How Melatonin Helps Young Apple Trees Resist Salt Stress
Jenn Hoskins
23rd April, 2024
Image Source: Natural Science News, 2024
Key Findings
- In China, melatonin helps apple seedlings resist soil salinity and alkalinity, improving growth
- Melatonin-treated plants showed better root development and higher photosynthetic pigment content
- The treatment also reduced harmful sodium levels in plants, maintaining a healthier ion balance
BiochemPlant ScienceAgriculture
References
Main Study
1) Exogenous melatonin strengthens saline-alkali stress tolerance in apple rootstock M9-T337 seedlings by initiating a variety of physiological and biochemical pathways
Published 22nd April, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40538-024-00577-x
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