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Baroi A, Ritu SA, Khan MSU, Uddin MN, Hossain MA, Haque MS. Abscisic acid and glycine betaine-mediated seed and root priming enhance seedling growth and antioxidative defense in wheat under drought. Heliyon 2024; 10:e30598. [PMID: 38742073 PMCID: PMC11089379 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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The extent of drought tolerance in the seedlings of three wheat cultivars (WMRI-1, BARI GOM-33 and BARI GOM-21) was investigated by seed and root priming using abscisic acid (ABA) and glycine betaine (GB). The seeds were primed with ABA (10 and 20 μM) and GB (50 and 100 mM) and grown in pots maintaining control (0 % PEG) and drought (10 % PEG) conditions. Under drought, the root and shoot length, root and shoot biomass were significantly increased in ABA and GB primed seedlings than non-primed seedlings in all cultivars. Among the priming agents, either 20 μM ABA or 50 mM GB triggered better seedling growth in all wheat cultivars. These two levels were then applied with the nutrient solution in the hydroponics following four treatments: Control, Drought, Drought + ABA and Drought + GB. The seedling growth significantly declined in drought, while an improved seedling growth was observed in ABA and GB-treated plants in all cultivars. A considerable increase in lipid peroxidation, proline content, total antioxidant capacity and total flavonoid content in roots and leaves were recorded in all drought conditions, while these values were considerably reduced in ABA and GB treatments. Hierarchical clustering heatmap using stress tolerance index (STI) values showed that Drought + ABA and Drought + GB secured higher STI scores suggesting a greater degree of drought tolerance in all cultivars. In conclusion, seed and root priming of ABA and GB enhanced drought tolerance in the wheat seedlings by improving seedling growth and antioxidative defense suggesting a declined state of oxidative damage.
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- Artho Baroi
- Department of Crop Botany, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Crop Botany, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Crop Botany, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Crop Botany, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Crop Botany, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Crop Botany, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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Javaid MH, Chen N, Yasin MU, Fan X, Neelam A, Rehman M, Haider Z, Bukhari SAH, Munir R, Ahmad I, Gan Y. Green-synthesized lignin nanoparticles enhance Zea mays resilience to salt stress by improving antioxidant metabolism and mitigating ultrastructural damage. Chemosphere 2024; 359:142337. [PMID: 38754490 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Revised: 04/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Soil salinity poses a substantial threat to agricultural productivity, resulting in far-reaching consequences. Green-synthesized lignin nanoparticles (LNPs) have emerged as significant biopolymers which effectively promote sustainable crop production and enhance abiotic stress tolerance. However, the defensive role and underlying mechanisms of LNPs against salt stress in Zea mays remain unexplored. The present study aims to elucidate two aspects: firstly, the synthesis of lignin nanoparticles from alkali lignin, which were characterized using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Fourier Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDX). The results confirmed the purity and morphology of LNPs. Secondly, the utilization of LNPs (200 mg/L) in nano priming to alleviate the adverse effects of NaCl (150 mM) on Zea mays seedlings. LNPs significantly reduced the accumulation of Na+ (17/21%) and MDA levels (21/28%) in shoots/roots while increased lignin absorption (30/31%), resulting in improved photosynthetic performance and plant growth. Moreover, LNPs substantially improved plant biomass, antioxidant enzymatic activities and upregulated the expression of salt-tolerant genes (ZmNHX3 (1.52 & 2.81 FC), CBL (2.83 & 3.28 FC), ZmHKT1 (2.09 & 4.87 FC) and MAPK1 (3.50 & 2.39 FC) in both shoot and root tissues. Additionally, SEM and TEM observations of plant tissues confirmed the pivotal role of LNPs in mitigating NaCl-induced stress by reducing damages to guard cells, stomata and ultra-cellular structures. Overall, our findings highlight the efficacy of LNPs as a practical and cost-effective approach to alleviate NaCl-induced stress in Zea mays plants. These results offer a sustainable agri-environmental strategy for mitigating salt toxicity and enhancing crop production in saline environments.
