Table 2 Overview of the mass spectrometry applications currently employed in plant hormone analysis

JA, ABA, SA, BA, GAs

LC–ESI–MS/MS

Hamlin trees leave (20 mg FW)

34.6–50.3

0.03–3.00 ng mL⁻¹

0.10–100.00 ng mL⁻¹

[75]

JAs, SA, ABA, IAA

UHPLC–ESI–MS/MS

A. thaliana leaf (20 mg FW)

–

0.05–50 fmol

0.05–500.00 pmol

[55]

IAA, GAs, tZ,ABA

LC–ESI-IT-MS/MS

A. thaliana (100 mg FW)

70.0–100.0

0.55–170 fmol

5.00–1000.00 fmol

[63]

BRs

UHPLC-MS/MS

Brassica napus (50 mg FW)

30.9–88.9

1–50 pg

0.01–10.00 pmol

[20]

K, iP, BA, ABA, NAA

HPLC–MS/MS

Vermicompost (250 mg)

0.3–18.9

0.0015–0.3000 mg L⁻¹

0.005–10.000 mg L⁻¹

[14]

IAA, ABA, GAs, SA, JA, tZ, 6-BA, iP

LC–ESI–MS/MS

Oilseed rape

75.1–113.0

0.002–0.021 ng mL⁻¹

0.0013–0.0210 ng mL⁻¹

[89]

tZ, K, KR

UHPLC–ESI–MS/MS

Tobacco (100 mg FW)

68.8–103.0

2.4–47 pg mL⁻¹

0.005–20.000 ng mL⁻¹

[90]

ABA, IAA, JA, SA, GAs, tZ

UHPLC–ESI–MS/MS

P. pinaster Aiton. clones needles (200 ± 20 mg DW)

56.8–99.1

1.45–23.44 pg

0.040–2500.000 ng mL⁻¹

[54]

BRs

UHPLC–ESI–MS/MS

A. thaliana (10 g FW)

76.9–86.1

2.00–8.00 ng L⁻¹

10.00–10,000.00 ng L⁻¹

[31]

GAs

UHPLC–ESI–MS/MS

Floral organs (about 80–250 μg)

64.0–107.0

Down to 5.41 amol

0.01–25 fmol

[21]

IAA, ABA, JA, SA, IBA, GAs

CE-ESI-TOF–MS

Rice leaves (3 g)

84.6–112.2

0.34–4.59 ng mL⁻¹

1.30–850.00 ng mL⁻¹

[91]

IAA, ABA, JA, SA, IBA, GAs

nano-LC–ESI-QTOF-MS

Rice leaves (5 mg FW)

88.3–104.3

1.05–122.4 pg mL⁻¹

0.004–100.00 ng mL⁻¹

[52]

ABA, IAA, IBA, GAs, SA

HPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS

Green seaweeds (100 mg FW)

80.0–92.0

0.5–1.0 μg mL⁻¹

0.20–100.00 mg mL⁻¹

[92]