Journal: Environmental and experimental botany / Publication Year: 2014 / Subject: Mediterranean region

Author:: Di Ferdinando, Martina; Brunetti, Cecilia; Agati, Giovanni; Tattini, Massimiliano
Source:: Environmental and experimental botany 2014 v.103 pp. 107-116
ISSN:: 0098-8472
Subject:: Mediterranean climate; acclimation; antioxidants; basins; biosynthesis; flavonols; light intensity; polyphenols; secondary metabolites; solar radiation; Mediterranean region
Abstract:: ... The significance of polyphenols, with emphasis to flavonoids, in the responses of Mediterranean plants to unfavorable environments, is discussed based on their ability to serve multiple functions in plant–environment interactions. Plants challenged against multiple stressors, as usually occurs in the Mediterranean basin, make a great investment in the biosynthesis of carbon-based-secondary-compoun ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2013.09.012
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2013.09.012

Author:: Guidi, Lucia; Calatayud, Angeles
Source:: Environmental and experimental botany 2014 v.103 pp. 42-52
ISSN:: 0098-8472
Subject:: abiotic stress; air; air pollution; air temperature; carbon dioxide; carbon dioxide fixation; chlorophyll; electron transfer; fluorescence; gas exchange; heat; leaves; light intensity; photochemistry; photosynthesis; plant development; plant response; pollutants; Mediterranean region
Abstract:: ... In Mediterranean areas, plants are concomitantly exposed to various abiotic stresses such as light intensity, water deficit, extremes in air temperature, air pollutants, etc. These environmental pressures adversely affect plant development. Changes in photosystem activity are an early response of plants to abiotic stresses. Therefore, chlorophyll (Chl) fluorescence and gas exchange, two non-invasi ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2013.12.007
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2013.12.007

Author:: Pinheiro, Carla; Guerra-Guimarães, Leonor; David, Teresa S.; Vieira, Ana
Source:: Environmental and experimental botany 2014 v.103 pp. 117-127
ISSN:: 0098-8472
Subject:: Citrus; Eucalyptus; Pinus; Quercus; Rosaceae; Vitis; abiotic stress; amino acids; basins; binding proteins; biochemical pathways; biotic stress; carbon; chlorophyll; crops; drought; forestry; heat; heat shock proteins; nitrogen; oxygen evolving complex; plant adaptation; proteome; proteomics; ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase; ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase activase; stress response; sustainable development; systematic review; transcriptomics; tree fruits; vulnerable species; woody plants; Mediterranean region
Abstract:: ... Mediterranean woody species are vulnerable to multiple stresses that negatively affect plant survival and productivity. Drought and heat are increasing threats to the agricultural and forestry systems, making it urgently necessary to determine the mechanisms of plant adaptation and survival. Proteomics allows for the characterisation of a large number of proteins in a given tissue/organ, providing ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2014.01.010
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2014.01.010

Author:: Tomás, Magdalena; Medrano, Hipólito; Escalona, Jose M.; Martorell, Sebastià; Pou, Alicia; Ribas-Carbó, Miquel; Flexas, Jaume
Source:: Environmental and experimental botany 2014 v.103 pp. 148-157
ISSN:: 0098-8472
Subject:: Vitis; canopy; cell respiration; climate change; climate models; cultivars; dry environmental conditions; leaves; viticulture; water use efficiency; Mediterranean region
Abstract:: ... Predictions of climate change indicate an increase in water scarcity in Mediterranean areas. Therefore, improving water use efficiency (WUE) becomes crucial for sustainable viticulture in the Mediterranean for both grapevine growth and fruit productivity. Variability of WUE between cultivars presents an opportunity to select the most appropriate cultivars in viticultural areas with increasing arid ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2013.09.003
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2013.09.003

Author:: Loreto, Francesco; Pollastri, Susanna; Fineschi, Silvia; Velikova, Violeta
Source:: Environmental and experimental botany 2014 v.103 pp. 99-106
ISSN:: 0098-8472
Subject:: Mediterranean climate; air; antioxidants; heat; inventories; isoprene; leaves; monoterpenoids; secondary metabolites; troposphere; woody plants; Mediterranean region
Abstract:: ... Among plant secondary metabolites, volatile isoprenoids have received increasing attention because they are involved in a range of physiological and ecological interactions, often helping plants cope with abiotic and biotic stressors, and potentially affecting the chemistry of the troposphere once they are emitted in the air. We review evidence about the beneficial functions of volatile isoprenoid ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2013.09.005
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2013.09.005

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