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ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Exogenous Melatonin Application Improves Shade Tolerance and Growth Performance of Soybean Under Maize-Soybean Intercropping Systems.

Dan Jia, Ziqing Meng, Shiqiang Hu, Jamal Nasar, Zeqiang Shao, Xiuzhi Zhang, Bakht Amin, Muhammad Arif, Harun Gitari

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Dan JiaCollege of Resource and Environment Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin 132022, China.
Ziqing MengCollege of Resource and Environment Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin 132022, China.
Shiqiang HuCollege of Resource and Environment Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin 132022, China.
Jamal NasarInstitute of Rice Industry Technology Research, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4559-0676
Zeqiang ShaoCollege of Resource and Environment Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin 132022, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3268-4876
Xiuzhi ZhangInstitute of Agricultural Resource and Environment, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Northeast Agricultural Research Center of China), Changchun 130033, China.
Bakht AminInstitute of Rice Industry Technology Research, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
Muhammad ArifCollege of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
Harun GitariDepartment of Agricultural Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi P.O. Box 43844-00100, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0002-1996-119X

Funding

Chemical Technology Doctoral Start-up Fund Project of Jilin Institute 2021024Department Education Science and Technology Research Project of Jilin Provincial JJKH20210241KJMajor Science and Tech-nology Project of Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology 2020012National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFD1500101National Natural Science Foundation of China 41471196Shulan City 2023 Green Planting and Circular Agri-culture Pilot Project (Pilot Test and Ef-fect Monitoring Part) 24057
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maize-soybean intercropping is widely practised to improve land use efficiency, but shading from maize often limits soybean growth and productivity. Melatonin, a plant signaling molecule with antioxidant and growth-regulating properties, has shown potential in mitigating various abiotic stresses, including low light. This study investigated the efficacy of applying foliar melatonin (MT) to enhance shade tolerance and yield performance of soybean under intercropping. Four melatonin concentrations (0, 50, 100, and 150 µM) were applied to soybean grown under mono- and intercropping systems. The results showed that intercropping significantly reduced growth, photosynthetic activity, and yield-related traits. However, the MT application, particularly at 100 µM (MT

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abiotic stressenzymesgrowthintercroppingphotosynthetic activitiesshade toleranceyield

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PMID40805708
PMCPMC12348875

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