Functions of melatonin in plants: a review

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 133-150

  Arnao, Marino B ^a   Hernández Ruiz, Josefa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

abiotic stress; antioxidant; biotic stress; circadian rhythm; melatonin; photosynthesis; phytomelatonin; plant growth; plant growth regulator; plant senescence; plant pathogen interaction; reactive oxygen species (ROS); rhizogenesis; rooting; stress alleviation; stress responsive factors

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CROP; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84938423623     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12253     Document Type: Article

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