Open AccessMelatonin as Stress Marker in Fennel Plant
Author(s) -
M. A. Salh,
U H Mheidi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/904/1/012032
Subject(s) - melatonin , abiotic component , abiotic stress , photosynthesis , resistance (ecology) , biology , crop , respiration , botany , plant growth , microbiology and biotechnology , agronomy , horticulture , ecology , biochemistry , neuroscience , gene
Medicinal plants are extremely important for their use in the treatment of diseases and chronic conditions. The fennel plant is one of the most important that humans have used for hundreds of years. It is an important annual herbal plant that contains many effective compounds, vitamins and minerals. Biotic and abiotic stresses affect the fennel plant’s growth, yield, and the active compounds. Furthermore, the plants density is one of these stresses that affect the reduction of the crop quality. In order to solve this problem and increase production at the lowest economic cost, plant hormones were used to improve plant resistance to these stresses, including melatonin, which plays an important role in improving the defense systems of plants under any environmental or non-environmental stresses. Melatonin also works to regulate plant physiological processes such as photosynthesis and respiration with resistance to stress, thus improving the quality of secondary metabolism, which works to increase the active compounds and volatile oils in the fruits of the fennel.