Melatonin: a new plant hormone and/or a plant master regulator?

MB Arnao, J Hernández-Ruiz - Trends in Plant Science, 2019 - cell.com
Melatonin is a pleiotropic molecule with many diverse actions in plants. It is considered
primarily an antioxidant with important actions in the control of reactive oxygen and nitrogen …

Melatonin: A master regulator of plant development and stress responses

C Sun, L Liu, L Wang, B Li, C Jin… - Journal of Integrative …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is a pleiotropic molecule with multiple functions in plants. Since the discovery of
melatonin in plants, numerous studies have provided insight into the biosynthesis …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Seed priming with titanium dioxide nanoparticles enhances seed vigor, leaf water status, and antioxidant enzyme activities in maize (Zea mays L.) under …

T Shah, S Latif, F Saeed, I Ali, S Ullah… - Journal of King Saud …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Current study illustrates the impact assessment of TiO 2 nano-particle seed
priming on the overall germination, physiology in maize thriving under salinity stress …

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 regulates the functional components of photosynthesis, antioxidant system, gene expression, and metabolic pathways to induce drought resistance in …

A Sharma, J Wang, D Xu, S Tao, S Chong… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Chinese hickory (Carya cathayensis) is an economically important tree species
popular for its nuts. However, the tree requires a long time to reach the nut-producing phase …

Melatonin and phytomelatonin: Chemistry, biosynthesis, metabolism, distribution and bioactivity in plants and animals—An overview

G Mannino, C Pernici, G Serio, C Gentile… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is a ubiquitous indolamine, largely investigated for its key role in the regulation of
several physiological processes in both animals and plants. In the last century, it was …

Melatonin alleviates nickel phytotoxicity by improving photosynthesis, secondary metabolism and oxidative stress tolerance in tomato seedlings

MS Jahan, S Guo, AR Baloch, J Sun, S Shu… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Arable land contamination with nickel (Ni) has become a major threat to worldwide crop
production. Recently, melatonin has appeared as a promising stress-relief substance that …

Melatonin and its relationship to plant hormones

MB Arnao, J Hernández-Ruiz - Annals of Botany, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Plant melatonin appears to be a multi-regulatory molecule, similar to those
observed in animals, with many specific functions in plant physiology. In recent years, the …

Mechanistic insights on melatonin-mediated plant growth regulation and hormonal cross-talk process in solanaceous vegetables

MA Altaf, N Sharma, J Singh, MK Samota… - Scientia …, 2023 - Elsevier
In horticultural crop production, the use of plant growth regulators has become a common
practice for improvement of produce quality and mitigation of abiotic and biotic stresses. In …