Light and Phytohormones in Plant Secondary Metabolism

Dear Colleagues,

Plants are known to synthesize a great diversity of secondary metabolites that have plenty of biological activities, which makes them extremely important for human health and well-being. In addition, due to their biological properties, secondary metabolites are used in many areas, serving as dietary supplements, pigments, cosmetics, antifeedants, and so on.

Among environmental factors, light is the most important signal influencing plant development and regulating their primary and secondary metabolism through a complex perception of quantity, quality, direction and duration of light. Because the protective role of secondary metabolites in counteracting biotic and abiotic stresses is the leading one, phytohormones – salicylic acid, jasmonates, and ethylene which are indubitable participants in many scenarios of plant protection are usually involved in the regulation of the synthesis of secondary metabolites. Besides, other classical phytohormones also influence this synthesis.

The last three decades have been very successful in gaining new knowledge about the molecular mechanisms of light and phytohormones' action in the control of secondary metabolism. Thus, the forthcoming Special issue of IJMS represents a perfect platform for the discussion of recent developments in this field and is ready to publish original research, reviews and perspectives focused on the Topic: Light and Phytohormones in Plant Secondary Metabolism. Studies of the land plant as well as in vitro plant cell and tissue culture or green algae at the organism, cellular, molecular and omics level are welcome. Works on growing plants or during their postharvest handling are accepted equally.

Dr. Alexander V. Nosov
Guest Editor

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