ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Melatonin-Induced Water Stress Tolerance in Plants: Recent Advances.
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- Genome-wide identification and functional characterization of the CaD27 gene family in pepper under cold stress.Plant molecular biology · 2026Article
- Phytomelatonin as a key regulator of drought stress adaptation: signaling networks, microbial interactions, and biotechnological potential.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Plant melatonin: roles and regulatory mechanisms in plant growth, development, and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses.Plant signaling & behavior · 2025Review
- Heat priming enhances cross-tolerance to subsequent drought stress in Haloxylon ammodendron seedlings via transcriptional reprogramming and metabolic adjustment.BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- Stable genetic loci orchestrate redox networks and grain traits in polyploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under combined salinity and drought stress.Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG · 2025Article
- Melatonin: A Dual Protector of Pepper Plants Under Drought Stress via Antioxidant Defence and Glyoxalase-Mediated Cell Detoxification.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Exogenous melatonin mediates physiological and photosynthetic response mechanisms of maize cultivars under waterlogging stress.BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- Systemic role of melatonin in enhancing temperature stress tolerance in fenugreek: coordination of antioxidant defense, hormonal regulation, energy status, sulfur metabolism, and diosgenin pathway genes.BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- Microbial Enhancement of Plant Tolerance to Waterlogging: Mechanisms and Interplay with Biological Control of Pathogens.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Combined Effect of Melatonin and Sulfur on Alleviating Waterlogging Stress in Rapeseed.Plant-environment interactions (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Identification, characterization, and expression of Oryza sativa tryptophan decarboxylase genes associated with fluroxypyr-meptyl metabolism.The plant genome · 2025Article
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- Changes of Photosynthetic Parameters in Melatonin-Treated Wheat Subjected to Drought.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Enhancing drought stress tolerance in horticultural plants through melatonin-mediated phytohormonal crosstalk.Plant cell reports · 2024Review
- Prediction of the potential distribution of a raspberry (Rubus idaeus) in China based on MaxEnt model.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Synergistic effects of melatonin and 24-epibrassinolide on chickpea water deficit tolerance.BMC plant biology · 2024Article
- Maize auxin response factor ZmARF1 confers multiple abiotic stresses resistances in transgenic Arabidopsis.Plant molecular biology · 2024Article
- Looking for Resistance to Soft Rot Disease of Potatoes Facing Environmental Hypoxia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
Water stress (drought and waterlogging) is severe abiotic stress to plant growth and development. Melatonin, a bioactive plant hormone, has been widely tested in drought situations in diverse plant species, while few studies on the role of melatonin in waterlogging stress conditions have been published. In the current review, we analyze the biostimulatory functions of melatonin on plants under both drought and waterlogging stresses. Melatonin controls the levels of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species and positively changes the molecular defense to improve plant tolerance against water stress. Moreover, the crosstalk of melatonin and other phytohormones is a key element of plant survival under drought stress, while this relationship needs further investigation under waterlogging stress. In this review, we draw the complete story of water stress on both sides-drought and waterlogging-through discussing the previous critical studies under both conditions. Moreover, we suggest several research directions, especially for waterlogging, which remains a big and vague piece of the melatonin and water stress puzzle.
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