The excessive accumulation of copper (Cu2+) has become a threat to worldwide crop production. Recently, it was revealed that melatonin (MT) could play a crucial role against heavy metal (HM) stresses in plants. However, the underlying mechanism of MT function acted upon by Cu2+ stress (CS) has not been substantiated in tomatoes. In the present work, we produced MT-rich tomato plants by foliar usage of MT, and MT-deficient tomato plants by employing a virus-induced gene silencing methodology and exogenous foliar application of MT synthesis inhibitor para-chlorophenylalanine (pCPA). The obtained results indicate that exogenous MT meaningfully alleviated the dwarf phenotype and impeded the reduction in plant growth caused by excess Cu2+. Furth...
Plant hormone candidate melatonin has been widely studied in plants under various stress conditions,...
Abiotic stresses such as drought, heat or salinity are major causes of yield loss worldwide. Recent ...
Acid rain is a serious worldwide environmental problem which reduces the growth and yield of crops. ...
Heavy metal toxicity is one of the most devastating abiotic stresses. Heavy metals cause serious dam...
The present study evaluated the influence of melatonin (MEL) on copper toxicity in terms of morphoph...
Metal toxicity in soils, along with water runoff, are increasing environmental problems that affect ...
Melatonin has emerged as a research highlight regarding its important role in regulating plant growt...
Heavy Metal (HM) toxicity is defended by plants using mechanisms such as metal chelation and vacuola...
Acid rain (AR) is a serious global environmental issue causing physio-morphological changes in plant...
Abiotic stress adversely affects plant growth and metabolism and as such reduces plant productivity....
Melatonin is a multifunctional signaling molecule, ubiquitously distributed in different parts of pl...
Soil salinity is a severe threat to agricultural production. Most saline soils turn alkaline, increa...
Environmental variations caused by global climate change significantly affect plant yield and produc...
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most injurious heavy metals, affecting plant growth and development. Mela...
Melatonin is a direct free radical scavenger that has been demonstrated to increase plants’ resistan...
Plant hormone candidate melatonin has been widely studied in plants under various stress conditions,...
Abiotic stresses such as drought, heat or salinity are major causes of yield loss worldwide. Recent ...
Acid rain is a serious worldwide environmental problem which reduces the growth and yield of crops. ...
Heavy metal toxicity is one of the most devastating abiotic stresses. Heavy metals cause serious dam...
The present study evaluated the influence of melatonin (MEL) on copper toxicity in terms of morphoph...
Metal toxicity in soils, along with water runoff, are increasing environmental problems that affect ...
Melatonin has emerged as a research highlight regarding its important role in regulating plant growt...
Heavy Metal (HM) toxicity is defended by plants using mechanisms such as metal chelation and vacuola...
Acid rain (AR) is a serious global environmental issue causing physio-morphological changes in plant...
Abiotic stress adversely affects plant growth and metabolism and as such reduces plant productivity....
Melatonin is a multifunctional signaling molecule, ubiquitously distributed in different parts of pl...
Soil salinity is a severe threat to agricultural production. Most saline soils turn alkaline, increa...
Environmental variations caused by global climate change significantly affect plant yield and produc...
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most injurious heavy metals, affecting plant growth and development. Mela...
Melatonin is a direct free radical scavenger that has been demonstrated to increase plants’ resistan...
Plant hormone candidate melatonin has been widely studied in plants under various stress conditions,...
Abiotic stresses such as drought, heat or salinity are major causes of yield loss worldwide. Recent ...
Acid rain is a serious worldwide environmental problem which reduces the growth and yield of crops. ...