melatonin · Growth · Medicago sativa (alfalfa)
22 claims from these papers; 9 citations between them.
Papers whose results differ, checked claim by claim 1
1 pair of papers on this question report results that differ: an effect in one paper, the opposite effect or no effect in the other. Two model reviewers reading both claims accepted each pair.
- Melatonin Application Improves Salt Tolerance of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) by Enhancing Antioxidant Capacity (2020)
increaseMelatonin promoted alfalfa seedling growth under salt stress.
Melatonin Mitigated Salinity Stress on Alfalfa by Improving Antioxidant Defense and Osmoregulation (2023)decreaseExcess melatonin inhibited alfalfa growth.
What separates themSituation: salt stress · toxic levelCompare the two papers →
How these papers cite each other
9 citations between these papers: 9 on the same side, 0 across the two sides.
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- Negative result or no effect
- Citation, pointing to the cited paper
- Citation across the two sides
- Larger circle: more citations overall
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Papers reporting a positive result 14
Hydrogen peroxide acts downstream of melatonin to induce lateral root formation · 2017
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Melatonin Mitigated Salinity Stress on Alfalfa by Improving Antioxidant Defense and Osmoregulation · 2023
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Transcriptomic Analysis of Melatonin-Mediated Salt Stress Response in Germinating Alfalfa · 2024
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Melatonin and calcium synergistically improve salt tolerance in alfalfa (Medicago sativa. L) · 2024
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Exogenous melatonin increases alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) tolerance to salt stress · 2026
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Papers reporting a negative result or no effect 1
A paper is on the positive side when any of its claims here is positive. Claims are grouped by organism, treatment and what was measured or targeted. Claims that compare genotypes are left out; a claim about lacking a nutrient counts the other way round in that nutrient’s question. “Results differ” marks a question where two model reviewers, reading both claims, accepted at least one pair of papers whose results differ.