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Melatonin and stress tolerance in horticultural crops: Insights into gene regulation, epigenetic modifications, and hormonal interplay

SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE (2023)

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An evolutionary view of melatonin synthesis and metabolism related to its biological functions in plants

Dun-Xian Tan et al.

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY (2020)

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Melatonin-mediate acid rain stress tolerance mechanism through alteration of transcriptional factors and secondary metabolites gene expression in tomato

Biswojit Debnath et al.

ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY (2020)

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How Plant Hormones Mediate Salt Stress Responses

Zipeng Yu et al.

TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2020)

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Emerging roles of melatonin in mitigating abiotic and biotic stresses of horticultural crops

Rahul Kumar Tiwari et al.

SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE (2020)

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Reevaluating the roles of histone-modifying enzymes and their associated chromatin modifications in transcriptional regulation

Marc A. J. Morgan et al.

NATURE GENETICS (2020)

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iTRAQ-based proteomic and physiological analyses of mustard sprouts in response to heat stress

Chao Cheng et al.

RSC ADVANCES (2020)

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Melatonin: A Small Molecule but Important for Salt Stress Tolerance in Plants

Haoshuang Zhan et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2019)

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Melatonin delays leaf senescence of Chinese flowering cabbage by suppressing ABFs-mediated abscisic acid biosynthesis and chlorophyll degradation

Xiao-Li Tan et al.

JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH (2019)

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Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

The Role of Melatonin in Salt Stress Responses

Junpeng Li et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2019)

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Article Agriculture, Multidisciplinary

Melatonin Induces Disease Resistance to Botrytis cinerea in Tomato Fruit by Activating Jasmonic Acid Signaling Pathway

Chunxue Liu et al.

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY (2019)

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Article Plant Sciences

Using Transcriptome to Discover a Novel Melatonin-Induced Sodic Alkaline Stress Resistant Pathway in Solanum lycopersicum L.

Yanyan Yan et al.

PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY (2019)

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Article Agriculture, Multidisciplinary

Melatonin Inhibits Cadmium Translocation and Enhances Plant Tolerance by Regulating Sulfur Uptake and Assimilation in Solanum lycopersicum L.

Md Kamrul Hasan et al.

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY (2019)

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DNA methylation as the most important content of epigenetics in traditional Chinese herbal medicine

Hesam Shahrajabian Mohamad et al.

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research (2019)

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Article Plant Sciences

Melatonin alleviates heat-induced damage of tomato seedlings by balancing redox homeostasis and modulating polyamine and nitric oxide biosynthesis

Mohammad Shah Jahan et al.

BMC PLANT BIOLOGY (2019)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

The bZIP gene family in watermelon: genome-wide identification and expression analysis under cold stress and root-knot nematode infection

Youxin Yang et al.

PEERJ (2019)

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Review Endocrinology & Metabolism

Melatonin Target Proteins: Too Many or Not Enough?

Lei Liu et al.

FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY (2019)

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Article Plant Sciences

Melatonin enhances salt tolerance by promoting MYB108A-mediated ethylene biosynthesis in grapevines

Lili Xu et al.

HORTICULTURE RESEARCH (2019)

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Article Plant Sciences

Direct comparison of Arabidopsis gene expression reveals different responses to melatonin versus auxin

Sajal F. Zia et al.

BMC PLANT BIOLOGY (2019)

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Review Microbiology

Chromatin-dependent regulation of secondary metabolite biosynthesis in fungi: is the picture complete?

Jerome Collemare et al.

FEMS MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS (2019)

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Melatonin biosynthesis enzymes recruit WRKY transcription factors to regulate melatonin accumulation and transcriptional activity on W-box in cassava

Yunxie Wei et al.

JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH (2018)

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Article Agronomy

Melatonin limited ethylene production, softening and reduced physiology disorder in pear (&ITPyrus communis&IT L.) fruit during senescence

Rui Zhai et al.

POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY (2018)

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Article Agriculture, Multidisciplinary

Knockout of SIMAPK3 Reduced Disease Resistance to Botrytis cinerea in Tomato Plants

Shujuan Zhang et al.

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY (2018)

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Article Endocrinology & Metabolism

HsfA1a upregulates melatonin biosynthesis to confer cadmium tolerance in tomato plants

Shu-Yu Cai et al.

JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH (2017)

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Genetic engineering strategies for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance and quality enhancement in horticultural crops: a comprehensive review

Nehanjali Parmar et al.

3 BIOTECH (2017)

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Genetic engineering strategies for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance and quality enhancement in horticultural crops: a comprehensive review

Nehanjali Parmar et al.

3 BIOTECH (2017)

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Melatonin alleviates chilling stress in cucumber seedlings by up-regulation of CsZat12 and modulation of polyamine and abscisic acid metabolism

Hailiang Zhao et al.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2017)

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Melatonin biosynthesis in plants: multiple pathways catalyze tryptophan to melatonin in the cytoplasm or chloroplasts

Kyoungwhan Back et al.

JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH (2016)

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Article Plant Sciences

Promoting Roles of Melatonin in Adventitous Root Development of Solanum lycopersicum L. by Regulating Auxin and Nitric Oxide Signaling

Dan Wen et al.

FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2016)

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Arabidopsis serotonin N-acetyltransferase knockout mutant plants exhibit decreased melatonin and salicylic acid levels resulting in susceptibility to an avirulent pathogen

Hyoung Yool Lee et al.

JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH (2015)

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Changes in melatonin levels in transgenic 'Micro-Tom' tomato overexpressing ovine AANAT and ovine HIOMT genes

Lin Wang et al.

JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH (2014)

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Melatonin as a signal molecule triggering defense responses against pathogen attack in Arabidopsis and tobacco

Hyoung Yool Lee et al.

JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH (2014)

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The mitigation effects of exogenous melatonin on salinity-induced stress in Malus hupehensis

Chao Li et al.

JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH (2012)

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