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While the demand for crop products continues to increase strongly, agricultural productivity is threatened by various stress factors, often associated with global warming. To sustain and improve yield, it is necessary to understand how plants respond to various stresses, and to use the generated knowledge in modern breeding programs. Most knowledge regarding the molecular mechanisms associated with stress responses has been obtained from investigations using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Stress hormones, such as abscisic acid, jasmonic acid, and salicylic acid, have been shown to play key roles in defense responses against abiotic and biotic stresses. More recently, evidence that growth-regulating plant hormones are also involved in stress responses has been accumulating. Epigenetic regulation at the DNA and histone level, and gene regulation by small non-coding RNAs appear to be important as well. Many approaches have used mutant screens and next generation sequencing approaches to identify key players and mechanisms how plants respond to their environment. However, it is often unclear to which extent the elucidated mechanisms also operate in crops. This Special Issue Book, therefore, aims to close this gap and contains a number of contributions from labs that work both, on Arabidopsis and crops. The book includes contributions reporting how crop plant species respond to various abiotic stresses, such as drought, heat, cold, flooding, and salinity, as well as biotic stimuli during microbial infections. It contains reviews, opinions, perspectives, and original articles, and its focus is on our molecular understanding of biotic and abiotic stress responses in crops, highlighting, among other aspects, the role of stress hormones, secondary metabolites, signaling mechanisms, and changes in gene expression patterns and their regulation. Approaches and ideas to achieve stress tolerance and to maintain yield stability of agricultural crops during stress periods can be found in most chapters. These include also perspectives on how knowledge from model plants can be utilized to facilitate crop-plant breeding and biotechnology.

Biotechnology --- Gene regulation --- Plant immunity --- Resistance breeding --- salinity and flooding --- Agricultural crops --- Heat and cold stress --- Disease susceptibility and resistance --- Drought stress --- Signaling mechanisms --- Stress tolerance breeding --- Stress hormones

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Oxidative stress causes chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer, chronic obstructive pulmonary, and neurodegenerative pathologies. Antioxidant systems defend human cells from free radicals. They act by stopping free radicals, decreasing their development, and quenching the formed ROS and RNS. The antioxidant molecules are classified into primary and secondary defense molecules. The primary antioxidant molecules (i.e., vitamins C and E, ubiquinone, and glutathione) reduce oxidation effects by moving a proton to the free radical species or electron donors, or by terminating the chain reactions The secondary antioxidants (i.e., N-acetyl cysteine and lipoic acid) act as cofactors for some enzyme systems or neutralize the production of free radicals by transition metals. This work comprises original research papers and reviews on antioxidant molecules in food, the agricultural practices that maximize their levels in plants, the potential preventive effects of selected classes of antioxidant molecules, their potential use in functional foods, and the pharmaceutical delivery systems that maximize their potential activity when used as supplements.

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evaluation --- HS-GC/MS analysis --- PCA --- antioxidant --- HepG2 cells --- EVOO extract --- IOC methods --- LDLR --- PCSK9 --- tomatoes --- NMR spectroscopy --- FT-ICR mass spectrometry --- ripening stage --- phenolics --- metabolomics --- phytochemicals --- cardoon --- multipurpose plant --- chlorogenic acid --- fatty acids --- herbal treatment --- organic zinc --- lamb --- Haemonchus contortus --- antioxidant enzymes --- lipid peroxidation --- mineral status --- paraxanthine --- caffeine --- CYP1A2 phenotyping --- human saliva --- differential pulse voltammetry --- egg --- flavonoids --- inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) --- metallome --- quercetin --- walnut --- by-products --- antitussive --- ROS --- NOx --- IL-6 --- CXC-R1 --- histopathological analysis --- sustainable agriculture --- onion skin --- traditional varieties --- flavonols --- dietary antioxidants, --- Helichrysum --- medicinal plants --- infusions --- phenolic compounds --- antioxidative potential --- polyphenols --- flavonids --- endogenous antioxidant enzymes --- reduced glutathione --- oxidized glutathione --- catalase --- superoxide dismutase --- interleukin 6 --- tumor necrosis factor --- endurance sports --- Ficus carica --- oxidative stress protection --- stress hormones --- epidermal skin barrier --- nutricosmetics --- brown rice --- fermentation --- germination --- stress --- bioactive compounds --- untargeted metabolomics --- functional food --- health benefits --- lovage --- elicitation --- phenolic acids --- potential anti-inflammatory potential --- anticancer properties --- antioxidative activity --- bioactive peptides --- peptidomics --- mass spectrometry --- soybean --- plant-based foods --- LDL --- CVD --- lipid oxidation --- dietary fiber --- cholesterol --- hyperlipidemia --- microalgae --- spirulina --- inflammation --- lipopolysaccharide --- dairy cows --- fattening bulls --- leukocytes --- spices --- condiments --- extra-virgin olive oil --- antiviral properties --- antioxidant properties --- nutricosmetic --- grape seed --- pomace --- polyunsaturated fatty acids --- polyphenol --- resveratrol --- rutin --- HPLC --- GC --- coumarins --- green synthesis --- DFT --- red algae --- antioxidant and antimicrobial ability --- lipoperoxidation --- salmon --- anticancer --- marigold --- sage --- bearberry --- eucalyptus --- yarrow --- apples --- pomegranate --- mitochondrial DNA --- DNA damage --- apoptosis --- oral cancer --- arbutin --- melanin --- pigment --- melasma --- skin lightening --- cosmetic --- hyperpigmentation --- tyrosinase --- nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) --- Brassicaceae --- light wavelength --- reactive oxygen species (ROS) --- oxidative stress --- antioxidant proteins --- Moringa leaf extract --- nanoencapsulation --- rabbit --- physiology --- reproduction