Table 1.
Effect of melatonin on seed germination under different conditions
| Conditions | Species | Concentrations of melatonin (μM) | Effect on seed germination | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2MS | Arabidopsis thaliana | 500 | inhibition | (Lv et al. 2021) |
| Arabidopsis thaliana | 10 | no effcet | (Lv et al. 2021; Yin et al. 2022) | |
| Wet filter paper | Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) | 500 | inhibition | (Simlat et al. 2018) |
| Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) | 5 | promotion | (Simlat et al. 2018) | |
| Chilling stress | Waxy Maize (Zea mays) | 50 | promotion | (Cao et al. 2019) |
| Wheat(Triticum aestivum) | 500 or 1000 | promotion | (Li et al. 2018; Zhang et al. 2021a) | |
| Maize (Zea mays) | 50 | promotion | (Kolodziejczyk et al. 2021) | |
| Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) | 10 or 25 | promotion | (Posmyk et al. 2009; Zhang et al. 2022) | |
| Rice (Oryza sativa) | 150 | promotion | (Li et al. 2021b) | |
| Heat stress | Arabidopsis thaliana | 300 | promotion | (Hernandez et al. 2015) |
| Rice (Oryza sativa) | 100 | promotion | (Yu et al. 2022) | |
| Osmotic (or drought) stress | Wheat (Triticum aestivum) | 1 or 300 | promotion | (Cui et al. 2018; Li, et al. 2020b) |
| Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) | 50 | promotion | (Zhang et al. 2013) | |
| Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) | 100 | promotion | (Bai et al. 2020) | |
| Triticale (Triticale hexaploide) | 20 | promotion | (Guo et al. 2022) | |
| Maize (Zea mays) | 250 | promotion | (Muhammad et al. 2023) | |
| Aged | Maize (Zea mays) | 10 | promotion | (Deng et al. 2017) |
| Oat (Avena sativa) | 200 | promotion | (Yan et al. 2020; Yan et al., 2021) | |
| Salt stress | Wheat (Triticum aestivum) | 1 or 300 | promotion | (Wang et al. 2022; Zhang et al. 2021b) |
| Halophyte sea lavender (Limonium bicolor) | 1 | promotion | (Li et al. 2019) | |
| Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) | 20 | promotion | (Chen et al. 2020b, 2021) | |
| Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) | 150 | promotion | (Yu et al. 2021) | |
| Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) | 1 | promotion | (Zhang et al. 2014, 2017) | |
| Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) | 5 | promotion | (Simlat et al. 2020) | |
| Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) | SlCOMT1 overexpression | promotion | (Ge et al. 2023) | |
| Arabidopsis thaliana | VvSNAT1 overexpression | promotion | (Wu et al. 2021) | |
| Cr stress | Wheat(Triticum aestivum) | 100 | promotion | (Lei et al. 2021) |
| Rice (Oryza sativa) | 50 | promotion | (Li et al. 2022a) | |
| Cu stress | Rice(Oryza sativa) | 100 | promotion | (Li et al. 2022b) |
| Red cabbage (Brassica oleracea rubrum) | 10 | promotion | (Posmyk et al. 2008) | |
| Dark | Almond (Prunus dulcis) | 20 | promotion | (García-Sánchez et al. 2022) |
| Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) | 20 | promotion | (Xiao et al. 2019) | |
| Soil | Soybean(Glycine max) | 50 | promotion | (Wei et al. 2015) |
| 1 mM ABA | Melon (Cucumis melo) | 500 | promotion | (Li et al. 2021b) |