Exogenous melatonin enhances drought tolerance and germination in common buckwheat seeds through the coordinated effects of antioxidant and osmotic regulation
Exogenous melatonin enhances drought tolerance in common buckwheat seeds through the coordinated regulation of antioxidant defenses, osmotic adjustment, and plant compounds production, including methyl jasmonate and rutin, during germination. These findings offer valuable insights for developing practical strategies to improve drought resilience and crop establishment in sensitive agricultural species under water-limited conditions.
Authors
- Jiadong He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2704-7362)
- Muriel Quinet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-6582)
- Zhuo Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9063-117X)
- Zhanyu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0151-9096)
- Meng Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4765-6109)
- Zemiao Tian
Institutions
- Hebei Agricultural University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Institute of Crop Sciences (CN)
- UCLouvain (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Plant Biology
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06632-5
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Seed and Plant Biochemistry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.78
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province
- China Scholarship Council
- Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province