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- Muhammad Haseeb Javaid
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Food Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Samota MK, Awana M, Krishnan V, Kumar S, Tyagi A, Pandey R, Mithra SVA, Singh A. A novel micronutrients and methyl jasmonate cocktail of elicitors via seed priming improves drought tolerance by mitigating oxidative stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Protoplasma 2024; 261:553-570. [PMID: 38159129 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-023-01914-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Drought is a major limiting factor for rice (Oryza sativa L.) production globally, and a cost-effective seed priming technique using bio-elicitors has been found to have stress mitigating effects. Till date, mostly phytohormones have been preferred as bio-elicitors, but the present study is a novel attempt to demonstrate the favorable role of micronutrients-phytohormone cocktail, i.e., iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and methyl jasmonate (MJ) via seed priming method in mitigating the deleterious impacts of drought stress through physio-biochemical and molecular manifestations. The effect of cocktail/priming was studied on the relative water content, chlorophyll a/b and carotenoid contents, proline content, abscisic acid (ABA) content, and on the activities of ascorbate peroxidase (APX), superoxide dismutase (SOD), NADPH oxidase (Nox), and catalase (CAT). The expressions of drought-responsive genes OsZn-SOD, OsFe-SOD, and Nox1 were found to be modulated under drought stress in contrasting rice genotypes -N-22 (Nagina-22, drought-tolerant) and PS-5 (Pusa Sugandh-5, drought-sensitive). A progressive rise in carotenoids (10-19%), ABA (18-50%), proline (60-80%), activities of SOD (27-62%), APX (46-61%), CAT (50-80%), Nox (16-30%), and upregulated (0.9-1.6-fold) expressions of OsZn-SOD, OsFe-SOD, and Nox1 genes were found in the primed plants under drought condition. This cocktail would serve as a potential supplement in modern agricultural practices utilizing seed priming technique to mitigate drought stress-induced oxidative burst in food crops.
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- Mahesh Kumar Samota
- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, India
- HCP-Division, ICAR-CIPHET, Abohar, Punjab-152116, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, India
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- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi-110012, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, India.
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de Camargo Santos A, Schaffer B, Ioannou AG, Moon P, Shahid M, Rowland D, Tillman B, Bremgartner M, Fotopoulos V, Bassil E. Melatonin seed priming improves early establishment and water stress tolerance of peanut. Plant Physiol Biochem 2024; 211:108664. [PMID: 38703498 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Water stress is a major cause of yield loss in peanut cultivation. Melatonin seed priming has been used to enhance stress tolerance in several crops, but not in peanut. We investigated the impact of seed priming with melatonin on the growth, development, and drought tolerance of two peanut cultivars, TUFRunner™ '511', a drought tolerant cultivar, and New Mexico Valencia A, a drought sensitive cultivar. Peanut seed priming tests using variable rates of melatonin (0-200 μM), indicated that 50 μM of melatonin resulted in more uniform seed germination and improved seedling growth in both cultivars under non stress conditions. Seed priming with melatonin also promoted vegetative growth, as evidenced by higher whole-plant transpiration, net CO2 assimilation, and root water uptake under both well-watered and water stress conditions in both cultivars. Higher antioxidant activity and protective osmolyte accumulation, lower reactive oxygen species accumulation and membrane damage were observed in primed compared with non-primed plants. Seed priming with melatonin induced a growth promoting effect that was more evident under well-watered conditions for TUFRunnner™ '511', whereas for New Mexico Valencia A, major differences in physiological responses were observed under water stress conditions. New Mexico Valencia A primed plants exhibited a more sensitized stress response, with faster down-regulation of photosynthesis and transpiration compared with non-primed plants. The results demonstrate that melatonin seed priming has significant potential to improve early establishment and promote growth of peanut under optimal conditions, while also improve stress tolerance during water stress.
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- Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Homestead, FL, 33031, USA.
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- Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology, and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, 3036, Limassol, Cyprus.
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- Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Homestead, FL, 33031, USA.
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- North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Quincy, FL, 32351, USA.
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- College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, The University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, USA.
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- North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Marianna, FL, 32446, USA.
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- Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Homestead, FL, 33031, USA.
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- Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology, and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, 3036, Limassol, Cyprus.
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- Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Homestead, FL, 33031, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, 2098, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Khan I, Awan SA, Rizwan M, Huizhi W, Ulhassan Z, Xie W. Silicon nanoparticles improved the osmolyte production, antioxidant defense system, and phytohormone regulation in Elymus sibiricus (L.) under drought and salt stress. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:8985-8999. [PMID: 38183551 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31730-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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Drought and salt stress negatively influence the growth and development of various plant species. Thus, it is crucial to overcome these stresses for sustainable agricultural production and the global food chain. Therefore, the present study investigated the potential effects of exogenous silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) on the physiological and biochemical parameters, and endogenous phytohormone contents of Elymus sibiricus under drought and salt stress. Drought stress was given as 45% water holding capacity, and salt stress was given as 120 mM NaCl. The seed priming was done with different SiNP concentrations: SiNP1 (50 mg L-1), SiNP2 (100 mg L-1), SiNP3 (150 mg L-1), SiNP4 (200 mg L-1), and SiNP5 (250 mg L-1). Both stresses imposed harmful impacts on the analyzed parameters of plants. However, SiNP5 increased the chlorophylls and osmolyte accumulation such as total proteins by 96% and 110% under drought and salt stress, respectively. The SiNP5 significantly decreased the oxidative damage and improved the activities of SOD, CAT, POD, and APX by 10%, 54%, 104%, and 211% under drought and 42%, 75%, 72%, and 215% under salt stress, respectively. The SiNPs at all concentrations considerably improved the level of different phytohormones to respond to drought and salt stress and increased the tolerance of Elymus plants. Moreover, SiNPs decreased the Na+ and increased K+ concentrations in Elymus suggesting the reduction in salt ion accumulation under salinity stress. Overall, exogenous application (seed priming/dipping) of SiNPs considerably enhanced the physio-biochemical and metabolic responses, resulting in an increased tolerance to drought and salt stresses. Therefore, this study could be used as a reference to further explore the impacts of SiNPs at molecular and genetic level to mitigate abiotic stresses in forages and related plant species.
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- Imran Khan
- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Laboratory of Spectroscopy Sensing, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020, China.
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Kim DY, Kim M, Sung JS, Koduru JR, Nile SH, Syed A, Bahkali AH, Seth CS, Ghodake GS. Extracellular synthesis of silver nanoparticle using yeast extracts: antibacterial and seed priming applicationss. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:150. [PMID: 38240838 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12920-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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The evolution and rapid spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial pathogens have become a major concern for human health and demand the development of alternative antimicrobial agents to combat this emergent threat. Conventional intracellular methods for producing metal nanoparticles (NPs) using whole-cell microorganisms have limitations, including binding of NPs to cellular components, potential product loss, and environmental contamination. In contrast, this study introduces a green, extracellular, and sustainable methodology for the bio-materialization of silver NPs (AgNPs) using renewable resource cell-free yeast extract. These extracts serve as a sustainable, biogenic route for both reducing the metal precursor and stabilizing the surface of AgNPs. This method offers several advantages such as cost-effectiveness, environment-friendliness, ease of synthesis, and scalability. HR-TEM imaging of the biosynthesized AgNPs revealed an isotropic growth route, resulting in an average size of about ~ 18 nm and shapes ranging from spherical to oval. Further characterization by FTIR and XPS results revealed various functional groups, including carboxyl, hydroxyl, and amide contribute to enhanced colloidal stability. AgNPs exhibited potent antibacterial activity against tested MDR strains, showing particularly high efficacy against Gram-negative bacteria. These findings suggest their potential role in developing alternative treatments to address the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance. Additionally, seed priming experiments demonstrated that pre-sowing treatment with AgNPs improves both the germination rate and survival of Sorghum jowar and Zea mays seedlings. KEY POINTS: •Yeast extract enables efficient, cost-effective, and eco-friendly AgNP synthesis. •Biosynthesized AgNPs showed strong antibacterial activity against MDR bacteria. •AgNPs boost seed germination and protect against seed-borne diseases.
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- Dae-Young Kim
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-Gu, Goyang-Si, 10326, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Biomedical Campus, 32 Dongguk-Ro, Ilsanadong-Gu, Goyang-Si, 10326, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Biomedical Campus, 32 Dongguk-Ro, Ilsanadong-Gu, Goyang-Si, 10326, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Food and Nutrition, DBT-National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, 140308, Punjab, India
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-Gu, Goyang-Si, 10326, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea.
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Yadav SPS, Adhikari R, Paudel P, Shah B, Pokhrel S, Puri S, Adhikari R, Bhujel S. Effect of different chemical priming agents on physiological and morphological characteristics of rice ( Oryza sativa L.). Heliyon 2023; 9:e22389. [PMID: 38045128 PMCID: PMC10689947 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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The research was conducted following a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) to investigate the effects of seed priming using various chemical treatments on the germination and growth parameters of two rice cultivars, BRRI Dhan-66 and IR 80991-B-330-U-1. Ten different priming agents, including H3BO3, CaCO3, CuSO4, DAP, FeCl2, MoP, PEG (5 %), PEG (10 %), Urea, and ZnSO4, were applied to treat the seeds, each treatment being replicated three times. A control group underwent hydro-priming. The seeds were soaked in the treatments for 24 h. After the priming treatments, the seeds were subjected to a redrying process at a temperature of 26 ± 2 °C until they regained their original weight before being transplanted onto blotting paper. Germination parameters such as germination percentage, germination speed, germination energy, and vigor index were recorded for seven consecutive days. Growth parameters including root length, shoot length, fresh seedling weight, and dry seedling weight were measured at 10, 20, and 30 days after sowing. The results indicate significant variations among the treatments for germination parameters (p ≤ 0.001). Similarly, significant variations were observed in growth parameters, including shoot length, fresh weight, and dry weight (p ≤ 0.001). Among the rice varieties, BRRI Dhan-66 exhibited better results for germination percentage (81.58 %), germination speed (62.78 %), germination energy (52.06 %), vigor index (1312), fresh weight (0.807g), and dry weight of seedlings (0.053g). In contrast, the FeCl2 treatment showed the best results, inducing respective increases of 25.19 %, 93.35 %, 94.95 %, and 29.07 % for germination percentage, speed, energy, and vigor index compared to the control, respectively. For growth parameters, the DAP and CuSO4 treatments demonstrated better results. Our findings highlight that improved germination of primed rice seedlings is associated with germination energy, speed, vigor index, and the fresh weight of the seedlings. Furthermore, Pearson's correlation coefficient revealed there is significant positive correlation between germination percentage, speed, energy and vigor index but the strongest correlation exists between germination speed and germination energy (R = 0.94***) followed by germination percentage and vigor index (R = 0.92***). Based on our findings, we propose that seed priming significantly enhances rice seedlings' germination and growth parameters. BRRI Dhan-66, along with seed treatment using FeCl2, can be effectively employed to achieve improved germination and growth in rice cultivation.
