Abiotic stress in crop species: improving tolerance by applying plant metabolites

F Godoy, K Olivos-Hernández, C Stange, M Handford - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Reductions in crop yields brought about by abiotic stress are expected to increase as
climate change, and other factors, generate harsher environmental conditions in regions …

Secondary metabolites as biostimulant and bioprotectant agents: A review

RB Mrid, B Benmrid, J Hafsa, H Boukcim… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing crop productivity to feed a growing population, while conserving the natural
resources, is one of the humanity's major challenges that needs to be overcome. To achieve …

Chlorophyll a fluorescence induction: Can just a one-second measurement be used to quantify abiotic stress responses?

A Stirbet, D Lazár, J Kromdijk, Govindjee - Photosynthetica, 2018 - Springer
Chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence induction (transient), measured by exposing dark-adapted
samples to high light, shows a polyphasic rise, which has been the subject of extensive …

Phytomelatonin: an unexpected molecule with amazing performances in plants

MB Arnao, A Cano… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Phytomelatonin, a multifunctional molecule that has been found to be present in all plants
examined to date, has an important role in plants as a modulatory agent (a biostimulator) …

Exogenous melatonin alleviates oxidative damages and protects photosystem II in maize seedlings under drought stress

B Huang, YE Chen, YQ Zhao, CB Ding… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The protective role of melatonin in plants against various abiotic stresses have been widely
demonstrated, but poorly explored in organ-specific responses and the transmission of …

Using exogenous melatonin, glutathione, proline, and glycine betaine treatments to combat abiotic stresses in crops

M Khalid, HM Rehman, N Ahmed, S Nawaz… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Abiotic stresses, such as drought, salinity, heat, cold, and heavy metals, are associated with
global climate change and hamper plant growth and development, affecting crop yields and …

Melatonin and its effects on plant systems

R Sharif, C **e, H Zhang, MB Arnao, M Ali, Q Ali… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is a nontoxic biological molecule produced in a
pineal gland of animals and different tissues of plants. It is an important secondary …

Melatonin-mediated development and abiotic stress tolerance in plants

Y Pan, X Xu, L Li, Q Sun, Q Wang, H Huang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Melatonin is a multifunctional molecule that has been widely discovered in most plants. An
increasing number of studies have shown that melatonin plays essential roles in plant …

Melatonin: a multifunctional factor in plants

J Fan, Y **e, Z Zhang, L Chen - International Journal of Molecular …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxy-tryptamine) is a universal molecule that is present in animals
and plants. It has been detected in different kinds of plants and organs in different levels …

Exogenous Melatonin Enhances Cold, Salt and Drought Stress Tolerance by Improving Antioxidant Defense in Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze)

J Li, Y Yang, K Sun, Y Chen, X Chen, X Li - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is a biological hormone that plays crucial roles in stress tolerance. In this study,
we investigated the effect of exogenous melatonin on abiotic stress in the tea plant. Under …