About this Research Topic
In recent years, the utilization of melatonin has become an alternative, eco-friendly approach for increasing abiotic stress tolerance in agricultural crops. Melatonin is a chemical regulator released in a very small amount that regulates plant growth, development, and response to the environment in various ways. Melatonin plays an important role during abiotic stress responses in plants, coordinating the differential signal transduction pathways that are involved in regulating many internal and external stimuli that bring major changes in plant development. In the past literature, melatonin has been widely studied as a signaling molecule in the response of agricultural crops to abiotic stress.
Furthermore, melatonin plays a crucial role in agricultural crop production. Melatonin can regulate the physiological, biochemical, and molecular processes that allow plants to tolerate abiotic stresses, and these methods are becoming more promising in recent times.
This Research Topic aims to shed light on the morphological, physiological, and biochemical processes triggered by the application of melatonin, which ultimately leads to an increase in abiotic stress tolerance in agricultural crops. Authors are encouraged to submit original research articles and reviews on these themes.
Keywords: melatonin, abiotic stress, antioxidant response, oxidative stress, plant physiology, molecular biology, food security, tolerance mechanism
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