Biochemical Composition and Biological Activities of Various Population of <i>Brassica tournefortii</i> Growing Wild in Tunisia by Hajer Tlili, Abdelkarim Ben Arfa, Abdelbasset Boubakri, Najjaa Hanen, Mohamed Neffati, Enrico Doria

“…In particular, the antioxidant activity measured by DPPH assay showed that the extract of the plants collected from the growing region of Zarzis exhibits the highest antioxidant activities (0.99 mg/mL). …”
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Rock Samphire, a Candidate Crop for Saline Agriculture: Cropping Practices, Chemical Composition and Health Effects by Anestis Karkanis, Nikolaos Polyzos, Maria Kompocholi, Spyridon A. Petropoulos

“…The current supply, mainly supported by plants collected from the wild, cannot meet increasing market needs; therefore, it is of major importance to establish cropping protocols and further valorize wild plants for culinary and industrial applications. …”
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Valorization of Three Plant Species of Arid Areas in Biological Control of the Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria. S. Messgo-Moumene, D. Merzouk, Z. Houmani, and K. Moumene. (Alge... by Saïda Messgo-Moumene, Djamel -Eddine Merzouk, Zahia Houmani, Khaled Moumene

“…The present work aims to evaluate the in vitro biocide effect of aqueous and ethanol extracts of plants collected from arid Algerian Sahara i.e. Calotropis procera, Schouwia purpurea, and Zizyphus lotus on the fifth larval instar (L5) of Schistocerca gregaria. …”
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Seasonal Variation in Cell Wall Composition and Carbohydrate Metabolism in the Seagrass <i>Posidonia oceanica</i> Growing at Different Depths by Marwa Ismael, Quentin Charras, Maïté Leschevin, Damien Herfurth, Romain Roulard, Anthony Quéro, Christine Rusterucci, Jean-Marc Domon, Colette Jungas, Wilfred Vermerris, Catherine Rayon

“…The leaves and rhizomes were isolated from plants collected in shallow (2 m) and deep water (26 m). …”
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Valorization of lignocellulosic rice husk producing biosilica and biofuels—a review by Shahid Nawaz, Farrukh Jamil, Parveen Akhter, Murid Hussain, Hoyeon Jang, Young-Kwon Park

“…Notably, the rice plant collects silica from the soil and stores the collected silica in the form of silicic acid inside the cellulose micro-compartments of the plant. …”
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Soil Amendment Using Biochar and Application of K-Humate Enhance the Growth, Productivity, and Nutritional Value of Onion (<i>Allium cepa</i> L.) under Deficit Irrigation Condition... by Khaled G. Abdelrasheed, Yasser Mazrou, Alaa El-Dein Omara, Hany S. Osman, Yasser Nehela, Emad M. Hafez, Asmaa M. S. Rady, Diaa Abd El-Moneim, Bassam F. Alowaiesh, Salah M. Gowayed

“…Moreover, it improved the biochemical response, enhanced the activities of antioxidant enzymes, and enriched the nutrient value of deficiently irrigated onion plants. Collectively, these findings highlight the potential utilization of biochar and K-humate as sustainable eco-friendly strategies to improve onion resilience to deficit irrigation.…”
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<i>μ</i>-Raman Determination of Essential Oils’ Constituents from Distillates and Leaf Glands of <i>Origanum</i> Plants by Elli Kampasakali, Alexandros Nakas, Dimitrios Mertzanidis, Stella Kokkini, Andreana N. Assimopoulou, Dimitrios Christofilos

“…Wild grown <i>Origanum</i> plants, collected from five different regions in Greece and taxonomically identified as <i>O. onites</i>, <i>O. vulgare</i> subsp<i>. hirtum</i> and <i>O. vulgare</i> subsp. …”
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Quantitative Phytochemical Analysis on Leaf Extract of Calanthe masuca (D.Don) Lindl., an Endangered Medicinal Plant (Orchidaceae) by Duraisamy Kavitha, Veeraiyan Nandagopalan

“…They are distributed in evergreen forest; plant collection is very difficult for researches. That’s why very rare because of group of plants not widely represent in the forest. …”
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Phytochemical Profiling and Assessment of Anticancer Activity of <i>Leptocarpha rivularis</i> Extracts Obtained from In Vitro Cultures by Julia Rubio, Guisselle Arias, Christian Robles-Kelly, Evelyn Silva-Moreno, Luis Espinoza, Héctor Carrasco, Andrés F. Olea

“…The chemical composition of extracts and callus, obtained from clonal plants, was assessed and the results indicate that the phytochemical profiles of extracts from micropropagated plants are like those found for plants collected from natural habitats, leptocarpine (LTC) being the major component. …”
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Assessing Environmental Pollution in Kosovo’s Industrial Areas Using Plant Bioindicators by Teuta Bajra-Brahimaj, Hazbije Sahiti, Enis Dalo, Muhamet Zogaj, Shyhrete Muriqi, Arieta Camaj-Ibrahimi

“…Apart from Hypericum perforatoum in Mitrovica, the study revealed a significant increase in MDA levels in the three plant species from industrial areas compared to those in the control point. Generally, plants collected in industrial areas exhibited lower total protein levels than those in Peja. …”
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Initial Plant Vigor and Short Rotation Coppices Improve Vegetable Production in <i>Vitex doniana</i> Sweet (Lamiaceae) by Sognigbe N’Danikou, Aristide Carlos Houdegbe, Dedeou Apocalypse Tchokponhoue, Aboegnonhou Odette Chaldia Agossou, Françoise Assogba Komlan, Raymond Sognon Vodouhe, Adam Ahanchede, Enoch Gbenato Achigan-Dako

