Interaction With Fungi Promotes the Accumulation of Specific Defense Molecules in Orchid Tubers and May Increase the Value of Tubers for Biotechnological and Medicinal Applications: The Case Study of Interaction Between

Autor: Romana, Hampejsová, Miroslav, Berka, Veronika, Berková, Jana, Jersáková, Jaroslava, Domkářová, Friederike, von Rundstedt, Anne, Frary, Iñigo, Saiz-Fernández, Břetislav, Brzobohatý, Martin, Černý
Rok vydání: 2021
Zdroj: Frontiers in plant science. 13
ISSN: 1664-462X
Popis: Terrestrial orchids can form tubers, organs modified to store energy reserves. Tubers are an attractive source of nutrients, and salep, a flour made from dried orchid tubers, is the source of traditional beverages. Tubers also contain valuable secondary metabolites and are used in traditional medicine. The extensive harvest of wild orchids is endangering their populations in nature; however, orchids can be cultivated and tubers mass-produced. This work illustrates the importance of plant-fungus interaction in shaping the content of orchid tubers
Databáze: OpenAIRE