Tolerance to stress combination in tomato plants: New insights in the protective role of melatonin

Molecules

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2018, Pages

  Martinez, Vicente ^a   Nieves Cordones, Manuel ^a   Lopez Delacalle, Maria ^a   Rodenas, Reyes ^a   Mestre, Teresa C ^a   Garcia Sanchez, Francisco ^a   Rubio, Francisco ^a   Nortes, Pedro A ^a   Mittler, Ron ^b   Rivero, Rosa M ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress combination; Antioxidant enzymes; Antioxidant related gene expression; Heat; Photosynthesis; Photosystem II; ROS homeostasis; Salinity; Tomato plants

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; MELATONIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADAPTATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEAT; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; SALINITY; TOMATO;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HOT TEMPERATURE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MELATONIN; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SALINITY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 85043380932     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules23030535     Document Type: Article

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