“…<i>Vitex doniana</i> is a major but threatened economic plant collected as a leafy vegetable and fruit in West Africa. …”
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Fungicolous fungi on microscopic fungi parasitic to the vegetation of the urban environment by Ewa Sucharzewska, Elżbieta Ejdys, Dariusz Kubiak

“…The research material consisted of herbaceous plants, trees, and shrubs showing signs of infestation by fungi, planted as park plants, along communication arteries, for hedges or ornamental plants, collected in larger cities of north-eastern Poland. …”
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The soil-borne white root rot pathogen Rosellinia necatrix expresses antimicrobial proteins during host colonization. by Edgar A Chavarro-Carrero, Nick C Snelders, David E Torres, Anton Kraege, Ana López-Moral, Gabriella C Petti, Wilko Punt, Jan Wieneke, Rómulo García-Velasco, Carlos J López-Herrera, Michael F Seidl, Bart P H J Thomma

“…Intriguingly, some of the inhibited bacteria are antagonists of R. necatrix growth in vitro and can alleviate R. necatrix infection on cotton plants. Collectively, our data show that R. necatrix encodes antimicrobials that are expressed during host colonization and that may contribute to modulation of host-associated microbiota to stimulate disease development.…”
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Chemical profiles and biological activities of acetone extracts of nine Annonaceae plants by Ngoc Duyen Nguyen, Sao Mai Dam, Ngoc Nam Trinh, Quoc Hung Nguyen, Thanh Tho Le, Van Son Le, Hong Thien Van, Ngoc An Nguyen, Hanh Thi-Dieu Nguyen, Tan-Viet Pham

“… This study investigated the chemical components and bioactivities of acetone leaf extracts of nine Annonaceae plants collected in the Binh Chau-Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve, Vietnam. …”
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Phylodynamics and Coat Protein Analysis of Babaco Mosaic Virus in Ecuador by Francisco Mosquera-Yuqui, Francisco J. Flores, Eduardo A. Moncayo, Brighitte A. Garzón-Proaño, Miguel A. Méndez, Fiama E. Guevara, Diego F. Quito-Avila, William Viera, Juan F. Cornejo-Franco, Andrés R. Izquierdo, Carlos Noceda

“…Sequences of the CP were obtained from thirty-six isolates from plants collected in the main babaco-producing provinces of Ecuador between 2016 and 2021. …”
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Detection of Persistent Viruses by High-Throughput Sequencing in Tomato and Pepper from Panama: Phylogenetic and Evolutionary Studies by Luis Galipienso, Laura Elvira-González, Leonardo Velasco, José Ángel Herrera-Vásquez, Luis Rubio

“…High-throughput sequencing from symptomatic tomato and pepper plants collected in Panama rendered the complete genome of the southern tomato virus (isolate STV_Panama) and bell pepper endornavirus (isolate BPEV_Panama), and almost-complete genomes of three other BPEV isolates. …”
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Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of methanolic extracts from leaves and flowers of chilcuague (<em>Heliopsis longipes</em>, Asteraceae) by Ixchel Parola-Contreras, Ramón G. Guevara-González, Ana A. Feregrino-Pérez, Rosalía Reynoso-Camacho, Iza F. Pérez-Ramírez, Rosalía V. Ocampo-Velázquez, Alejandra Rojas- Molina, Francisco Luna-Vazquez, Erik G. Tovar-Pérez

“…Hypothesis: The concentration of phenolic compounds with antioxidant activity varies according to the type of plant organ and the geographic location of the plant collection. Study species: Heliopsis longipes Site and years of study: The H. longipes plants were collected in three locations (Conca, San Juan Buenaventura and Beltran) from Sierra Gorda of Mexico, between 2017 and 2018. …”
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Chemical Composition and Genome Pattern as a Means of Identifying the Origin of Preserved Wild Garlic (<i>Allium ursinum</i> L.) in Poland by Emilia Bernaś, Jacek Słupski, Piotr Gębczyński, Katarína Ražná, Jana Žiarovská

“…The plants were collected in three locations in the Carpathian foothills, and the reference sample was plants collected in the lowlands. The site from which the raw material was harvested has a statistically significant effect on the chemical composition of the preserved leaves of wild garlic. …”
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The Role of Vegetation Monitoring in the Conservation of Coastal Habitats N2000: A Case Study of a Wetland Area in Southeast Sicily (Italy) by Saverio Sciandrello, Veronica Ranno, Valeria Tomaselli

“…Based on 128 phytosociological surveys and several plant collections, a total of 304 taxa, 28 plant communities, and 16 habitats have been identified. …”
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Distribution of Selected Heavy Metals Bioaccumulation in Various Parts of Indigenous Rice (Bokilong, Ponsulak and Taragang) in North Borneo by Diana Demiyah Mohd Hamdan, Amirah Syuhada Mohd Azman, Fazilah Musa, Mohd Khalizan Sabullah

“…Bioaccumulation of heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, and Zn) in various parts of paddy plants collected from Kiulu valley, North Borneo in the natural conditions during the vegetative phase and harvest season were analysed by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). …”
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