Melatonin and its relationship to plant hormones

• Published in: Annals of botany Vol. 121; no. 2; pp. 195 - 207
• Main Authors: Arnao, M B, Hernández-Ruiz, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 12.02.2018
• Subjects: abiotic stress; abscisic acid; adventitious roots; biosynthesis; biotic stress; cytokinins; drought; endophytes; ethylene; gibberellins; hormones; host plants; immune response; indole acetic acid; jasmonic acid; melatonin; Melatonin - pharmacology; Melatonin - physiology; nitric oxide; photosynthesis; Plant Growth Regulators - physiology; Plant Physiological Phenomena - drug effects; plant physiology; Plants - drug effects; pollution; receptors; regulator genes; Review; ripening; salicylic acid; salinity; shoots; temperature; transcription factors; transport proteins; ultraviolet radiation; ABA; plant hormone; plant pathogen; auxin; phytomelatonin; tropism; ethylene; SA; senescence; cytokinin; gibberellin; JA; melatonin; rhizogenesis; plant stress; post-harvest

Plant melatonin appears to be a multi-regulatory molecule, similar to those observed in animals, with many specific functions in plant physiology. In recent years, the number of studies on melatonin in plants has increased significantly. One of the most studied actions of melatonin in plants is its...