Effects of Exogenous Melatonin on Chrysanthemum Physiological Characteristics and Photosynthesis under Drought Stress
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Materials and Experimental Treatments
2.2. Physiological and Biochemical Indexes and Photosynthetic Parameter Measurements
2.2.1. Physiological and Biochemical Measurements
2.2.2. Photosynthetic Parameter Measurements
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Effect of MT on Photosynthetic Pigments and Water Status of Chrysanthemum Seedlings under Drought Stress
3.2. Effect of MT on Reactive Oxygen Species and the Antioxidant System of Chrysanthemum Seedlings under Drought Stress
3.3. Effect of MT on Organic Osmoregulatory Substances in Seedlings under Drought Stress
3.4. Effect of MT on Relative Plasma Membrane Permeability and Membrane Peroxidation in Chrysanthemum Seedlings under Drought Stress
3.5. Effect of Exogenous MT on Chrysanthemum Seedling Leaf Photosynthesis under Drought Stress
3.6. Effect of Exogenous MT on Chrysanthemum Seedling Chlorophyll Fluorescence Parameters under Drought Stress
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Luo, Y.; Hu, T.; Huo, Y.; Wang, L.; Zhang, L.; Yan, R. Effects of Exogenous Melatonin on Chrysanthemum Physiological Characteristics and Photosynthesis under Drought Stress. Horticulturae 2023, 9, 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9010106
Luo Y, Hu T, Huo Y, Wang L, Zhang L, Yan R. Effects of Exogenous Melatonin on Chrysanthemum Physiological Characteristics and Photosynthesis under Drought Stress. Horticulturae. 2023; 9(1):106. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9010106
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuo, Yan, Taotao Hu, Yunyun Huo, Lingling Wang, Li Zhang, and Rui Yan. 2023. "Effects of Exogenous Melatonin on Chrysanthemum Physiological Characteristics and Photosynthesis under Drought Stress" Horticulturae 9, no. 1: 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9010106