Relationship between Plant Development and Environment and the Accumulation of Secondary Metabolites
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 104
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Interests: quality assurance of medicinal and aromatic plants; plant development; plant biology; phytochemistry; essential oil; phytochemical analysis; plant morphology; plant cytology; botany; antioxidant studies; pharmacology; chemical composition analysis
Interests: plant reproductive structure development; secondary metabolites; medicinal plant genome
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant secondary metabolites, including alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenes, and phenylpropanoids, are widely present in plants and are closely related to their disease resistance, stress tolerance, and interactions. The developmental stages of plants (such as different years, different seasons, different growth stages, etc.) and external environments (such as light, temperature, water, and soil nutrients) significantly influence the synthesis and accumulation of these secondary metabolites. The accumulation of secondary metabolites at different developmental stages exhibits specific patterns that reflect the regulatory effects of internal physiological states and environmental factors on their synthesis. Studying the impact of plant development and environmental conditions on secondary metabolites, as well as the synthesis mechanisms of these compounds, contributes to a deeper understanding of plant growth and development patterns and their biochemical mechanisms for adapting to the environment. This research can help cultivate plant varieties with higher medicinal value or stress resistance, enhancing economic benefits and resilience in plants. It also provides theoretical support and scientific basis for agricultural production, medicinal plant development, and the sustainable utilization of plant resources.
We welcome papers utilizing all modern approaches of biology for studying this important aspect of plant biology, including 'omics' approaches and more targeted approaches. The richness of compounds and species in the plant world offers a gold mine of resources to help scientific inquiry as well as human health.
Dr. Yanqun Li
Prof. Dr. Hong Wu
Prof. Dr. Michael R. Sussman
Dr. Xiangxiu Liang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- organ development
- medicinal and aromatic plants
- developmental stage
- phytochemistry
- plant morphology
- plant cytology
- growth stage
- chemical composition analysis
- plant cell
- plant development
- secondary metabolite accumulation
- growth regulation
- biochemical mechanisms
- environmental factors
- agricultural production
- sustainable use
- rational harvesting
- soil microorganism
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