Role of Melatonin in Plant Tolerance to Soil Stressors: Salinity, pH and Heavy Metals

Role of Melatonin in Plant Tolerance to Soil Stressors: Salinity, pH and Heavy Metals

Melatonin (MT) is a pleiotropic molecule with diverse and numerous actions both in plants and animals. In plants, MT acts as an excellent promotor of tolerance against abiotic stress situations such as drought, cold, heat, salinity, and chemical pollutants. In all these situations, MT has a stimulat...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Moustafa-Farag, Amr Elkelish, Mohamed Dafea, Mumtaz Khan, Marino B. Arnao, Magdi T. Abdelhamid, Aziz Abu El-Ezz, Abdlwareth Almoneafy, Ahmed Mahmoud, Mahrous Awad, Linfeng Li, Yanhong Wang, Mirza Hasanuzzaman, Shaoying Ai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
acidity
alkalinity
antioxidants
heavy metals
melatonin
salinity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/22/5359

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