Positive Interaction between H₂O₂ and Ca²⁺ Mediates Melatonin-Induced CBF Pathway and Cold Tolerance in Watermelon (<i>Citrullus lanatus</i> L.)

• Main Authors: Jingjing Chang (Author), Yanliang Guo (Author), Jiayue Li (Author), Zhuangzhuang Su (Author), Chunxia Wang (Author), Ruimin Zhang (Author), Chunhua Wei (Author), Jianxiang Ma (Author), Xian Zhang (Author), Hao Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cold stress is a major environmental factor that detrimentally affects plant growth and development. Melatonin has been shown to confer plant tolerance to cold stress through activating the C-REPEAT BINDING FACTOR (CBF) pathway; however, the underlying modes that enable this function remain obscure....