Melatonin-mediated temperature stress tolerance in plants

A Raza, S Charagh, P García-Caparrós… - GM Crops & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Global climate changes cause extreme temperatures and a significant reduction in crop
production, leading to food insecurity worldwide. Temperature extremes (including both heat …

Melatonin and abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants

R Colombage, MB Singh, PL Bhalla - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Increasing food demand by the growing human population and declining crop productivity
due to climate change affect global food security. To meet the challenges, developing …

Melatonin-priming enhances maize seedling drought tolerance by regulating the antioxidant defense system

I Muhammad, L Yang, S Ahmad, S Farooq… - Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Drought stress (DS) challenges sustainable agriculture production by limiting crop growth
and development. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of melatonin-priming …

Phytomelatonin: A master regulator for plant oxidative stress management

K Khanna, R Bhardwaj, P Alam, RJ Reiter… - Plant Physiology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phytomelatonin is the multifunctional molecule that governs a range of developmental
processes in plants subjected to a plethora of environmental cues. It acts as an antioxidant …

Nitrogen fertilizer modulates plant growth, chlorophyll pigments and enzymatic activities under different irrigation regimes

I Muhammad, L Yang, S Ahmad, S Farooq… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen fertilization and irrigation patterns have been extensively studied for common
maize (Zea mays L.), but there is limited published work for Zhengda 619, especially in …

Melatonin enhances the photosynthesis and antioxidant enzyme activities of mung bean under drought and high-temperature stress conditions

A Kuppusamy, S Alagarswamy, KM Karuppusami… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mung bean, a legume, is sensitive to abiotic stresses at different growth stages, and its yield
potential is affected by drought and high-temperature stress at the sensitive stage. Melatonin …

Melatonin alleviated cadmium accumulation and toxicity by modulating phytohormonal balance and antioxidant metabolism in rice

R Munir, MU Yasin, M Afzal, M Jan, S Muhammad… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) contamination is an eminent dilemma that jeopardizes global food safety and
security, especially through its phytotoxicity in rice; one of the most edible crops. Melatonin …

Exogenous putrescine increases heat tolerance in tomato seedlings by regulating chlorophyll metabolism and enhancing antioxidant defense efficiency

MS Jahan, MM Hasan, FS Alotaibi, NM Alabdallah… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Crops around the world are facing a diversity of environmental problems, of which high
temperatures are proving to be the most serious threat to crops. Polyamine putrescine (Put) …

Improvement of physio-biochemical attributes and mitigation of salinity stress by combined application of melatonin and silicon nanoparticles in Brassica oleracea var …

T Anwar, H Qureshi, H Fatimah, EH Siddiqi… - Scientia …, 2023 - Elsevier
Salinity is a significant abiotic stress in arid and semiarid areas, threatening global food
security. This research explored the potential of silicon nanoparticles (Si-NPs) and …

Melatonin and salicylic acid synergistically improve arsenic induced oxidative stress tolerance in ornamental sword lily

F Zulfiqar, A Moosa, A Ferrante, M Nafees, A Darras… - Scientia …, 2023 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) stress hampers the growth and quality of ornamental crops especially cut
flowers. However, studies related to the As stress tolerance in ornamental geophytes are …