ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022
Exogenous Melatonin Reprograms the Rhizosphere Microbial Community to Modulate the Responses of Barley to Drought Stress.
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- Abiotic Stress in Crop Production.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
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- Melatonin-enabled omics: understanding plant responses to single and combined abiotic stresses for climate-smart agriculture.GM crops & food · 2026Review
- Melatonin-mediated dual regulation of physiological-biochemical traits and rhizosphere microbial communities alleviates drought stress in Bougainvillea.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Melatonin Enhances Crop Tolerance to Aluminum Toxicity in Acid Soils: A Comprehensive Review.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Phytomelatonin as a key regulator of drought stress adaptation: signaling networks, microbial interactions, and biotechnological potential.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Melatonin: a multifaceted regulator of root development, stress responses, and hormonal crosstalk in horticultural crops.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
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- Unravelling the secrets of soil microbiome and climate change for sustainable agroecosystems.Folia microbiologica · 2025Review
- Dynamics of endophytic fungi composition inFrontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Exogenous Melatonin Reinforces Photosynthesis, Antioxidant Defense and Gene Expression to Ameliorate NaPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Drought Stress Alleviator Melatonin Reconfigures Water-Stressed Barley (International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- First insights into diversity and potential metabolic pathways of bacterial and fungal communities in the rhizosphere ofBiodiversity data journal · 2023Article
- Role of Melatonin and Nitrogen Metabolism in Plants: Implications under Nitrogen-Excess or Nitrogen-Low.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Rhizosphere melatonin application reprograms nitrogen-cycling related microorganisms to modulate low temperature response in barley.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Article
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Abstract
The rhizospheric melatonin application-induced drought tolerance has been illuminated in various plant species, while the roles of the rhizosphere microbial community in this process are still unclear. Here, the diversity and functions of the rhizosphere microbial community and related physiological parameters were tested in barley under the rhizospheric melatonin application and drought. Exogenous melatonin improved plant performance under drought via increasing the activities of non-structural carbohydrate metabolism enzymes and activating the antioxidant enzyme systems in barley roots under drought. The 16S/ITS rRNA gene sequencing revealed that drought and melatonin altered the compositions of the microbiome. Exogenous melatonin increased the relative abundance of the bacterial community in carbohydrate and carboxylate degradation, while decreasing the relative abundance in the pathways of fatty acid and lipid degradation and inorganic nutrient metabolism under drought. These results suggest that the effects of melatonin on rhizosphere microbes and nutrient condition need to be considered in its application for crop drought-resistant cultivation.
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