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- Shubh Pravat Singh Yadav
- Faculty of Science and Technology, G. P. Koirala College of Agriculture and Research Center (GPCAR), Purbanchal University, Gothgaun, Morang, Nepal
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, G. P. Koirala College of Agriculture and Research Center (GPCAR), Purbanchal University, Gothgaun, Morang, Nepal
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, G. P. Koirala College of Agriculture and Research Center (GPCAR), Purbanchal University, Gothgaun, Morang, Nepal
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, G. P. Koirala College of Agriculture and Research Center (GPCAR), Purbanchal University, Gothgaun, Morang, Nepal
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- Department of Agriculture, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Tribhuvan University, Paklihawa, Rupandehi, Nepal
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, G. P. Koirala College of Agriculture and Research Center (GPCAR), Purbanchal University, Gothgaun, Morang, Nepal
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, G. P. Koirala College of Agriculture and Research Center (GPCAR), Purbanchal University, Gothgaun, Morang, Nepal
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- Department of Plant Breeding, G. P. Koirala College of Agriculture and Research Center (GPCAR), Purbanchal University, Gothgaun, Morang, Nepal
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Balusamy SR, Joshi AS, Perumalsamy H, Mijakovic I, Singh P. Advancing sustainable agriculture: a critical review of smart and eco-friendly nanomaterial applications. J Nanobiotechnology 2023; 21:372. [PMID: 37821961 PMCID: PMC10568898 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-023-02135-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Undoubtedly, nanoparticles are one of the ideal choices for achieving challenges related to bio sensing, drug delivery, and biotechnological tools. After gaining success in biomedical research, scientists are exploring various types of nanoparticles for achieving sustainable agriculture. The active nanoparticles can be used as a direct source of micronutrients or as a delivery platform for delivering the bioactive agrochemicals to improve crop growth, crop yield, and crop quality. Till date, several reports have been published showing applications of nanotechnology in agriculture. For instance, several methods have been employed for application of nanoparticles; especially metal nanoparticles to improve agriculture. The physicochemical properties of nanoparticles such as core metal used to synthesize the nanoparticles, their size, shape, surface chemistry, and surface coatings affect crops, soil health, and crop-associated ecosystem. Therefore, selecting nanoparticles with appropriate physicochemical properties and applying them to agriculture via suitable method stands as smart option to achieve sustainable agriculture and improved plant performance. In presented review, we have compared various methods of nanoparticle application in plants and critically interpreted the significant differences to find out relatively safe and specific method for sustainable agricultural practice. Further, we have critically analyzed and discussed the different physicochemical properties of nanoparticles that have direct influence on plants in terms of nano safety and nanotoxicity. From literature review, we would like to point out that the implementation of smaller sized metal nanoparticles in low concentration via seed priming and foliar spray methods could be safer method for minimizing nanotoxicity, and for exhibiting better plant performance during stress and non-stressed conditions. Moreover, using nanomaterials for delivery of bioactive agrochemicals could pose as a smart alternative for conventional chemical fertilizers for achieving the safer and cleaner technology in sustainable agriculture. While reviewing all the available literature, we came across some serious drawbacks such as the lack of proper regulatory bodies to control the usage of nanomaterials and poor knowledge of the long-term impact on the ecosystem which need to be addressed in near future for comprehensive knowledge of applicability of green nanotechnology in agriculture.
