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Emerging Topics in Physiological and Biochemical Effects of Biotic or Abiotic Stimuli on Plants

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 September 2023) | Viewed by 5942

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Jorge Luis Chávez-Servín

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Biomedical research and functional foods. Faculty of Natural Sciences, Autonomous University of Querétaro, Av. de las Ciencias S/N, Juriquilla 76320, Querétaro, Mexico
Interests: plant physiology; secondary metabolites; plant biochemistry; antioxidants; phenols; plant bio-technology; plant stress responses; yield; elicitation; nutrition; food chemistry; HPLC techniques; changes in the content of metabolites; the role of polyphenols in health
Dr. Roberto Augusto Ferriz-Martínez

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Biomedical research and functional foods. Faculty of Natural Sciences, Autonomous University of Querétaro, Av. de las Ciencias S/N, Juriquilla 76320, Querétaro, Mexico
Interests: food chemistry; food technology; nutraceuticals; phytochemicals with bioactive potential; sec-ondary metabolites; antioxidants; phenols; plant biotechnology; elicitation; nutrition; HPLC tech-niques; changes in the content of metabolites; the role of polyphenols in health
Dr. Teresa García-Gasca

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Biomedical research and functional foods. Faculty of Natural Sciences, Autonomous University of Querétaro, Av. de las Ciencias S/N, Juriquilla 76320, Querétaro, Mexico
Interests: lectins with anticancer potential, toxicological and pharmacological studies; food chemistry; food tech-nology; nutraceuticals; phytochemicals with bioactive potential; secondary metabolites; antioxidants; phenols; plant biotechnology; elicitation; nutrition; HPLC techniques; changes in the content of metabo-lites; the role of polyphenols in health
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Dear Colleagues,

Since the origins of our world, plants have held a special place in sustaining life on planet earth. Throughout the evolution of life, plants have been the source of food for other living beings. They have been endowed with various evolutionary mechanisms that have allowed them to survive and adapt to the conditions of a rapidly changing and highly dynamic environment. Food chains provide an exchange of matter and energy from one organism to another, beginning with plants, roots, stems, leaves, flowers and seeds, whose structure may be affected by various biotic and abiotic factors. Since the dawn of the Anthropocene, humans have been learning to use various plants and modify their environment to increase their production while improving their sensory, chemical and nutritional properties. Likewise, there are numerous pathologies in humans in which specific plant components have been found useful in prevention and treatment. Emerging research focuses on the function of various plant components in the metabolism and other organic processes of the organisms that consume them. There is also growing interest in the use of various components with bioactive potential. Scientists are therefore tasked with evaluating how different variables may be manipulated to grow plants that are richer in compounds or characteristics of interest to humans. This Special Issue of Plants is devoted to research into the effect of variables such as exposure to solar radiation, water limitation, variations in the composition of substrates with different amounts of nutrients, temperature control, foliar damage, the use of various elicitors, etc., on the yield, morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics of different plant structures useful for human food, medical, pharmaceutical or industrial purposes.

Dr. Jorge Luis Chávez-Servín
Dr. Roberto Augusto Ferriz-Martínez
Dr. Teresa García-Gasca
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Keywords

  • physiological effects
  • biochemical effects
  • morphological effects
  • yield
  • secondary metabolites
  • leaves
  • seeds
  • elicitor
  • phenolic compounds
  • lectins
  • nutrients
  • stimuli on plants
  • food
  • nutraceutical
  • bioactive potential

