Reclaiming multi-contaminated soil: melatonin alleviates cadmium and microplastic toxicity to restore rice growth and yield

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate how melatonin can mitigate cadmium and microplastic toxicity to enhance rice growth and yield.
• Conducted experiments in cadmium and microplastic contaminated soil
• Applied melatonin to assess its effects on rice plants
• Measured growth parameters and yield outcomes
• Melatonin treatment significantly improved rice growth
• Yield increased compared to untreated contaminated controls
• Cadmium and microplastic toxicity were alleviated by melatonin application