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 …

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 …

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 …

Melatonin improves drought stress tolerance of tomato by modulating plant growth, root architecture, photosynthesis, and antioxidant defense system

MA Altaf, R Shahid, MX Ren, S Naz, MM Altaf, LU Khan… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tomato is an important vegetable that is highly sensitive to drought (DR) stress which
impairs the development of tomato seedlings. Recently, melatonin (ME) has emerged as a …

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 improves drought stress tolerance of pepper (Capsicum annuum) plants via upregulating nitrogen metabolism

C Kaya, S Shabala - Functional Plant Biology, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
While ameliorating effects of melatonin (MT) on abiotic stress tolerance in plants are widely
reported, the mechanism that underlies this process remains elusive. This work investigated …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Melatonin improves nitrogen metabolism during grain filling under drought stress

L Cao, B Qin, Z Gong, Y Zhang - Physiology and Molecular Biology of …, 2022 - Springer
Drought affects the normal growth and development of soybeans. Melatonin reportedly
alleviates drought stress-induced growth inhibition and plant injury, thus, its foliar application …