Exogenous melatonin promotes seed germination and osmotic regulation under salt stress in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

• Li Chen,

  Roles Writing – original draft

  Affiliations College of Life Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China, Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China

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• Liantao Liu,

  Roles Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China

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• Bin Lu,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation College of Landscape and Tourism, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China

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• Tongtong Ma,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations College of Life Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China, Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China

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• Dan Jiang,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations College of Life Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China, Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China

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• Jin Li,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations College of Life Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China, Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China

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• Ke Zhang,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China

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• Hongchun Sun,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China

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• Yongjiang Zhang,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China

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• Zhiying Bai ,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: zhiyingbai@126.com (ZB); auhlcd@163.com (CL)

  Affiliations College of Life Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China, Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7208-845X

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• Cundong Li

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: zhiyingbai@126.com (ZB); auhlcd@163.com (CL)

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China

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