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 …

Melatonin (MT), a naturally occurring compound, is found in various species worldwide. In
1958, it was first identified in the pineal gland of dairy cows. MT is an “old friend” but a “new …

Introduction/Background Direct-seeded rice is exceptionally vulnerable to chilling stress,
especially at the seed germination and seedling growth stages in the early season of the …

Passion fruit is known to be sensitive to drought, and in order to study the physiological and
biochemical changes that occur in passion fruit seedlings under drought stress, a hypertonic …

The effects of exogenous γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and melatonin (MT) on tomato seed
germination and shoot growth exposed to cadmium stress were investigated. On the one …

Water stress can adversely affect seed germination and plant growth. Seed osmopriming is
a pre-sowing treatment in which seeds are soaked in osmotic solutions to undergo the first …

Carrot is one of the most frequently grown vegetables in Poland and in the world. Seed-
borne pathogenic fungi negatively influence their quality as well as the quantity and quality …

Water stress is a major cause of yield loss in peanut cultivation. Melatonin seed priming has
been used to enhance stress tolerance in several crops, but not in peanut. We investigated …

As an indolamine, melatonin (C 13 H 16 N 2 O 2) performs essential roles in the regulation
of plant growth and development and ameliorates the harmful effects of abiotic stresses. This …

This meta‐analysis assesses the effects of melatonin (Mel) on various wheat agronomic
traits, revealing significant heterogeneity and potential publication bias. This comprehensive …