Plants, Volume 14, Issue 9

Traditionally, medicinal plants have served as the main resource for treating various human health conditions. Prionosciadium dissectum is a plant used in traditional medicine in the southern region of Jalisco, Mexico, to treat inflammatory respirato...

Idesia polycarpa is an important woody oilseed tree crucial for ensuring China’s grain and oil security. The expansion of I. polycarpa plantations has been accompanied by an increase in pests and diseases, with canker disease recently observed...

Understory vegetation is an important component of forest ecosystems, and the supply of nutrients in the soil is related to the growth and development of soil microorganisms and understory plants. The effects of different tree species composition rat...

Soybean, a globally significant and versatile crop, serves as a vital source of both oil and protein. However, environmental factors such as soil salinization pose substantial challenges to its cultivation, adversely affecting both yield and quality....

Dental caries remains one of the most widespread global health concerns, significantly affecting both oral and overall health. Conventional treatments typically rely on chemical-based products which, although effective, are often associated with unde...

Excessive use of fertilizers will not only cause the enrichment of soil N nutrients, soil secondary salinization, soil acidification, and an imbalance of the soil microbial community structure, but will also lead to the nitrate content of vegetables...

In perennial trees, wood development is a carbon-demanding process, pivotal for secondary cell wall (SCW) formation and xylem development. Sugars, functioning both as carbon substrates and signaling molecules, orchestrate cambial proliferation and xy...

Iris dichotoma Pall., renowned for its high ornamental value, is frequently cultivated in flowerbeds and courtyards, endowing garden landscapes with unique allure. Dark-hued flowers are widely regarded as more aesthetically appealing. This study util...

Abeliophyllum distichum is a monotypic species in the family Oleaceae that contains a range of phenolic compounds and components such as coumaric acid, catechin, and verbascoside, the latter of which is a major candidate of commercial interest. In th...

A total of 31 compounds were isolated from the ethyl acetate and n-butanol fractions of Anchusa italica Retz., which contained one ursane triterpenoid, 2α,3β,19α-trihydroxy-23-formyl-urs-12-en-28,21β-olide (1), and five norisopr...