Stress enhances the synthesis of secondary plant products: The impact of stress-related over-reduction on the accumulation of natural products

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 817-826

  Selmar, Dirk ^a   Kleinwächter, Maik ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Over reduction; Secondary plant products; Surplus of energy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT;

DROUGHT; DROUGHT STRESS; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; OVER-REDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT; REVIEW; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SECONDARY PLANT PRODUCTS; SURPLUS OF ENERGY;

DROUGHT STRESS; OVER-REDUCTION; SECONDARY PLANT PRODUCTS; SURPLUS OF ENERGY;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; DROUGHTS; ENERGY METABOLISM; PLANTS; SECONDARY METABOLISM; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84878884611     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: 14719053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pct054     Document Type: Review

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