Multiple functions of exogenous melatonin in cucumber seed germination, seedling establishment, and alkali stress resistance
Exogenous melatonin promoted cucumber seed germination and seedling establishment and enhanced cucumber alkali stress tolerance by mediating osmotic adjustment, reactive oxygen species scavenging, ion homeostasis maintenance, endogenous melatonin synthesis, and expression of stress-related genes.
Authors
- Hua Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5607-7742)
- Shuzhen Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4439-5406)
- Yiqiu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0206-0061)
- Tianyue Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7682-7483)
- Qiuxia Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5835-0749)
- Hao Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1633-6840)
- Qingbo Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0776-4316)
- Yu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2873-8221)
- Hong Ni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5698-7284)
Institutions
- Gannan Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Plant Biology
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06359-3
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.06
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China