The aim of this study was to characterise the changes in concentration and composition of antioxidants during ripening, harvest and after 3 and 6 months of storage in three commercially successful scab-resistant and powdery mildew-tolerant apple cultivars selected in the Institute of Experimental Botany. The detailed description of free and glycosylated phenolic acid profiles and content of 6 selected carotenoids - neoxanthin, violaxanthin, antheraxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin and ß-carotene will serve for outcomes of major characteristics of these apple cultivars.

This study aimed to develop an efficient micropropagation protocol for Disanthus cercidifolius Maxim., an ornamental shrub. Sprouting buds of two genotypes (‘Trubaʼ and ‘PdSʼ) were used as an initial plant material. 

The present study investigated how different storage conditions affect antioxidant levels in three scab-resistant and powdery mildew-tolerant apple cultivars. The contents of carotenoids, along with free and glycosylated phenolic acids, were quantified in harvested apples and apples stored in boxes with controlled atmospheric conditions (1.2% O₂ and 2.2% CO₂) and temperature (1 °C), boxes with regulated temperature (1 °C) and storage rooms with a temperature between 1 and 4 °C.

Autophagy is an evolutionary conserved catabolic process deemed to maintain or restore cellular and organismal homeostasis. In plants, basal autophagy is essential for growth and development, it is required for nutrient remobilization during senescence and nutrient deficiency, for removal of organelles and macromolecules formed during plant development or damaged by environmental stresses.

Phenolic compounds (phenylpropanoids with an aromatic ring bearing one or more hydroxyl groups and various other substituents) are produced by plants as secondary metabolites, ranging from simple monomers to very large polymers. Due to their antioxidant activity they play crucial roles in plant defences against both biotic and abiotic stressors, moreover they are an important component of animal diet and they are highly beneficial for human health.