In agro-ecosystem, plant pathogens hamper food quality, crop yield, and global food
security. Manipulation of naturally occurring defense mechanisms in host plants is an …

Melatonin, an indoleamine hormone produced and secreted at night by pinealocytes and
extra-pineal cells, plays an important role in timing circadian rhythms (24-h internal clock) …

The number of studies on melatonin in plants has increased significantly in recent years.
This molecule, with a large set of functions in animals, has also shown great potential in …

Melatonin was discovered in plants in the late nineties, but its role, signaling, and crosstalk
with other phytohormones remain unknown. Research on melatonin in plants has risen …

Melatonin modulates a wide range of physiological functions with pleiotropic effects on the
immune system. Despite the large number of reports implicating melatonin as an …

Biotic stress causes immense damage to agricultural products worldwide and raises the risk
of hunger in many areas. Plants themselves tolerate biotic stresses via several pathways …

Nowadays, melatonin, previously considered only as a pharmaceutical product for rhythm
regulation and sleep aiding, has shown its potential as a co‐adjuvant treatment in intestinal …

Melatonin is a molecule present in a multitude of taxa and may be ubiquitous in organisms. It
has been found in bacteria, unicellular eukaryotes, macroalgae, fungi, plants and animals. A …

Melatonin is an essential phytohormone in the regulation of many plant processes, including
during plant development and in response to stress. Pathogen infections cause serious …

During the last 20 years, numerous clinical trials have examined the therapeutic usefulness
of melatonin in different fields of medicine. The objective of this article is to review, in depth …