Melatonin is a natural, multifunctional, nontoxic, regulatory, and ubiquitous biomolecule,
having low molecular weight and pleiotropic effects in the plant kingdom. It is a recently …

The quality of fruits and vegetables constitutes a dynamic composite of their
physicochemical properties and consumer perception. Attempts at defining quality often …

During the last decades, food security has become a vital global concern driven by
projections of population increase and exacerbated by the impending pressure of climate …

Plant growth and development are affected by many environmental factors. Among them,
abiotic factors such as drought and salinity are more destructive; and responsible for …

Although a large component of tomato fruit taste is sugars, the choice of tomato cultivar and
the postharvest practices implemented by industry are designed to reduce crop loss and …

Plant development and physiology are strongly influenced by the environmental light
spectrum that triggers and controls several functional and structural response in plants …

Efficient detoxification of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is thought to play a key role in
enhancing the tolerance of plants to abiotic stresses. Although multiple pathways, enzymes …

Since the publication of the third edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress,
continuous discoveries in the fields of plant and crop environmental stresses and their …

A pot experiment was conducted to observe the effect of salicylic acid on qualitative and
quantitative attributes of tomato plants under salinity stress at Agriculture Research Institute …

Tomatoes produce the bioactive compounds lycopene and α-tomatine that are reported to
have potential health-promoting effects in animals and humans, but our understanding of the …