Melatonin-mediated temperature stress tolerance in plants

A Raza, S Charagh, P García-Caparrós… - GM Crops & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Global climate changes cause extreme temperatures and a significant reduction in crop
production, leading to food insecurity worldwide. Temperature extremes (including both heat …

Melatonin: first-line soldier in tomato under abiotic stress current and future perspective

MA Altaf, R Shahid, MM Altaf, R Kumar, S Naz… - Plant Physiology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Melatonin is a natural, multifunctional, nontoxic, regulatory, and ubiquitous biomolecule,
having low molecular weight and pleiotropic effects in the plant kingdom. It is a recently …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable biochar and/or melatonin improve salinity tolerance in borage plants by modulating osmotic adjustment, antioxidants, and ion homeostasis

S Farouk, AA Al-Huqail - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Salinity is persistently a decisive feature confining agricultural sustainability and food
security in arid and semi-arid regions. Biochar (Bi) has been advocated as a means of …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolism and regulation of ascorbic acid in fruits

X Zheng, M Gong, Q Zhang, H Tan, L Li, Y Tang, Z Li… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ascorbic acid, also known as vitamin C, is a vital antioxidant widely found in plants. Plant
fruits are rich in ascorbic acid and are the primary source of human intake of ascorbic acid …

[HTML][HTML] Jasmonate and melatonin act synergistically to potentiate cold tolerance in tomato plants

F Ding, L Ren, F Xie, M Wang, S Zhang - Frontiers in plant science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Both jasmonic acid (JA) and melatonin (MT) have been demonstrated to play positive roles
in cold tolerance, however, whether and how they crosstalk in the cold responses in plants …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in the role and mechanisms of essential oils and plant extracts as natural preservatives to extend the postharvest shelf life of edible mushrooms

Y Guo, X Chen, P Gong, R Wang, A Han, Z Deng, Z Qi… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
China has a large variety of edible mushrooms and ranks first in the world in terms of
production and variety. Nevertheless, due to their high moisture content and rapid …

Melatonin alleviates aluminum toxicity by regulating aluminum-responsive and nonresponsive pathways in hickory

H Zeng, Y Li, W Chen, J Yan, J Wu, H Lou - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Aluminum (Al) toxicity is a significant constraint on agricultural productivity worldwide.
Melatonin (MT) has been shown to alleviate Al toxicity in plants; however, the underlying …

Effect of exogenous melatonin in fruit postharvest, crosstalk with hormones, and defense mechanism for oxidative stress management

H Sati, A Khandelwal, S Pareek - Food Frontiers, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Derived from tryptophan, melatonin (MT; N‐acetyl‐5‐methoxytryptamine) is a ubiquitous
indoleamine that is widely distributed in species ranging from microorganisms to mammals …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin Treatment Improves Postharvest Preservation and Resistance of Guava Fruit (Psidium guajava L.)

S Fan, T Xiong, Q Lei, Q Tan, J Cai, Z Song, M Yang… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Guava fruit has a short postharvest shelf life at room temperature. Melatonin is widely used
for preservation of various postharvest fruit and vegetables. In this study, an optimal …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin and carbohydrate metabolism in plant cells

MB Arnao, J Hernández-Ruiz, A Cano, RJ Reiter - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melatonin, a multifunctional molecule that is present in all living organisms studied, is
synthesized in plant cells in several intercellular organelles including in the chloroplasts and …