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Comparison of Phenolic Compounds and Evaluation of Antioxidant Properties of Porophyllum ruderale (Jacq.) Cass (Asteraceae) from Different Geographical Areas of Queretaro (Mexico)
by Ángel Félix Vargas-Madriz, Ivan Luzardo-Ocampo, Jorge Luis Chávez-Servín, Ulisses Moreno-Celis, Octavio Roldán-Padrón, Haidel Vargas-Madriz, Haydé Azeneth Vergara-Castañeda and Aarón Kuri-García
Plants 2023, 12(20), 3569; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12203569 - 14 Oct 2023
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Porophyllum ruderale (P. ruderale) is a well-known Mexican plant from the group of “Quelites”, widely consumed plant species used for several food and medicinal purposes. As the production is very heterogeneous and the diverse agroclimatic conditions significantly impact the plant’s phytochemical [...] Read more.
Porophyllum ruderale (P. ruderale) is a well-known Mexican plant from the group of “Quelites”, widely consumed plant species used for several food and medicinal purposes. As the production is very heterogeneous and the diverse agroclimatic conditions significantly impact the plant’s phytochemical composition, this research aimed to compare the phenolic compound composition and the antioxidant capacity of the P. ruderale plant from three different collection sites (Queretaro, Landa de Matamoros, and Arroyo Seco) in the State of Queretaro (Mexico). Plants collected from Queretaro displayed the lowest total phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and condensed tannins, reflected in a lower antioxidant capacity (DPPH, FRAP, ABTS), compared to the other collection places. Flavones (epicatechin and epigallocatechin gallate) were the most abundant (36.1–195.2 μg equivalents/g) phenolics quantified by HPLC-DAD, while 31 compounds were identified by UHPLC-DAD-QToF/MS-ESI. Most compounds were linked to biological mechanisms related to the antioxidant properties of the leaves. A PCA analysis clustered Landa de Matamoros and Arroyo Seco into two groups based on flavones, hydroxybenzoic acids, the antioxidant capacity (ABTS and DPPH), and total phenolic compounds, the main contributors to its variation. The results indicated contrasting differences in the polyphenolic composition of collected P. ruderale in Queretaro, suggesting the need to standardize and select plants with favorable agroclimatic conditions to obtain desirable polyphenolic compositions while displaying potential health benefits. Full article
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Maize Production under Drought Stress: Nutrient Supply, Yield Prediction
by Adrienn Széles, Éva Horváth, Károly Simon, Péter Zagyi and László Huzsvai
Plants 2023, 12(18), 3301; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12183301 - 18 Sep 2023
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Maize yield forecasting is important for the organisation of harvesting and storage, for the estimation of the commodity base and for the provision of the country’s feed and food demand (export–import). To this end, a field experiment was conducted in dry (2021) and [...] Read more.
Maize yield forecasting is important for the organisation of harvesting and storage, for the estimation of the commodity base and for the provision of the country’s feed and food demand (export–import). To this end, a field experiment was conducted in dry (2021) and extreme dry (2022) years to track the development of the crop to determine the evolution of the relative chlorophyll content (SPAD) and leaf area index (LAI) for better yield estimation. The obtained results showed that SPAD and LAI decreased significantly under drought stress, and leaf senescence had already started in the early vegetative stage. The amount of top dressing applied at V6 and V12 phenophases did not increase yield due to the low amount of rainfall. The 120 kg N ha−1 base fertiliser proved to be optimal. The suitability of SPAD and LAI for maize yield estimation was modelled by regression analysis. Results showed that the combined SPAD-LAI was suitable for yield prediction, and the correlation was strongest at the VT stage (R2 = 0.762). Full article
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Phytochemical Profile and Composition of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.): Varietal Differences and Effect of Germination under Elicited Conditions
by Iza Fernanda Pérez-Ramírez, Diana E. Escobedo-Alvarez, Magdalena Mendoza-Sánchez, Nuria E. Rocha-Guzmán, Rosalía Reynoso-Camacho, Jorge A. Acosta-Gallegos and Minerva Ramos-Gómez
Plants 2023, 12(17), 3093; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12173093 - 29 Aug 2023
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Germination is a simple process that improves the nutritional and medicinal values of seeds such as chickpeas. However, the detailed analysis of the phytochemical profile after chemical elicitation during chickpea germination is indispensable when making inferences about its biological properties. Therefore, an evaluation [...] Read more.
Germination is a simple process that improves the nutritional and medicinal values of seeds such as chickpeas. However, the detailed analysis of the phytochemical profile after chemical elicitation during chickpea germination is indispensable when making inferences about its biological properties. Therefore, an evaluation was made of the effect of the chemical inducers salicylic acid (SA, 1 and 2 mM), chitosan (CH, 3.3 and 7 μM), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, 20 and 30 mM) during germination at 25 °C with 70% RH for 4 days on the content of antinutritional and bioactive compounds, including phenolics, sterols, and saponins, in three Mexican chickpea varieties (Blanoro, Patron, and San Antonio) using UPLC-ELSD-ESI-QqQ-MS/MS, UPLC-DAD-ESI-QqQ-MS/MS, and HPLC-DAD-sQ-MS. The highest increase in phenolics and saponins was found in the Blanoro sprouts induced with SA 2 mM, whereas the highest phytosterol content was detected in San Antonio sprouts induced with CH 7 μM. In addition, significant increases in mono-, di-, and oligosaccharides and decreases in antinutritional contents were achieved after germination with most of the elicitation conditions. More importantly, we identified new compounds in chickpea sprouts, such as the lignans matairesinol and secoisolariciresinol, the phenolic compounds epicatechin gallate and methyl gallate, some phytosterols, and the saponin phaseoside 1, which further increased after chemical elicitation. Full article
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