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The Use of Induced Somatic Sector Analysis (ISSA) for Studying Genes and Promoters Involved in Wood Formation and Secondary Stem Development
Published on: October 5, 2016
Special Issue "Molecular Studies on Plant and Plant In Vitro Systems Secondary Metabolism"
1Laboratory of Eukaryotic Cell Biology, Department of Biotechnology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 139 Ruski Blvd., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
|January 28, 2026
Summary
Plants produce natural compounds to defend against pests, diseases, and environmental stressors like UV radiation. These plant-derived molecules offer valuable protective properties.
Area of Science:
- Plant biochemistry and natural product chemistry.
Background:
- Plants synthesize a diverse array of chemical compounds.
- These natural products serve crucial roles in plant defense mechanisms against biotic and abiotic stresses.
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