The use of natural plant biostimulants is proposed as an innovative solution to address the
challenges to sustainable agriculture, to ensure optimal nutrient uptake, crop yield, quality, …

• Anthocyanins are secondary metabolites, which play an important role in the physiology of
plants. Both sucrose and hormones regulate anthocyanin synthesis. Here, the interplay …

Anthocyanins are high value plant antioxidants, which are not present in the fruits of the
cultivated tomato. However, both the dominant gene Anthocyanin fruit (Aft) and the recessive …

This chapter describes different biological screening tools to discover and investigate
natural plant biostimulants. In vitro and in vivo bioassays are based on simple physiological …

Anthocyanins are water-soluble polyphenolic compounds with a high nutraceutical value.
Despite the fact that cultivated tomato varieties do not accumulate anthocyanins in the fruit, the …

In nature, plants can recognize potential pathogens, thus activating intricate networks of
defense signals and reactions. Inducible defense is often mediated by the detection of microbe …

Plant biostimulants (PBS) increase crop productivity and induce beneficial processes in
plants. Although PBS can stimulate plant tolerance to some abiotic stresses, their effect in …

Row crops represent the most important crops in terms of global cultivated area. Such crops
include soybean, corn, wheat, rice, rapeseed, sunflower, and cotton. Row crops agriculture …

According to the IPCC 2014 report the Mediterranean region will be affected by strong climatic
changes, both in terms of average temperature and of precipitations regime. This area …

Dormancy occurs in many woody perennials and fruit trees, and is characterised mainly by
the temporal absence of growth. This strategy has an ecological role in ensuring plant …