Exogenous melatonin promoted seed hypocotyl germination of Paeonia ostia ‘Fengdan’ characterized by regulating hormones and starches

Background Seed hypocotyl germination signifies the initiation of the life cycle for plants and represents a critical stage that heavily influences subsequent plant growth and development. While previous studies have established the melatonin (MEL; N-acetyl-5-methoxytrytamine) effect to stimulate se...

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Main Authors: Xia Li, Qi Sun, Qiang Shen, Chunlei Zhao, Fengzhen Chen, Yumei Liu, Guangcan Zhou, Xueqin Liu, Xiaofei Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2024-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/18038.pdf