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- Sri Renukadevi Balusamy
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sejong University, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul, 05006 Republic of Korea
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Institute for Next Generation Material Design, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Center for Creative Convergence Education, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
- Systems and Synthetic Biology Division, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Ahmad M, Ahmed S, Yasin NA, Wahid A, Sardar R. Exogenous application of glutathione enhanced growth, nutritional orchestration and physiochemical characteristics of Brassica oleracea L. under lead stress. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2023; 29:1103-1116. [PMID: 37829699 PMCID: PMC10564701 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-023-01346-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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A major obstacle to agricultural production and yield quality is heavy metal contamination of the soil and water, which leads to lower productivity and quality of crops. The situation has significantly worsened as a result of the growing population and subsequent rise in food consumption. The growth of nutrient-rich plants is hampered by lead (Pb) toxicity in the soil. Brassica oleracea L. (broccoli) is a prominent vegetable crop in the Brassicaceae family subjected to a number of biotic and abiotic stresses that dramatically lower crop yields. Seed priming is a novel, practicable, and cost-effective method that can improve various abiotic stress tolerances. Many plant metabolic activities depend on the antioxidant enzyme glutathione (GSH), which also chelates heavy metals. Keeping in view the stress mitigation potential of GSH, current research work was designed to inspect the beneficial role of seed priming with GSH on the growth, morphological and gas exchange attributes of broccoli seedlings under Pb stress. For this purpose, broccoli seeds were primed with 25, 50, and 75 µM L-1 GSH. Plant growth and photosynthetic activity were adversely affected by Pb stress. Furthermore, Pb stress enhanced proline levels along with reduced protein and phenol content. The application of GSH improved growth traits, total soluble proteins, chlorophyll content, mineral content, and gas exchange parameters. The involvement of GSH in reducing Pb concentrations was demonstrated by an improved metal tolerance index and lower Pb levels in broccoli plants. The results of the current study suggest that GSH can be used as a strategy to increase broccoli tolerance to Pb by enhancing nutrient uptake, growth and proline.
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- Maria Ahmad
- Institute of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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Campos EVR, Pereira ADES, Aleksieienko I, do Carmo GC, Gohari G, Santaella C, Fraceto LF, Oliveira HC. Encapsulated plant growth regulators and associative microorganisms: Nature-based solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change on plants. Plant Sci 2023; 331:111688. [PMID: 36963636 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Over the past decades, the atmospheric CO2 concentration and global average temperature have been increasing, and this trend is projected to soon become more severe. This scenario of climate change intensifies abiotic stress factors (such as drought, flooding, salinity, and ultraviolet radiation) that threaten forest and associated ecosystems as well as crop production. These factors can negatively affect plant growth and development with a consequent reduction in plant biomass accumulation and yield, in addition to increasing plant susceptibility to biotic stresses. Recently, biostimulants have become a hotspot as an effective and sustainable alternative to alleviate the negative effects of stresses on plants. However, the majority of biostimulants have poor stability under environmental conditions, which leads to premature degradation, shortening their biological activity. To solve these bottlenecks, micro- and nano-based formulations containing biostimulant molecules and/or microorganisms are gaining attention, as they demonstrate several advantages over their conventional formulations. In this review, we focus on the encapsulation of plant growth regulators and plant associative microorganisms as a strategy to boost their application for plant protection against abiotic stresses. We also address the potential limitations and challenges faced for the implementation of this technology, as well as possibilities regarding future research.
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- Estefânia V R Campos
- Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Três de Março 511, 18087-180 Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil; B.Nano Soluções Tecnológicas Ltda, Rua Dr. Júlio Prestes, 355,18230-000 São Miguel Arcanjo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Três de Março 511, 18087-180 Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil; B.Nano Soluções Tecnológicas Ltda, Rua Dr. Júlio Prestes, 355,18230-000 São Miguel Arcanjo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Aix Marseille University, CEA, CNRS, BIAM, LEMiRE, Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere, ECCOREV FR 3098, F-13108 Saint Paul Lez Durance, France
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- Department of Animal and Plant Biology, State University of Londrina (UEL), PR 445, Km 380, 86057-970 Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran
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- Aix Marseille University, CEA, CNRS, BIAM, LEMiRE, Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere, ECCOREV FR 3098, F-13108 Saint Paul Lez Durance, France
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- Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Três de Março 511, 18087-180 Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal and Plant Biology, State University of Londrina (UEL), PR 445, Km 380, 86057-970 Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
