ArticlePhysiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology2020
Alleviation of drought stress by melatonin foliar treatment on two flax varieties under sandy soil.
Article in Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of High Temperature and Drought on the Fatty Acid Composition of Oil of Different Linseed Varieties and Its Association with Gene Expression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Physiological effects of foliar-applied β-carotene and carrot root extract on growth, biochemical traits, and yield of two flax varieties grown in sandy soil.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Coordinated roles of melatonin and putrescine in modulating oxidative balance and gene expression during postharvest life of Alstroemeria hybrida.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Melatonin upregulates photosynthesis, carbohydrate and nitrogen metabolism, and antioxidant system under aluminum stress: a sustainable path to higher strawberry yield and quality.Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology · 2025Article
- Foliar spraying of salicylic acid and melatonin enhances the nutritional value of Arugula (Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa mill.).BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- Influence of Exogenous Melatonin on the Physiological Traits ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Drought Tolerance in Plants: Physiological and Molecular Responses.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Foliar application of esculin and digitoxin improve the yield quality of salt-stressed flax by improving the antioxidant defense system.BMC plant biology · 2024Article
- Physio-biochemical mechanism of melatonin seed priming in stimulating growth and drought tolerance in bread wheat.BMC plant biology · 2024Article
- Selenium Nanoparticle and Melatonin Treatments Improve Melon Seedling Growth by Regulating Carbohydrate and Polyamine.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Humic acid and grafting as sustainable agronomic practices for increased growth and secondary metabolism in cucumber subjected to salt stress.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Analyzing the Diversity of MYB Family Response Strategies to Drought Stress in Different Flax Varieties Based on Transcriptome Data.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Article
- Applications of Metabolomics for the Elucidation of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants: A Special Focus on Osmotic Stress and Heavy Metal Toxicity.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The Developmental Delay of Seedlings With Cotyledons Only Confers Stress Tolerance toFrontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- Melatonin-Mediated Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Review
- Impact of melatonin and tryptophan on water stress tolerance in white lupine (Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology · 2021Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The role of melatonin treatments on improving plant tolerance against drought stress is clear, while its special role and influences are poorly investigated. Thus, the effect of external treatment with different concentrations (2.5, 5.0 and 7.5 mM) of melatonin on two varieties of flax plant (Letwania-9 and Sakha-2) growth, some biochemical aspects and yield under normal [100% water irrigation requirements (WIR)] and drought stress conditions (75% and 50% WIR) in sandy soil were investigated in this study. Drought stress decreased significantly different growth parameters, photosynthetic pigments, yield and yield components of the two studied flax varieties. While, it increased significantly phenolic contents, total soluble sugars (TSS), proline and free amino acids as well as some antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase, peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase). Meanwhile, external treatment of melatonin (2.5, 5.0 and 7.5 mM) increased significantly different growth and yield parameters as well as the studied biochemical and physiological aspects under 100% WIR. Also, melatonin treatment could alleviate the adverse effects of drought stress and increased significantly growth parameters, yield and quality of the two varieties of flax plant via improving photosynthetic pigments, indole acetic acid, phenolic, TSS, proline free amino acids contents and antioxidant enzyme systems, as compared with their corresponding untreated controls. Foliar treatment of 5.0 mM melatonin showed the greatest growth, the studied biochemical aspects and yield quantity and quality of Letwania-9 and Sakha-2 varieties of flax plants either at normal irrigation or under stress conditions. Finally we can conclude that, melatonin treatment improved and alleviated the reduced effect of drought stress on growth and yield of two flax varieties through enhancing photosynthetic pigment, osmoptrotectants and antioxidant enzyme systems. 5 mM was the most effective concentration.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.