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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Exogenous Melatonin Enhances the Salt Tolerance of Celery (

Zhiheng Chen, Wenhao Lin, Shengyan Yang, Wenjia Cui, Shiyi Zhang, Zexi Peng, Yonglu Li, Yangxia Zheng, Fangjie Xie, Mengyao Li

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Zhiheng ChenXinjiang Production & Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Protected Agriculture, Tarim University, Alar 843300, China.
Wenhao LinCollege of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
Shengyan YangXinjiang Production & Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Protected Agriculture, Tarim University, Alar 843300, China.
Wenjia CuiCollege of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
Shiyi ZhangCollege of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
Zexi PengXinjiang Production & Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Protected Agriculture, Tarim University, Alar 843300, China.ORCID 0009-0006-6375-2375
Yonglu LiXinjiang Production & Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Protected Agriculture, Tarim University, Alar 843300, China.
Yangxia ZhengCollege of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
Fangjie XieXinjiang Production & Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Protected Agriculture, Tarim University, Alar 843300, China.
Mengyao LiCollege of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3199-9465

Funding

the Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Protected Agriculture NJSS2024108the National Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province 2022NSFSC1647
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Salt stress is one of the main abiotic stresses that restrict crop production. Melatonin (MT), a signal molecule widely present in plants, plays an important role in regulating abiotic stress response. In this study, celery seedlings were used as experimental materials, and the control, salt stress, and exogenous MT treatment groups under salt stress were set up. Through phenotypic, physiological index determination, transcriptome sequencing, and expression analysis, the alleviation effects of MT on salt stress were comprehensively investigated. The results showed that exogenous MT treatment significantly reduced seedling growth inhibition caused by salt stress. Physiological measurements showed that MT significantly reduced malondialdehyde content, increased the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT), promoted the accumulation of free proline and soluble protein, and increased photosynthetic parameters such as chlorophyll, ΦPSII, Fv/Fm, and ETR. Transcriptome analysis showed that MT regulates the expression of several genes associated with carbon metabolism, including β-amylase gene (

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ApiumEnergy MetabolismMelatoninSalt ToleranceStarchSucroseGene Expression Regulation, PlantMalondialdehydeMetabolic Networks and PathwaysPhotosynthesisPlant ProteinsSeedlingsMalondialdehydeMelatoninPlant ProteinsStarchSucroseApium graveolens L.carbon metabolismmelatoninosmotic regulationsalt tolerancetranscriptome analysis

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PMCPMC12897849

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