Dynamic physiology and transcriptomics revealed the alleviation effect of melatonin on Reaumuria trigyna under continuous alkaline salt stress
Xuebo Li, Lei Wang, Heyi Wang, Rui Hao, Lunkai Gao, Hongbo Cui, Hai Wu, Xiaodong Wu, Tong Qiao, Weijie Bai, Liming Zhang · 2025
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Xuebo Li and a large team tested whether melatonin helps a salt-loving desert plant under alkaline salt stress, in a study whose head dates it to 2024. The plant grows in Central Asian salt deserts and endures harsh ground. How melatonin aids its seeds and growth was little known.
Salt stress cut seed sprouting by more than half against clean conditions. Adding melatonin at one dose lifted sprouting by about a third against stress alone and boosted growth and stored solutes. It raised the activity of enzymes that clear harmful oxygen forms, cutting their levels. Gene reads showed shifts in light use, hormone signals, and stress paths. The authors frame melatonin as a shield for this plant.
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| CREATOR | Xuebo Li, Lei Wang, Heyi Wang, Rui Hao, Lunkai Gao, Hongbo Cui, Hai Wu, Xiaodong Wu, Tong Qiao, Weijie Bai, Liming Zhang |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |