pain Relief and Antibiotics-Type Mechanisms
Molecules. 2021 May 24;26(11):3140. doi: 10.3390/molecules26113140. ABSTRACT The pharmacological activities in bioactive plant extracts play an increasing role in sustainable resources for valorization and biomedical...
Anything New under the Sun? An Update on Modulation of Bioactive Compounds by Different Wavelengths in Agricultural Plants
Plants (Basel). 2021 Jul 20;10(7):1485. doi: 10.3390/plants10071485. ABSTRACT Plants continuously rely on light as an energy source and as the driver of many processes in...