Once established, cosmos are quite #DroughtResistant. Good choice for a #ClimateAction #Gardening 👍
#CosmosBipinnatus has significant #antioxidant activity & protective effect against oxidative DNA damage. Cosmos bipinnatus & #CosmosSulphureus have properties protect liver; due to presence of #quercetin & #phenolic compounds.
#SulphurCosmos flower petals are edible & can be added to salads or cooked in various ways. Another raw #edible variety is #CosmosSaudatus aka #KingsSalad.
New #publication:
We compared the influence of two #resistance inducers, BTH and Chol-BTH (#ionicliquid) on #plantdefense & #antioxidant properties of #plants using #transcriptomics and targeted #metabolomics.
We found out that Chol-BTH, due to its physicochemical & biological properties (upregulation of lignification-related genes, #peroxidase activity, total #phenolic compounds levels) can also be useful agent inducing plant resistance against viral pathogens
#science
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jafc.3c03876