“…At present, the attention on the biological roles of H 2 has progressed from animals to plants (C. Li et al, 2018; Zeng et al, 2013). Ample evidence has confirmed that, in plants, exogenous H 2 plays multiple roles to aid in protecting against ultraviolet‐induced oxidative damage (Xie et al, 2015); in enhancing abiotic tolerance to cold, drought and salinity (Su et al, 2018; Xie et al, 2014; Xie, Mao, Lai, Zhang, & Shen, 2012; S. Xu et al, 2017); in alleviating damage upon exposure to heavy metals (Wu et al, 2020); in improving tolerance to paraquat (Jin et al, 2013) and in ameliorating the effect of light stress (X. Zhang, Zhao, Wang, Shen, & Xu, 2015). It has been shown that H 2 can be positively involved in the regulation of plant growth and development, such as seed germination (S. Xu et al, 2013), root morphogenesis (Cao et al, 2017) and fresh‐keeping of fruits and cut flowers (Hu, Zhao, Li, & Shen, 2018; Su et al, 2019).…”