Functions of melatonin in plants: a review

MB Arnao, J Hernández‐Ruiz - Journal of pineal research, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The number of studies on melatonin in plants has increased significantly in recent years.
This molecule, with a large set of functions in animals, has also shown great potential in …

Roles of melatonin in abiotic stress resistance in plants

N Zhang, Q Sun, H Zhang, Y Cao… - Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
In recent years melatonin has emerged as a research highlight in plant studies. Melatonin
has different functions in many aspects of plant growth and development. The most …

Melatonin enhances plant growth and abiotic stress tolerance in soybean plants

W Wei, QT Li, YN Chu, RJ Reiter, XM Yu… - Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Melatonin is a well-known agent that plays multiple roles in animals. Its possible function in
plants is less clear. In the present study, we tested the effect of melatonin (N-acetyl-5 …

Melatonin: plant growth regulator and/or biostimulator during stress?

MB Arnao, J Hernández-Ruiz - Trends in plant science, 2014 - cell.com
Melatonin regulates the growth of roots, shoots, and explants, to activate seed germination
and rhizogenesis and to delay induced leaf senescence. The antioxidant properties of …

Cryoprotectant toxicity: facts, issues, and questions

BP Best - Rejuvenation research, 2015 - liebertpub.com
High levels of penetrating cryoprotectants (CPAs) can eliminate ice formation during
cryopreservation of cells, tissues, and organs to cryogenic temperatures. But CPAs become …

Melatonin pretreatment improves vanadium stress tolerance of watermelon seedlings by reducing vanadium concentration in the leaves and regulating melatonin …

MA Nawaz, Y Jiao, C Chen, F Shireen, Z Zheng… - Journal of Plant …, 2018 - Elsevier
Vanadium (V) is an important heavy metal with ubiquitous presence in the Earth's crust, but
limited information is available as to its effect on plants and management strategies …

Melatonin: a multifunctional factor in plants

J Fan, Y Xie, Z Zhang, L Chen - International Journal of Molecular …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxy-tryptamine) is a universal molecule that is present in animals
and plants. It has been detected in different kinds of plants and organs in different levels …

Phytomelatonin: assisting plants to survive and thrive

RJ Reiter, DX Tan, Z Zhou, MHC Cruz, L Fuentes-Broto… - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
This review summarizes the advances that have been made in terms of the identified
functions of melatonin in plants. Melatonin is an endogenously-produced molecule in all …

Melatonin: current status and future perspectives in plant science

MA Nawaz, Y Huang, Z Bie, W Ahmed… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is a ubiquitous molecule with pleiotropic actions
in different organisms. It performs many important functions in human, animals, and plants; …

Role of melatonin in alleviating cold stress in Arabidopsis thaliana

VS Bajwa, MR Shukla, SM Sherif… - Journal of pineal …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Melatonin (N‐acetyl‐5‐methoxytryptamine) has been implicated in abiotic and
biotic stress tolerance in plants. However, information on the effects of melatonin in cold …