ReviewFrontiers in plant science2023
Melatonin: Current status and future perspectives in horticultural plants.
Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Enhancement of rosmarinic acid biosynthesis in Ocimum basilicum L. via melatonin-loaded nanoparticles: insights into enzymatic activity and gene expression.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Investigation of the Effects of MT on the Antioxidant Capacity ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 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
- Therapeutic and chemopreventive potential of melatonin in liver diseases: targeting oxidative stress and inflammatory signaling.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Assessment of various salt water stresses with mineralization on plant growth and antioxidants activity to regulate oxidative stress and ROS scavenging of halophyte ice plant.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Article
- Elucidating the role of exogenous melatonin in mitigating alkaline stress in soybeans across different growth stages: a transcriptomic and metabolomic approach.BMC plant biology · 2024Article
- Functional interaction of melatonin with gasotransmitters and ROS in plant adaptation to abiotic stresses.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Review
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Abstract
Global warming in this century increases incidences of various abiotic stresses, restricting plant growth and productivity and posing a severe threat to global food production and security. Different phytohormones are produced by plants to mitigate the adverse effects of these stresses. One such phytohormone is melatonin (MEL), which, being a potential bio-stimulator, helps to govern a wide array of functions in horticultural crops. Recent advancements have determined the role of MEL in plants' responses to abiotic stresses. MEL enhances physiological functions such as seed germination, growth and development, seedling growth, root system architecture, and photosynthetic efficiency. The potential function of MEL in stressful environments is to regulate the enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant activity, thus playing a role in the substantial scavenging of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Additionally, MEL, as a plant growth regulator and bio-stimulator, aids in promoting plant tolerance to abiotic stress, mainly through improvements in nutrient uptake, osmolyte production, and cellular membrane stability. This review, therefore, focuses on the possible functions of MEL in the induction of different abiotic stresses in horticultural crops. Therefore, this review would help readers learn more about MEL in altered environments and provide new suggestions on how this knowledge could be used to develop stress tolerance.
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