Basic Cognition of Melatonin Regulation of Plant Growth under Salt Stress: A Meta-Analysis
Salt stress severely restricts the growth of plants and threatens the development of agriculture throughout the world. Worldwide studies have shown that exogenous melatonin (MT) can effectively improve the growth of plants under salt stress. Through a meta-analysis of 549 observations, this study fi...
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| author | Feiyu Yan Hongliang Zhao Longmei Wu Zhiwei Huang Yuan Niu Bo Qi Linqing Zhang Song Fan Yanfeng Ding Ganghua Li Guoliang Zhang |
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| description | Salt stress severely restricts the growth of plants and threatens the development of agriculture throughout the world. Worldwide studies have shown that exogenous melatonin (MT) can effectively improve the growth of plants under salt stress. Through a meta-analysis of 549 observations, this study first explored the effects of salt stress characteristics and MT application characteristics on MT regulated plant growth under salt stress. The results show that MT has a wide range of regulatory effects on plant growth indicators under salt stress, of which the regulatory effect on root indexes is the strongest, and this regulatory effect is not species-specific. The intensity of salt stress did not affect the positive effect of MT on plant growth, but the application effect of MT in soil was stronger than that in rooting medium. This meta-analysis also revealed that the foliar application of a concentration between 100–200 μM is the best condition for MT to enhance plant growth under salt stress. The results can inspire scientific research and practical production, while seeking the maximum improvement in plant salt tolerance under salt stress. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f43143d637604767bf4b8cef65f076ec2023-12-01T23:20:32ZengMDPI AGAntioxidants2076-39212022-08-01118161010.3390/antiox11081610Basic Cognition of Melatonin Regulation of Plant Growth under Salt Stress: A Meta-AnalysisFeiyu Yan0Hongliang Zhao1Longmei Wu2Zhiwei Huang3Yuan Niu4Bo Qi5Linqing Zhang6Song Fan7Yanfeng Ding8Ganghua Li9Guoliang Zhang10School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai’an 223003, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai’an 223003, ChinaRice Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai’an 223003, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai’an 223003, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai’an 223003, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai’an 223003, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai’an 223003, ChinaCollege of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210014, ChinaCollege of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210014, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai’an 223003, ChinaSalt stress severely restricts the growth of plants and threatens the development of agriculture throughout the world. Worldwide studies have shown that exogenous melatonin (MT) can effectively improve the growth of plants under salt stress. Through a meta-analysis of 549 observations, this study first explored the effects of salt stress characteristics and MT application characteristics on MT regulated plant growth under salt stress. The results show that MT has a wide range of regulatory effects on plant growth indicators under salt stress, of which the regulatory effect on root indexes is the strongest, and this regulatory effect is not species-specific. The intensity of salt stress did not affect the positive effect of MT on plant growth, but the application effect of MT in soil was stronger than that in rooting medium. This meta-analysis also revealed that the foliar application of a concentration between 100–200 μM is the best condition for MT to enhance plant growth under salt stress. The results can inspire scientific research and practical production, while seeking the maximum improvement in plant salt tolerance under salt stress.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/11/8/1610melatoninmeta-analysisplant growthsalt stress |
| spellingShingle | Feiyu Yan Hongliang Zhao Longmei Wu Zhiwei Huang Yuan Niu Bo Qi Linqing Zhang Song Fan Yanfeng Ding Ganghua Li Guoliang Zhang Basic Cognition of Melatonin Regulation of Plant Growth under Salt Stress: A Meta-Analysis Antioxidants melatonin meta-analysis plant growth salt stress |
| title | Basic Cognition of Melatonin Regulation of Plant Growth under Salt Stress: A Meta-Analysis |
| title_full | Basic Cognition of Melatonin Regulation of Plant Growth under Salt Stress: A Meta-Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Basic Cognition of Melatonin Regulation of Plant Growth under Salt Stress: A Meta-Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Basic Cognition of Melatonin Regulation of Plant Growth under Salt Stress: A Meta-Analysis |
| title_short | Basic Cognition of Melatonin Regulation of Plant Growth under Salt Stress: A Meta-Analysis |
| title_sort | basic cognition of melatonin regulation of plant growth under salt stress a meta analysis |
| topic | melatonin meta-analysis plant growth salt stress |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/11/8/1610 |
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