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Ozfidan-Konakci C, Arikan B, Alp-Turgut FN, Balci M, Uysal A, Yildiztugay E. Halotolerant plant growth-promoting bacteria, Bacillus pumilus, modulates water status, chlorophyll fluorescence kinetics and antioxidant balance in salt and/or arsenic-exposed wheat. Environ Res 2023; 231:116089. [PMID: 37172678 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Seed priming is an effective and novel technique and the use of eco-friendly biological agents improves the physiological functioning in the vegetative stage of plants. This procedure ensures productivity and acquired stress resilience in plants against adverse conditions without contaminating the environment. Though the mechanisms of bio-priming-triggered alterations have been widely explained under induvial stress conditions, the interaction of combined stress conditions on the defense system and the functionality of photosynthetic apparatus in the vegetative stage after the inoculation to seeds has not been fully elucidated. After Bacillus pumilus inoculation to wheat seeds (Triticum aestivum), three-week-old plants were hydroponically exposed to the alone and combination of salt (100 mM NaCl) and 200 μM sodium arsenate (Na2HAsO4·7H2O, As) for 72 h. Salinity and As pollutant resulted in a decline in growth, water content, gas exchange parameters, fluorescence kinetics and performance of photosystem II (PSII). On the other hand, the seed inoculation against stress provided the alleviation of relative growth rate (RGR), relative water content (RWC) and chlorophyll fluorescence. These negative impacts were reversed by B. pumilus inoculation. Since there was no effective antioxidant capacity, As and/or salinity caused induction of H2O2 accumulation and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances content (TBARS) in wheat leaves. The inoculated leaves had high activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) under stress. B. pumilis decreased the NaCl-induced toxic H2O2 levels by increasing peroxidase (POX) and enzymes/non-enzymes related to ascorbate-glutathione (AsA-GSH) cycle. In the presence of As exposure, the inoculated plants exhibited an induction in CAT activity. On the other hand, for H2O2 scavenging, the improvement in the AsA-GSH cycle was observed in bacterium priming plants plus the combined stress treatment. Since B. pumilus inoculation reduced H2O2 levels against all stress treatments, lipid peroxidation subsequently decreased in wheat leaves. The findings obtained from our study explained that the seed inoculation with B. pumilus provided an activation in the defense system and protection in growth, water status, and gas exchange regulation in wheat leaves against the combination of salt and As.
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- Ceyda Ozfidan-Konakci
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram, 42090, Konya, Turkey.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Selcuk University, Selcuklu, 42130, Konya, Turkey.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Selcuk University, Selcuklu, 42130, Konya, Turkey.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Selcuk University, Selcuklu, 42130, Konya, Turkey.
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- Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Vocational School of Health Services, Selcuk University, Selcuklu, 42130, Konya, Turkey.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Selcuk University, Selcuklu, 42130, Konya, Turkey.
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Carvalho MEA, Agathokleous E, Nogueira ML, Brunetto G, Brown PH, Azevedo RA. Neutral-to-positive cadmium effects on germination and seedling vigor, with and without seed priming. J Hazard Mater 2023; 448:130813. [PMID: 36706487 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This review gathered and analyzed data about (i) the Cd-induced impacts on seed germination and seedling vigor, and (ii) the use of different priming agents to mitigate Cd-induced impacts on the early plant development. Critical evaluation of the obtained data revealed intriguing results. First, seeds of diverse species can endure exposures to Cd. Such endurance is exhibited as maintenance of or even improvement in the seed germination and vigor (up to 15% and 70%, respectively). Second, the main factors influencing seed tolerance to Cd toxicity are related to temporal variations in anatomical, physiological, and/or biochemical features. Third, Cd can trigger diverse transgenerational effects on plants by shaping seed endophytes, by modulating seed provisioning with resources and regulatory elements, and/or by altering seed (epi)genomics. Fourth, different chemical, biological and physical priming agents can mitigate Cd-induced impacts on seeds, sometimes enhancing their performance over the control (reference) values. Overall, this review shows that the impacts of Cd on seed germination and vigor encompass not only negative outcomes but also neutral and positive ones, depending upon the Cd dose, media properties, plant species and genotypes, plant developmental stage and organ, and management approaches. Increasing our understanding of plant tolerance mechanisms against the growing background Cd pollution is relevant to support breeding programs, agricultural practices, and health-environmental policies.
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- Marcia E A Carvalho
- Department of Genetics, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture/ University of São Paulo, Avenida Pádua Dias, 11, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil
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- School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Department of Genetics, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture/ University of São Paulo, Avenida Pádua Dias, 11, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil
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- Soil Science Department, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture/ University of São Paulo, Avenida Pádua Dias, 11, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil.
