Ameliorative effect of melatonin improves drought tolerance by regulating growth, photosynthetic traits and leaf ultrastructure of maize seedlings

S Ahmad, I Muhammad, GY Wang, M Zeeshan… - BMC Plant …, 2021 - Springer
Background Melatonin is considered a potential plant growth regulator to enhance the
growth of plants and increase tolerance to various abiotic stresses. Nevertheless …

Exogenous melatonin confers drought stress by promoting plant growth, photosynthetic capacity and antioxidant defense system of maize seedlings

S Ahmad, M Kamran, R Ding, X Meng, H Wang… - PeerJ, 2019 - peerj.com
Melatonin is an important biologically active hormone that plays a vital role in plant growth
and development. In particular, it has been investigated for its roles in abiotic stress …

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 …

Application of melatonin-mediated modulation of drought tolerance by regulating photosynthetic efficiency, chloroplast ultrastructure, and endogenous hormones in …

S Ahmad, GY Wang, I Muhammad, S Farooq… - Chemical and Biological …, 2022 - Springer
Background Melatonin played an essential role in numerous vital life processes of animals
and captured the interests of plant biologists because of its potent role in plants as well. As …

Melatonin improves drought resistance in maize seedlings by enhancing the antioxidant system and regulating abscisic acid metabolism to maintain stomatal opening …

Z Li, X Su, Y Chen, X Fan, L He, J Guo, Y Wang… - Journal of Plant …, 2021 - Springer
Maize (Zea mays L.) is highly sensitive to drought stress, resulting in large losses in yield;
therefore, strategies aimed at enhancing drought tolerance are essential. Melatonin …

Physiological and transcriptomic analyses of the effects of exogenous melatonin on drought tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.)

C Zhao, M Yang, X Wu, Y Wang, R Zhang - Plant Physiology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water deficit inhibits maize (Zea mays L.) seedling growth and yield. Application of
exogenous melatonin can improve drought tolerance of corn, but little is known regarding …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …