Exogenous melatonin increases salt tolerance in bitter melon by regulating ionic balance, antioxidant system and secondary metabolism-related genes.
Sheikhalipour M, Mohammadi SA, Esmaielpour B, Zareei E, Kulak M, Ali S, Nouraein M, Bahrami MK, Gohari G, Fotopoulos V.
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BMC Plant Biol. 2022 Jul 30;22(1):380. doi: 10.1186/s12870-022-03728-0.
BMC Plant Biol. 2022.
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Accordingly, present findings revealed that 100 mM salinity stress decreased growth and photosynthesis parameters (SPAD, (Fv)/(Fo), Y(II)), RWC, and some nutrient elements (K(+), Ca(2+), and P), while it increased Y(NO), Y(NPQ), proline, Na(+), Cl(-), H(2)O(2), MDA, antioxidant e …
Accordingly, present findings revealed that 100 mM salinity stress decreased growth and photosynthesis parameters (SPAD, (Fv)/(Fo), Y(II)), …