Functions and prospects of melatonin in plant growth, yield, and quality

K Wang, Q **ng, GJ Ahammed… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
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 …

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) …

Phytomelatonin: from intracellular signaling to global horticulture market

MS Aghdam, MB Arnao - Journal of pineal research, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Melatonin (N‐acetyl‐5‐methoxytryptamine), a well‐known mammalian
hormone, has been having a great relevance in the Plant World in recent years. Many of its …

Functions of melatonin during postharvest of horticultural crops

MS Aghdam, S Mukherjee, FB Flores… - Plant and Cell …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Melatonin, a tryptophan-derived molecule, is endogenously generated in animal, plant,
fungal and prokaryotic cells. Given its antioxidant properties, it is involved in a myriad of …

Melatonin treatment delays postharvest senescence and maintains the organoleptic quality of 'Newhall'navel orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) by inhibiting …

Q Ma, X Lin, Q Wei, X Yang, Y Zhang, J Chen - Scientia Horticulturae, 2021 - Elsevier
Melatonin can improve postharvest quality and strengthen resistance to oxidative stress-
induced senescence of many horticultural products, however, the effects of melatonin on …

Melatonin enhances stress tolerance in pigeon pea by promoting flavonoid enrichment, particularly luteolin in response to salt stress

Z Song, Q Yang, B Dong, N Li, M Wang… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Melatonin improves plant resistance to multiple stresses by participating in the biosynthesis
of metabolites. Flavonoids are an important family of plant secondary metabolites and are …

Insights into the roles of melatonin in maintaining quality and extending shelf life of postharvest fruits

Y Ze, H Gao, T Li, B Yang, Y Jiang - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Most of postharvest fruits are highly perishable, which limits greatly
marketability and potential expansion. In recent years, significant progresses on …

Introducing melatonin to the horticultural industry: physiological roles, potential applications, and challenges

T Gao, X Liu, K Tan, D Zhang, B Zhu, F Ma… - Horticulture …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is an emerging biomolecule that
influences horticultural crop growth, flowering, fruit ripening, postharvest preservation, and …

Chitosan coatings with different degrees of deacetylation regulate the postharvest quality of sweet cherry through internal metabolism

H Zheng, W Deng, L Yu, Y Shi, Y Deng, D Wang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, chitosan coatings with different degrees of deacetylation (DD, 88.1% and
95.2%) were electrostatically sprayed on sweet cherries to evaluate their impacts on …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin treatment improves postharvest preservation and resistance of guava fruit (Psidium guajava L.)

S Fan, T **ong, Q Lei, Q Tan, J Cai, Z Song, M Yang… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Open Access Editor's Choice Article Melatonin Treatment Improves
Postharvest Preservation and Resistance of Guava Fruit (Psidium guajava L.) by Silin Fan 1 …