Melatonin systemically ameliorates drought stress‐induced damage in Medicago sativa plants by modulating nitro‐oxidative homeostasis and proline metabolism

C Antoniou, G Chatzimichail… - Journal of Pineal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recent reports have uncovered the multifunctional role of melatonin in plant physiological
responses under optimal and suboptimal environmental conditions. In this study, we …

Exogenous melatonin induces drought stress tolerance by promoting plant growth and antioxidant defence system of soybean plants

M Imran, A Latif Khan, R Shahzad, M Aaqil Khan… - AoB Plants, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Melatonin is an indolamine bioactive molecule that regulates a wide range of physiological
processes during plant growth and enhances abiotic stress tolerance. Here we examined …

Melatonin increased maize (Zea mays L.) seedling drought tolerance by alleviating drought-induced photosynthetic inhibition and oxidative damage

J Ye, S Wang, X Deng, L Yin, B Xiong… - Acta physiologiae …, 2016 - Springer
The effect of melatonin application on enhancing plant stress tolerance is already known,
but the specifics of its performance and its underlying mechanism are still poorly understood …

Exogenous melatonin confers drought stress by promoting plant growth, photosynthetic efficiency and antioxidant defense system of pea (Pisum sativum L.)

R Ahmad, AA Alsahli, S Alansi, MA Altaf - Scientia Horticulturae, 2023 - Elsevier
One important environmental condition that negatively impacts plants is drought stress.
Melatonin had the potential to enhance drought tolerance in plants. So, the purpose of this …

Mechanistic insights on melatonin‐mediated drought stress mitigation in plants

RK Tiwari, MK Lal, R Kumar, KN Chourasia… - Physiologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Drought stress imposes a serious threat to crop productivity and nutritional security. Drought
adaptation mechanisms involve complex regulatory network comprising of various sensory …

Melatonin mediated regulation of drought stress: physiological and molecular aspects

A Sharma, B Zheng - Plants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Drought stress adversely effects physiological and biochemical processes of plants, leading
to a reduction in plant productivity. Plants try to protect themselves via activation of their …

Physiological and iTRAQ-based proteomic analyses reveal that melatonin alleviates oxidative damage in maize leaves exposed to drought stress

X Su, X Fan, R Shao, J Guo, Y Wang, J Yang… - Plant Physiology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
To explain the underlying mechanism of melatonin-mediated drought stress responses in
maize, maize pre-treated with or without melatonin was subjected to 20% PEG nutrient …

Exogenous melatonin alleviates oxidative damages and protects photosystem II in maize seedlings under drought stress

B Huang, YE Chen, YQ Zhao, CB Ding… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The protective role of melatonin in plants against various abiotic stresses have been widely
demonstrated, but poorly explored in organ-specific responses and the transmission of …

Exogenous Melatonin mediates the regulation of endogenous nitric oxide in Glycine max L. to reduce effects of drought stress

M Imran, R Shazad, S Bilal, QM Imran, M Khan… - Environmental and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Drought stress retards plant growth and yield. Melatonin and nitric oxide (NO) have
demonstrated their potential role against abiotic stresses; however, the underlying molecular …

Melatonin enhances drought tolerance by regulating leaf stomatal behavior, carbon and nitrogen metabolism, and related gene expression in maize plants

C Zhao, H Guo, J Wang, Y Wang… - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
It is commonly known that exogenously applied melatonin can alleviate the impact of
drought stress, but the mechanism used by melatonin to regulate stomatal behavior and …