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Pagano A, Macovei A, Balestrazzi A. Molecular dynamics of seed priming at the crossroads between basic and applied research. Plant Cell Rep 2023; 42:657-688. [PMID: 36780009 PMCID: PMC9924218 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-023-02988-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The potential of seed priming is still not fully exploited. Our limited knowledge of the molecular dynamics of seed pre-germinative metabolism is the main hindrance to more effective new-generation techniques. Climate change and other recent global crises are disrupting food security. To cope with the current demand for increased food, feed, and biofuel production, while preserving sustainability, continuous technological innovation should be provided to the agri-food sector. Seed priming, a pre-sowing technique used to increase seed vigor, has become a valuable tool due to its potential to enhance germination and stress resilience under changing environments. Successful priming protocols result from the ability to properly act on the seed pre-germinative metabolism and stimulate events that are crucial for seed quality. However, the technique still requires constant optimization, and researchers are committed to addressing some key open questions to overcome such drawbacks. In this review, an update of the current scientific and technical knowledge related to seed priming is provided. The rehydration-dehydration cycle associated with priming treatments can be described in terms of metabolic pathways that are triggered, modulated, or turned off, depending on the seed physiological stage. Understanding the ways seed priming affects, either positively or negatively, such metabolic pathways and impacts gene expression and protein/metabolite accumulation/depletion represents an essential step toward the identification of novel seed quality hallmarks. The need to expand the basic knowledge on the molecular mechanisms ruling the seed response to priming is underlined along with the strong potential of applied research on primed seeds as a source of seed quality hallmarks. This route will hasten the implementation of seed priming techniques needed to support sustainable agriculture systems.
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- Andrea Pagano
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani', Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani', Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), 90133, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'L. Spallanzani', Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), 90133, Palermo, Italy.
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Gour T, Sharma A, Lal R, Heikrujam M, Gupta A, Agarwal LK, Chetri SP, Kumar R, Sharma K. Amelioration of the physio-biochemical responses to salinity stress and computing the primary germination index components in cauliflower on seed priming. Heliyon 2023; 9:e14403. [PMID: 36950655 PMCID: PMC10025027 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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The significant horticultural crop, cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis) is vulnerable to the excessive salt concentration in the soil, which contributes to its scaled-down growth and productivity, among other indices. The current study examines the efficacy of hydropriming, halopriming, and osmopriming on the physio-biochemical attributes and tolerance to salinity (100 mM NaCl) in cauliflower under controlled conditions. The results showed that the salinity (100 mM NaCl) has significant deleterious impacts on cauliflower seed germination, seedling growth, and photosynthetic attributes, and provoked the production of reactive oxygen species. In contrast, different priming approaches proved beneficial in mitigating the negative effects of salinity and boosted the germination, vigor indices, seedling growth, and physio-biochemical attributes like photosynthetic pigments, protein, and proline content while suppressing oxidative damage and MDA content in cauliflower seedlings in treatment- and dose-dependent manner. PCA revealed 61% (PC1) and 15% (PC2) of the total variance with substantial positive relationships and high loading conditions on all germination attributes on PC1 with greater PC1 scores for PEG treatments showing the increased germination indices in PEG-treated seeds among all the priming treatments tested. All 13 distinct priming treatments tried clustered into three groups as per Ward's approach of systematic categorization, clustering the third group showing relatively poor germination performances. Most germination traits exhibited statistically significant associations at the p < 0.01 level. Overall, the results established the usefulness of the different priming approaches facilitating better germination, survival, and resistance against salinity in the cauliflower to be used further before sowing in the salt-affected agro-ecosystems.
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- Tripti Gour
- Department of Botany, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Botany, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Botany, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Agriculture, Rajasthan Govt., Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Botany, Dimoria College, Khetri, Kamrup (M), Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Department of Botany, Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Botany, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
- Corresponding author. Laboratory for Plant Translational, Research & Biotechnology, Department of Botany, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur- 313001, Rajasthan, India.
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Sun H, Qu G, Li S, Song K, Zhao D, Li X, Yang P, He X, Hu T. Iron nanoparticles induced the growth and physio-chemical changes in Kobresia capillifolia seedlings. Plant Physiol Biochem 2023; 194:15-28. [PMID: 36368222 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Iron nanoparticles (NPs) priming is known to affect the seed germination and seedling growth in many plants. However, whether it has an important role in stimulating the growth of perennial Qinghai-Tibet Plateau plants remains unclear. In this study, the effects of seed priming with different concentrations of nFe2O3 and FeCl3 (10, 50, 100, 500, and 1000 mg L-1) on seed germination, plant growth, photosystem, antioxidant enzyme activities, root morphology, and biomass distribution of Kobresia capillifolia were evaluated under laboratory conditions. The results showed that compared with treatment materials, concentration had more significant effects on K. capillifolia development. There was no significant impact on germination rate were discovered under all treatments, but decreased the seed mildew rate at 100 mg L-1 nFe2O3. Compare with control, Fe-based priming significantly decreased root biomass. All Fe-based treatments increased rubisco activity of leaves, and significantly enhanced Pn at ranged from 10 to 100 mg L-1. Meanwhile, chlorophyll contents were decreased, the chloroplasts were swollen, and thylakoids were disorganized under all Fe treatments. Iron-based priming significantly enhanced SOD, POD, and CAT activities in Kobresia roots. In conclusion, the thick cuticle-covered seed coat of K. capillifolia postponed the penetration of FeNPs into seeds, so FeNPs priming had a weak impact on seed germination. The sustainable release of Fe ions from FeNPs and the uptake of Fe ions by roots affected the physiology, biochemistry and morphology of K. capillifolia. The findings of this study provide an in-depth understanding of how FeNPs impact the alpine meadow plant, K. capillifolia.
