EXPLORATION OF MELATONIN-MEDIATED SALT STRESS TOLERANCE IN CONTRASTING GENOTYPES OF VIGNA RADIATA (L.) WILCZEK THROUGH MORPHOLOGICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION
Salinity is a significant abiotic factor reducing the productivity of mungbeans; melatonin turned out as a plant stress tolerance regulating factor. In the current study, 12 Vigna radiata genotype were tested for salt-stress tolerance and the effect of pre-treating with melatonin (exogenous). The various genotypes were...