Phenylpropanoid metabolism is one of the most important metabolisms in plants, yielding
more than 8,000 metabolites contributing to plant development and plant–environment …

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 …

Cotton is an irreplaceable economic crop currently domesticated in the human world for its
extremely elongated fiber cells specialized in seed epidermis, which makes it of high …

Key message Melatonin plays a crucial role in the mitigation of plant biotic stress through
induced defense responses and pathogen attenuation. Utilizing the current knowledge of …

Phytomelatonin, a multifunctional molecule that has been found to be present in all plants
examined to date, has an important role in plants as a modulatory agent (a biostimulator) …

Melatonin has diverse functions in plant development and stress tolerance, with recent
evidence showing a beneficial role in plant biotic stress tolerance. It has been hypothesized …

Plants being sessile in nature, are exposed to unwarranted threats as a result of constantly
changing environmental conditions. These adverse factors can have negative impacts on …

Cut flower quality is severely restrained by stem bending due to low stem strength.
Melatonin has been shown to function in many aspects of plant growth and development, yet …

Comprehensive utilization of cottonseeds is limited by the presence of pigment glands and
its inclusion gossypol. The ideal cotton has glandless seeds but a glanded plant, a trait …

Stem canker of Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a devastating disease that seriously affects the
plantation and industrial development of Z. bungeanum due to a lack of effective control …