The pineal gland is a major component in the regulation of photoperiodic responses and hence, saisonality. All functions which appear to be controlled by the daylength can be influenced by modifying the output signal of the pineal gland, i.e. melatonin. An important property of the melatonin ...
The pros and cons of obtaining melatonin from microorganisms and phytomelatonin from plants and algae are analyzed, as well as the advantages of natural melatonin, avoiding unwanted chemical by-products from the chemical synthesis of melatonin. Finally, the economic and quality aspects of these new ...
Several aspects of the application of melatonin in agriculture have been previously discussed, analyzing its pros and cons and giving a series of tips to stimulate research in the field of health and the environment related to melatonin [40,79]. In brief, melatonin (or natural phytomelatonin-...
Hence, understanding the metabolomics of crops given any treatment under stress is crucial to cross-check both the pros and cons. For these to resolve, parameters such as optimum deposition of minerals, ion regulation, amino acid programming, antioxidant activation, radical scavenging, phytohormone ...