Photosynthesis sustains plant life on earth and is indispensable for plant growth and
development. Factors such as unfavorable environmental conditions, stress regulatory …

Global climate changes cause extreme temperatures and a significant reduction in crop
production, leading to food insecurity worldwide. Temperature extremes (including both heat …

Tomato is an important vegetable that is highly sensitive to drought (DR) stress which
impairs the development of tomato seedlings. Recently, melatonin (ME) has emerged as a …

Melatonin is a pleiotropic molecule with many diverse actions in plants. It is considered
primarily an antioxidant with important actions in the control of reactive oxygen and nitrogen …

Melatonin is a pleiotropic molecule with multiple functions in plants. Since the discovery of
melatonin in plants, numerous studies have provided insight into the biosynthesis …

The interplay between melatonin (Mel) and calcium (Ca 2+) in enhancing tolerance to
metalloid toxicity and underlying physiological and biochemical mechanisms of this …

Background Plant melatonin appears to be a multi-regulatory molecule, similar to those
observed in animals, with many specific functions in plant physiology. In recent years, the …

Two independent trials were conducted to examine the involvement of nitric oxide (NO) in
MT-mediated tolerance to Cd toxicity in wheat plants. Cadmium toxicity considerably led to a …

Abstract Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is an indole molecule widely found in
animals and plants. It is well known that melatonin improves plant resistance to various …

Seed germination (SG) is the first stage in a plant's life and has an immense importance in
sustaining crop production. Abiotic stresses reduce SG by increasing the deterioration of …