Exogenous foliar application of melatonin mitigates salt induced oxidative stress and promotes growth in Gerbera jamosonii

Melatonin induces proline, secondary metabolites, sugars and antioxidants activity to regulate oxidative stress and ROS scavenging in salt stressed sword lily

“…In white beans, the application of MT increased tolerance to SS, with an increase in plant growth, leaf pigments, proline, and POD enzyme activity [ 40 ]. These results were also confirmed in our previous studies on gerberas and zinnia [ 13 , 16 ]. This study examined the efficiency of MT to gain a better understanding of how it might increase growth performance in salt-stressed sword lily plants, which is a vital cut flower crop worldwide, and attempted to determine the effect of MT under SS by morpho-physiological and biochemical investigations.…”

“…MT spraying could overcome this negative effect on sword lily plants. Similar reports on MT-based ROS detoxification have been published in different studies related to agriculture [ [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] ].…”

“…Exogenous MT in agricultural settings can mitigate climate change-induced stress and improve crop quality. Melatonin is a natural compound hypothesised to modulate plant metabolic activity under diverse environmental conditions [ 13 , 15 ]. Melatonin, either exogenously or endogenously, can improve plant resilience to abiotic stimuli, such as salt, cold, and drought, while also delaying leaf senescence [ 38 ].…”

“…Treatments that upregulate genes involved in MT biosynthesis enhance tolerance to environmental stresses [ 12 ]. MT treatments have been extensively studied in several ornamental and horticultural crops, including Gerbera jamosonii [ 13 ], Vicia faba [ 14 ], sword lily [ 15 ], zinnia [ 16 ], Chrysanthemum morifolium [ 17 ], and other unfavourable environmental stresses [ 18 ].…”

Wood Distillate Promotes the Tolerance of Lettuce in Extreme Salt Stress Conditions

“…Several studies have shown the important role of natural products in improving nutritional quality, growth and the yield of crop plants under several abiotic stresses, including salt stress [47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]. Among these products, WD has proved to be very effective [36,55], although its efficacy in mitigating the damage caused by salt stress is not yet well explored and understood.…”