Abiotic stresses are considered the primary cause of crop loss worldwide, with salinity being particularly significant. Excessive salt accumulation can impair photosynthetic efficiency, disrupt nutrient assimilation, reduce growth, and lower product quality. In response to these issues, genetic improvement has focused on a limited number of tomato cultivars, significantly reducing their biodiversity. Tomato is a moderately sal...

Crocus sativus L. is a crop grown for spice production, and large amounts of residues from the flowers are produced during the process. The underutilized by-product from saffron spice production, the C. sativus tepals, was investigated as a promising raw material of natural bioactive compounds using light spectrum manipulation in controlled environments. The plants were grown under either light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or natura...

Wild roses store and emit a large array of fragrant monoterpenes from their petals. Maximisation of fragrance coincides with floral maturation in many angiosperms, which enhances pollination efficiency, reduces floral predation, and improves plant fitness. We hypothesized that petal monoterpenes serve additional lifelong functions such as limiting metabolic damage from reactive oxygen species (ROS), and altering isoprenoid hor...