Exogenous Melatonin Improves Fruit Quality Features, Health Promoting Antioxidant Compounds and Yield Traits in Tomato Fruits under Acid Rain Stress

Acid rain is a serious worldwide environmental problem which reduces the growth and yield of crops. Melatonin, as a pleiotropic molecule has been known to improve stress tolerance by limiting the oxidative damage of plants exposed to adverse environments. However, the role of exogenous melatonin par...

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Main Authors: Biswojit Debnath, Mubasher Hussain, Min Li, Xiaocao Lu, Yueting Sun, Dongliang Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/8/1868