Melatonin Alleviates Copper Toxicity via Improving ROS Metabolism and Antioxidant Defense Response in Tomato Seedlings

• Main Authors: Tao Zhang (Author), Yong Wang (Author), Xiaojing Ma (Author), Zhaopeng Ouyang (Author), Lei Deng (Author), Shunshan Shen (Author), Xiaoxing Dong (Author), Nanshan Du (Author), Han Dong (Author), Zhixin Guo (Author), Geng Meng (Author), Fengzhi Piao (Author), Kaile Sun (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: MDPI AG, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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The excessive accumulation of copper (Cu²⁺) has become a threat to worldwide crop production. Recently, it was revealed that melatonin (MT) could play a crucial role against heavy metal (HM) stresses in plants. However, the underlying mechanism of MT function acted upon by Cu&...