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Editorial
. 2023 Sep 12:14:1271973.
doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1271973. eCollection 2023.

Editorial: The potential role of melatonin in the regulation of abiotic stress in plants

Muhammad Ahsan Altaf  1 , Milan Kumar Lal  2 , Rahul Kumar Tiwari  2 , Safina Naz  3 , Vijay Gahlaut  4
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Editorial: The potential role of melatonin in the regulation of abiotic stress in plants

Muhammad Ahsan Altaf et al. Front Plant Sci. .
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Keywords: abiotic stress management; melatonin; oxidative damage; photosynthesis; root growth.

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