The changing climate has become a significant threat to the global production of agricultural crops. To feed the world’s growing population, which is expected to rise by as much as 2.3 billion people by the middle of this century, agricultural output will need to be boosted by 70 percent. Additionally, agricultural crop production is significantly affected by changing climatic conditions. One of the most critical issues for plant biologists and agronomists is how plants respond to different environmental stimuli. Drought, salt, and high temperatures are the most common and important environmental stresses which significantly affect plant growth and development. Traditional breeding methods have not been effective enough due to the complexity of stress tolerance characteristics. They need significant improvements to meet the world’s increasing food demand. It is necessary to develop new and effective methods in this area. The application of phytohormones is among the more promising strategies for producing climate-resilient crops with high yields.
In recent years, the utilization of melatonin has become an alternative, eco-friendly approach for increasing abiotic stress tolerance in agricultural crops. Melatonin is a chemical regulator released in a very small amount that regulates plant growth, development, and response to the environment in various ways. Melatonin plays an important role during abiotic stress responses in plants, coordinating the differential signal transduction pathways that are involved in regulating many internal and external stimuli that bring major changes in plant development. In the past literature, melatonin has been widely studied as a signaling molecule in the response of agricultural crops to abiotic stress.
Furthermore, melatonin plays a crucial role in agricultural crop production. Melatonin can regulate the physiological, biochemical, and molecular processes that allow plants to tolerate abiotic stresses, and these methods are becoming more promising in recent times.
This Research Topic aims to shed light on the morphological, physiological, and biochemical processes triggered by the application of melatonin, which ultimately leads to an increase in abiotic stress tolerance in agricultural crops. Authors are encouraged to submit original research articles and reviews on these themes.
The changing climate has become a significant threat to the global production of agricultural crops. To feed the world’s growing population, which is expected to rise by as much as 2.3 billion people by the middle of this century, agricultural output will need to be boosted by 70 percent. Additionally, agricultural crop production is significantly affected by changing climatic conditions. One of the most critical issues for plant biologists and agronomists is how plants respond to different environmental stimuli. Drought, salt, and high temperatures are the most common and important environmental stresses which significantly affect plant growth and development. Traditional breeding methods have not been effective enough due to the complexity of stress tolerance characteristics. They need significant improvements to meet the world’s increasing food demand. It is necessary to develop new and effective methods in this area. The application of phytohormones is among the more promising strategies for producing climate-resilient crops with high yields.
In recent years, the utilization of melatonin has become an alternative, eco-friendly approach for increasing abiotic stress tolerance in agricultural crops. Melatonin is a chemical regulator released in a very small amount that regulates plant growth, development, and response to the environment in various ways. Melatonin plays an important role during abiotic stress responses in plants, coordinating the differential signal transduction pathways that are involved in regulating many internal and external stimuli that bring major changes in plant development. In the past literature, melatonin has been widely studied as a signaling molecule in the response of agricultural crops to abiotic stress.
Furthermore, melatonin plays a crucial role in agricultural crop production. Melatonin can regulate the physiological, biochemical, and molecular processes that allow plants to tolerate abiotic stresses, and these methods are becoming more promising in recent times.
This Research Topic aims to shed light on the morphological, physiological, and biochemical processes triggered by the application of melatonin, which ultimately leads to an increase in abiotic stress tolerance in agricultural crops. Authors are encouraged to submit original research articles and reviews on these themes.