Guest Editors
Dr. Hazem Elshafie
Email: hazem.elshafie@unibas.it
Affiliation: Department of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences (DAFE), University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza
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Research Interests: secondary metabolites
Dr. Ippolito Camele
Email: ippolito.camele@unibas.it
Affiliation: School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Viale dell'Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza
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Research Interests: Bioactivity
Secondary Metabolites
Natural Product Chemistry
Antibacterial Activity
Summary
Plant secondary metabolites are a diverse group of bioactive compounds that play pivotal roles in the adaptation of plants to their environment. While not directly involved in primary metabolism, these compounds are crucial in defence against pathogens, herbivores, and abiotic stressors. Over recent decades, research has increasingly recognized the role of secondary metabolites not merely as static antimicrobial agents, but as dynamic players in complex signaling networks that underpin plant immunity.
This issue explores the pivotal roles of plant secondary metabolites and microbial toxins in shaping plant-microbe interactions. From defensive compounds deterring pathogens to signaling molecules fostering symbiosis, secondary metabolites are key mediators at this dynamic interface.
In particular, the roles of some important secondary metabolites such as phenolics, terpenoids, alkaloids, and flavonoids in plant systemic resistance responses, such as systemic acquired resistance (SAR) and induced systemic resistance (ISR) have gained more attention recently.
Keywords
Plant disease, biopolymers, natural products, microbial and plant metabolites, green-synthesis of chitin and chitosan, plant resistance-genes , Eco-physiological parameters
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