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ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Melatonin Improves Salt Tolerance in Tomato Seedlings by Enhancing Photosystem II Functionality and Calvin Cycle Activity.

Xianjun Chen, Bi Chen, Yao Jiang, Jianwei Zhang, Mingjie Liu, Qin Yang, Huiying Liu

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors.

Xianjun ChenProvincial Famous Teacher Yang Qin Studio, Key Laboratory of Molecular Breeding and Variety Creation of Horticultural Plants for Mountain Features in Guizhou Province, School of Life and Health Science, Kaili University, Kaili 556011, China.
Bi ChenProvincial Famous Teacher Yang Qin Studio, Key Laboratory of Molecular Breeding and Variety Creation of Horticultural Plants for Mountain Features in Guizhou Province, School of Life and Health Science, Kaili University, Kaili 556011, China.
Yao JiangProvincial Famous Teacher Yang Qin Studio, Key Laboratory of Molecular Breeding and Variety Creation of Horticultural Plants for Mountain Features in Guizhou Province, School of Life and Health Science, Kaili University, Kaili 556011, China.ORCID 0009-0009-8808-9428
Jianwei ZhangProvincial Famous Teacher Yang Qin Studio, Key Laboratory of Molecular Breeding and Variety Creation of Horticultural Plants for Mountain Features in Guizhou Province, School of Life and Health Science, Kaili University, Kaili 556011, China.
Mingjie LiuProvincial Famous Teacher Yang Qin Studio, Key Laboratory of Molecular Breeding and Variety Creation of Horticultural Plants for Mountain Features in Guizhou Province, School of Life and Health Science, Kaili University, Kaili 556011, China.
Qin YangProvincial Famous Teacher Yang Qin Studio, Key Laboratory of Molecular Breeding and Variety Creation of Horticultural Plants for Mountain Features in Guizhou Province, School of Life and Health Science, Kaili University, Kaili 556011, China.
Huiying LiuKey Laboratory of Special Fruits and Vegetables Cultivation Physiology and Germplasm Resources Utilization of Xinjiang Production and Contruction Crops, Department of Horticulture, Agricultural College, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China.

Funding

Provincial famous teacher Yang Qin studio MSGZS-SJ-2024002the Growth of Young Scientific and Techno-logical Talents of Guizhou Educational Commission Qian Jiaoji [2024]232the Key Laboratory of the Department of Education of Guizhou Province No. Qianjiaoji [2022] 053the Specialized Fund for the Doctoral of Kaili University grant No. BS20240218
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Salt stress severely impairs photosynthesis and development in tomato seedlings. This study investigated the regulatory role of exogenous melatonin (MT) on photosynthetic performance under salt stress by determining chlorophyll content, chlorophyll a fluorescence parameters, Calvin cycle enzyme activities, and related gene expression. Results showed that salt stress significantly reduced chlorophyll content and impaired photosystem II (PSII) functionality, as evidenced by the increased minimum fluorescence (

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Calvin cyclechlorophyll a fluorescencemelatoninsalt stresstomato seedlings

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PMID40573778
PMCPMC12197095

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