Exogenous application of melatonin mitigate the heat stress in different tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) cultivars

Heat stress alleviates yield and production of horticultural crops and is considered a major risk for sustainable agriculture. Melatonin acts as a first line soldier to regulate plant growth by creating a conducive environment under heat stress. Thus, the present study was performed in pots to mitig...

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Main Authors: Hafiz Muhammad Tayyab Khan, Rashad Mukhtar Balal, Zahoor Hussain, Syed Ayyaz Javed, Muhammad Tauseef Jaffar, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alsahli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364723005487