ReviewFrontiers in plant science2015
Melatonin: Current Status and Future Perspectives in Plant Science.
Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 116 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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116 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 342 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- From night hormone to green signal: The journey of melatonin.Protoplasma · 2026Review
- Phytohormonal Regulation of Plant Responses to Major Abiotic Stresses: From Signaling Pathways to Hormonal Crosstalk.Metabolites · 2026Review
- Melatonin seed priming enhanced drought tolerance in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) cultivars.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Phytohormone-Mediated Regulation of Plant Cold Stress Tolerance: Signaling, Hormonal Crosstalk, and Translational Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Effectiveness of Melatonin-Containing Foods on Promoting Sleep: A Scoping Review.Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- Plant melatonin: roles and regulatory mechanisms in plant growth, development, and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses.Plant signaling & behavior · 2025Review
- The Efficacy of Melatonergic Receptor Agonists Used in Clinical Practice in Insomnia Treatment: Melatonin, Tasimelteon, Ramelteon, Agomelatine, and Selected Herbs.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Seed Coatings with Melatonin-Embedded Hydrogel Biopolymers as Green Tools to Mitigate Salinity Stress in Tomato Plants.ACS applied polymer materials · 2025Article
- Unveiling the Synergistic Effects of Melatonin, Arginine, and Nano-Chelated Zn-Fe on Enhancing Fruit Quality in Apricot (Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Molecular Regulation of Antioxidant Defense and Metabolic Reprogramming in Xiaozhan Rice Genotypes: Differential Roles of Salicylic Acid and Melatonin Under Salt Stress.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Article
- Role of Serotonin in Cadmium Mitigation in Plants.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Melatonin suppresses ethylene biosynthesis by inhibiting transcription factor MdREM10 during apple fruit ripening.Horticulture research · 2025Article
- Review
- Genotype-dependent resilience mediated by melatonin in sweet corn.BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- Melatonin application alleviates adverse effects of low light on tobacco seedlings via enhancing antioxidant and carbohydrate metabolism.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Article
- Structure-Activity of Plant Growth Bioregulators and Their Effects on Mammals.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Role of Neurotransmitters (Biomediators) in Plant Responses to Stress.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Analysis of the Mechanism of Wood Vinegar and Butyrolactone Promoting Rapeseed Growth and Improving Low-Temperature Stress Resistance Based on Transcriptome and Metabolomics.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Investigation of the effects of melatonin application on storage in plums (Prunus domestica L.) grown under organic and conventional conditions.BMC plant biology · 2024Article
56 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is a ubiquitous molecule with pleiotropic actions in different organisms. It performs many important functions in human, animals, and plants; these range from regulating circadian rhythms in animals to controlling senescence in plants. In this review, we summarize the available information regarding the presence of melatonin in different plant species, along with highlighting its biosynthesis and mechanisms of action. We also collected the available information on the effects of melatonin application on commercially important crops to improve their growth and development. Additionally, we have identified many new aspects where melatonin may have possible roles in plants, for example, its function in improving the storage life and quality of fruits and vegetables, its role in vascular reconnection during the grafting process and nutrient uptake from roots by modifying root architecture. Another potentially important aspect is the production of melatonin-rich food crops (cereals, fruits, and vegetables) through combination of conventional and modern breeding approaches, to increase plant resistance against biotic and abiotic stress, leading to improved crop yields, and the nutraceutical value of produce to solve food security issues.
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