Melatonin-mediated abiotic stress tolerance in plants

W Zeng, S Mostafa, Z Lu, B Jin - Frontiers in plant science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Melatonin is a multi-functional molecule that is ubiquitous in all living organisms. Melatonin
performs essential roles in plant stress tolerance; its application can reduce the harmful …

Phytomelatonin: an unexpected molecule with amazing performances in plants

MB Arnao, A Cano… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Phytomelatonin, a multifunctional molecule that has been found to be present in all plants
examined to date, has an important role in plants as a modulatory agent (a biostimulator) …

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 …

Melatonin application alleviates stress-induced photosynthetic inhibition and oxidative damage by regulating antioxidant defense system of maize: A meta-analysis

I Muhammad, L Yang, S Ahmad, ISM Mosaad… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is effective in modulating metabolism and regulating growth and development in
many plants under biotic and abiotic stress. However, there is no systematic quantification of …

Melatonin-induced protection against plant abiotic stress: mechanisms and prospects

MU Hassan, A Mahmood, MI Awan… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Global warming in this century increases incidences of various abiotic stresses restricting
plant growth and productivity and posing a severe threat to global food production and …

Interactive effects of melatonin and nitrogen improve drought tolerance of maize seedlings by regulating growth and physiochemical attributes

S Ahmad, GY Wang, I Muhammad, YX Chi, M Zeeshan… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Melatonin plays an important role in numerous vital life processes of animals and has
recently captured the interests of plant biologists because of its potent role in plants. As well …

Melatonin mitigates drought induced oxidative stress in potato plants through modulation of osmolytes, sugar metabolism, ABA homeostasis and antioxidant enzymes

AA El-Yazied, MFM Ibrahim, MAR Ibrahim, IN Nasef… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The effect of melatonin (MT) on potato plants under drought stress is still unclear in the
available literature. Here, we studied the effect of MT as a foliar application at 0, 0.05, 0.1 …

Impact of exogenous melatonin application on photosynthetic machinery under abiotic stress conditions

S Karumannil, TA Khan, S Kappachery, MA Gururani - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inhospitable conditions that hinder plant growth and development encompass a range of
abiotic stresses, such as drought, extreme temperatures (both low and high), salinity …

Maize PHYTOMELATONIN RECEPTOR1 functions in plant tolerance to osmotic and drought stress

LF Wang, KK Lu, TT Li, Y Zhang, JX Guo… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Phytomelatonin is a universal signal molecule that regulates plant growth and stress
responses; however, only one receptor that can directly bind with and perceive melatonin …

Melatonin as plant growth regulator in sustainable agriculture

P Sharma, N Thakur, NA Mann, A Umar - Scientia Horticulturae, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is a biological indolamine. It is
biologically synthesized in plants and can be used to promote sustainable agriculture. This …