Extraction, Utilization and Application of Bioactive Compounds from Horticultural Plants

Dear Colleagues,

Horticultural plants are rich source of different bioactive compounds, which play a crucial role both in their metabolism and in their interactions with the surrounding environment. Indeed, these compound possess numerous ecological functions, contributing to plant survival in different environmental conditions, protecting them from herbivores, plant pathogens and competitive plants, and attracting pollinators and birds. Bioactive compounds are usually extracted for their numerous biological properties and find several applications in pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetic, textile, food and feed industries and in integrated plant protection.

This Special Issue aims to present studies that report the extraction procedures and the isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds from fruits, vegetables and ornamental, medicinal and aromatic plants, as well as the utilization, application and bioactivity of selected extracts. 

Prof. Dr. Dejan Prvulović
Prof. Dr. Simona Oancea
Dr. Eleonora Spinozzi
Guest Editors

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