Ameliorative effect of melatonin improves drought tolerance by regulating growth, photosynthetic traits and leaf ultrastructure of maize seedlings

• Published in: BMC plant biology Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1 - 368
• Main Authors: Ahmad, Shakeel, Muhammad, Ihsan, Wang, Guo Yun, Zeeshan, Muhammad, Yang, Li, Ali, Izhar, Zhou, Xun Bo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 12.08.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abiotic stress; Antioxidant enzymes; Antioxidants; Biomass; Carotenoids; China; Corn; Drought; Drought resistance; Drought stress; Droughts; Environmental aspects; Enzymatic activity; Field capacity; Gene expression; Growth regulators; Hardiness; Leaf ultrastructure; Maize; Malondialdehyde; Melatonin; Moisture content; Oxidative stress; Photosynthesis; Photosynthetic pigments; Physiological aspects; Physiology; Pigments; Plant growth; Plant growth promoting substances; Plant species; Plants; Proteins; Reactive oxygen species; Seedlings; Soils; Stomata; Sugar; Ultrastructure; Water content; China

Melatonin is considered a potential plant growth regulator to enhance the growth of plants and increase tolerance to various abiotic stresses. Nevertheless, melatonin's role in mediating stress response in different plant species and growth cycles still needs to be explored. This study was cond...