Insight into melatonin-mediated response and signaling in the regulation of plant defense under biotic stress

RK Tiwari, MK Lal, R Kumar, V Mangal, MA Altaf… - Plant molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Key message Melatonin plays a crucial role in the mitigation of plant biotic stress through
induced defense responses and pathogen attenuation. Utilizing the current knowledge of …

Melatonin: first-line soldier in tomato under abiotic stress current and future perspective

MA Altaf, R Shahid, MM Altaf, R Kumar, S Naz… - Plant Physiology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Melatonin is a natural, multifunctional, nontoxic, regulatory, and ubiquitous biomolecule,
having low molecular weight and pleiotropic effects in the plant kingdom. It is a recently …

Melatonin improves drought stress tolerance of tomato by modulating plant growth, root architecture, photosynthesis, and antioxidant defense system

MA Altaf, R Shahid, MX Ren, S Naz, MM Altaf, LU Khan… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Nanoparticles and their potential role in plant adaptation to abiotic stress in horticultural crops: A review

F Hayat, F Khanum, J Li, S Iqbal, U Khan, HU Javed… - Scientia …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought, heavy metals, and extreme temperatures are a
major constraint that negatively affect growth and productivity of horticultural plants. In order …

Tomato responses to salinity stress: From morphological traits to genetic changes

M Roșca, G Mihalache, V Stoleru - Frontiers in plant science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Tomato is an essential annual crop providing human food worldwide. It is estimated that by
the year 2050 more than 50% of the arable land will become saline and, in this respect, in …

Phytohormones mediated modulation of abiotic stress tolerance and potential crosstalk in horticultural crops

MA Altaf, R Shahid, R Kumar, MM Altaf… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2023 - Springer
The current status of changing climate has become a significant threat to the global
production of horticultural crops. Phytohormones play a crucial role in providing a …

Exogenous melatonin alleviates cadmium-induced inhibition of growth and photosynthesis through upregulating antioxidant defense system in strawberry

M Saqib, U Shahzad, F Zulfiqar, RK Tiwari… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Contamination by heavy metals has severely hampered agricultural productivity across the
world. Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most dangerous heavy metals to plants. Melatonin (ME) …

Melatonin alleviates salt damage in tomato seedling: a root architecture system, photosynthetic capacity, ion homeostasis, and antioxidant enzymes analysis

MA Altaf, R Shahid, MX Ren, MM Altaf, LU Khan… - Scientia …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tomato is considered an important vegetable crop for studying the response to abiotic
stresses, which deteriorate the growth and development of plants, particularly salt stress …

Phytomelatonin: An overview of the importance and mediating functions of melatonin against environmental stresses

MA Altaf, R Shahid, MX Ren… - Physiologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, melatonin has gained significant importance in plant research. The presence of
melatonin in the plant kingdom has been known since 1995. It is a molecule that is …

Melatonin mitigates cadmium toxicity by promoting root architecture and mineral homeostasis of tomato genotypes

MA Altaf, R Shahid, MX Ren, S Naz, MM Altaf… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2022 - Springer
Crop production has been extensively affected globally due to heavy metal pollution.
Cadmium (Cd) toxicity is a major abiotic factor that reduces crop yield via reducing plant …