Celery and Spinach Flavonoid-Rich Extracts Enhance Phytoalexin Production in Powdery Mildew-Infected Cucumber Leaves

Phytoalexins are antimicrobial compounds of diverse chemical classes whose production is triggered in plants in response to pathogen infection. This study demonstrated that spraying with a celery flavonoid-rich extract (CFRE) or a spinach flavonoid-rich extract (SFRE) enhanced the production of phyt...

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Published in:	Plants
Main Authors:	Hajar Soleimani, Shima Gharibi, Santa Olga Cacciola, Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-08-01
Subjects:	<i>Apium graveolens</i> <i>Spinacia oleracea</i> <i>Cucumis sativus</i> flavonoid-rich plant extracts phenolic compounds phytoalexins
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/15/2414