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19 August 2025
Metabolites | Selected Papers Published in 2023–2024 Related to Plant Metabolism and Stress Tolerance


We are delighted to share some highly cited papers on plant metabolism and stress tolerance research that were published in our journal Metabolites (ISSN: 2218-1989) in 2023 and 2024.

1. “Exploring the Biologically Active Metabolites Produced by Bacillus cereus for Plant Growth Promotion, Heat Stress Tolerance, and Resistance to Bacterial Soft Rot in Arabidopsis”
by Sih-Huei Tsai, Yi-Chun Hsiao, Peter E. Chang, Chen-En Kuo, Mei-Chun Lai and Huey-wen Chuang
Metabolites 2023, 13(5), 676; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13050676
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/5/676

2. “Exogenous TiO2 Nanoparticles Alleviate Cd Toxicity by Reducing Cd Uptake and Regulating Plant Physiological Activity and Antioxidant Defense Systems in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)”
by Anas Iqbal, Zhaowen Mo, Sheng-Gang Pan, Jian-Ying Qi, Tian Hua, Muhammad Imran, Meiyang Duan, Qichang Gu, Xiang-Bin Yao and Xiangru Tang
Metabolites 2023, 13(6), 765; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13060765
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/6/765

3. “Metabolic Reprogramming of Barley in Response to Foliar Application of Dichlorinated Functional Analogues of Salicylic Acid as Priming Agents and Inducers of Plant Defence”
by Claude Y. Hamany Djande, Paul A. Steenkamp, Lizelle A. Piater, Fidele Tugizimana and Ian A. Dubery
Metabolites 2023, 13(5), 666; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13050666
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/5/666

4. “Coordinated Regulation of Central Carbon Metabolism in Pyroligneous Acid-Treated Tomato Plants under Aluminum Stress”
by Raphael Ofoe, Raymond H. Thomas and Lord Abbey
Metabolites 2023, 13(6), 770; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13060770
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/6/770

5. “Transcriptional and Metabolic Profiling of Arabidopsis thaliana Transgenic Plants Expressing Histone Acetyltransferase HAC1 upon the Application of Abiotic Stress—Salt and Low Temperature”
by Tatiana Ivanova, Ivayla Dincheva, Ilian Badjakov and Anelia Iantcheva
Metabolites
2023, 13(9), 994; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13090994
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/9/994

6. “Metabolomic Reconfiguration in Primed Barley (Hordeum vulgare) Plants in Response to Pyrenophora teres f. teres Infection”
by Claude Y. Hamany Djande, Fidele Tugizimana, Paul A. Steenkamp, Lizelle A. Piater and Ian A. Dubery
Metabolites 2023, 13(9), 997; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13090997
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/9/997

7. “Metabolic Rewiring in Tea Plants in Response to Gray Blight Disease Unveiled by Multi-Omics Analysis”
by Shiqin Zheng, Zhenghua Du, Xiaxia Wang, Chao Zheng, Zonghua Wang and Xiaomin Yu
Metabolites 2023, 13(11), 1122; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13111122
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/11/1122

8. “Heat-Induced Cross-Tolerance to Salinity Due to Thermopriming in Tomatoes”
by Tobias Körner, Ruven Gierholz, Jana Zinkernagel and Simone Röhlen-Schmittgen
Metabolites 2024, 14(4), 213; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14040213
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/4/213

9. “5-ALA, DTA-6, and Nitrogen Mitigate NaCl Stress by Promoting Photosynthesis and Carbon Metabolism in Rice Seedlings”
by Yaxin Wang, Chaolu Tan, Yinghao Li, Fengyan Meng, Youwei Du, Shuyu Zhang, Wenxin Jiang, Naijie Feng, Liming Zhao and Dianfeng Zheng
Metabolites 2024, 14(3), 142; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14030142
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/3/142

10. “Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Rock Phosphate on Growth, Physiology, and Biochemistry of Carob under Water Stress and after Rehydration in Vermicompost-Amended Soil”
by Abderrahim Boutasknit, Mohamed Ait-El-Mokhtar, Boujemaa Fassih, Raja Ben-Laouane, Said Wahbi and Abdelilah Meddich
Metabolites 2024, 14(4), 202; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14040202
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/4/202

11. “Phenylpropanoid Metabolism in Phaseolus vulgaris during Growth under Severe Drought”
by Luis Eduardo Peña Barrena, Lili Mats, Hugh J. Earl and Gale G. Bozzo
Metabolites 2024, 14(6), 319; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14060319
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/6/319

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