Seed priming with melatonin coping drought stress in rapeseed by regulating reactive oxygen species detoxification: Antioxidant defense system, osmotic adjustment, stomatal traits and chloroplast ultrastructure perseveration

• Published in: Industrial crops and products Vol. 140; p. 111597
• Main Authors: Khan, Mohammad Nauman, Zhang, Jing, Luo, Tao, Liu, Jiahuan, Rizwan, Muhammad, Fahad, Shah, Xu, Zhenghua, Hu, Liyong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.11.2019
• Subjects: Antioxidant; Chloroplast ultrastructure; Drought tolerance; Melatonin-priming; Oxidative damage; Rapeseed; Stomatal traits; Drought tolerance; Oxidative damage; Rapeseed; Stomatal traits; Melatonin-priming; Chloroplast ultrastructure; Antioxidant

•Melatonin-priming improved seed germination under the drought stress.•Melatonin-priming detoxified the ROS activities through enhancement of antioxidants.•Melatonin-priming potentially regulated stomatal traits coping with drought stress.•Seed priming with melatonin prevented chloroplasts autopepsi...