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- Haoyang Sun
- College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, PR China
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- Grassland Science Research Institute of Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lhasa, 850000, Tibet, PR China
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- College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, PR China
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- College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, PR China
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- College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, PR China
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- College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, PR China
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- College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, PR China.
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- College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, PR China.
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Chakraborty S, Singh A, Roychoudhury A. Extensive cross-talk among stress-regulated protective metabolites, biogenic-amines and phytohormone-signalling, co-ordinated by dopamine-mediated seed-priming, governs tolerance against fluoride stress in rice. Plant Cell Rep 2022; 41:2261-2278. [PMID: 36040502 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-022-02919-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Seed priming with dopamine reduced fluoride bioaccumulation, induced endogenous dopamine level, thereby orchestrating phytohormone homeostasis and biogenic amine metabolism, and modulating osmolyte and antioxidant machinery to enhance fluoride tolerance in rice. The aim of this study was to decipher the efficacy of seed priming with dopamine in curtailing the adverse impacts of fluoride toxicity in rice seedlings. Fluoride-stressed seedlings exhibited severe growth retardation, high fluoride bioaccumulation, electrolyte leakage and marked cellular injuries. Dopamine priming stimulated the overall physiological growth parameters during stress, via reduced formation of H2O2, malondialdehyde and methylglyoxal, due to lesser fluoride-accumulation. Fluoride stress-induced endogenous dopamine level was further induced upon dopamine priming, marked by the up regulated DOPA decarboxylase expression. Additionally, dopamine treatment led to escalated activity of catalase, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase in the stressed seedlings, concomitant with altered CAT, SOD and GPX expression. The higher accumulation of protective osmolytes (proline and total amino acids) and non-enzymatic antioxidants (phenolics, flavonoids, anthocyanins, glutathione and carotenoids), upon dopamine priming, during fluoride stress, could be linked with the altered expression pattern of the respective genes. Dopamine promoted active utilization of the biogenic amine (polyamines and ϒ-amino butyric acid) pools for toxicity mitigation, correlated with the modulation of the concerned enzyme activity and gene expression. Dopamine stimulated the accumulation of phytohormones like gibberellin and salicylic acid, via inducing the biosynthetic genes like gibberellin-3-oxidase (GA3ox) and isochorismate synthase (ICS), respectively, while depreciating the abscisic acid and melatonin level during fluoride stress. To our knowledge, this is the first documented report for the remedial role of dopamine priming against fluoride stress in any plant species. This study will open new arenas in sustainable agriculture for the exploitation of this pulsating biomolecule against fluoride stress.
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- Swarnavo Chakraborty
- Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), 30, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata, 700016, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), 30, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata, 700016, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), 30, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata, 700016, West Bengal, India.
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Farooq T, Akram MN, Hameed A, Ahmed T, Hameed A. Nanopriming-mediated memory imprints reduce salt toxicity in wheat seedlings by modulating physiobiochemical attributes. BMC Plant Biol 2022; 22:540. [PMID: 36414951 PMCID: PMC9682780 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03912-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Around the globe, salinity is one of the serious environmental stresses which negatively affect rapid seed germination, uniform seedling establishment and plant developments restricting sustainable agricultural productivity. In recent years, the concepts of sustainable agriculture and cleaner production strategy have emphasized the introduction of greener agrochemicals using biocompatible and natural sources to maximize crop yield with minimum ecotoxicological effects. Over the last decade, the emergence of nanotechnology as a forefront of interdisciplinary science has introduced nanomaterials as fast-acting plant growth-promoting agents. RESULTS Herein, we report the preparation of nanocomposite using chitosan and green tea (CS-GTE NC) as an ecofriendly nanopriming agent to elicit salt stress tolerance through priming imprints. The CS-GTE NC-primed (0.02, 0.04 and 0.06%), hydroprimed and non-primed (control) wheat seeds were germinated under normal and salt stress (150 mM NaCl) conditions. The seedlings developed from aforesaid seeds were used for physiological, biochemical and germination studies. The priming treatments increased protein contents (10-12%), photosynthetic pigments (Chl a (4-6%), Chl b (34-36%), Total Chl (7-14%) and upregulated the machinery of antioxidants (CAT (26-42%), POD (22-43%)) in wheat seedlings under stress conditions. It also reduced MDA contents (65-75%) and regulated ROS production resulting in improved membrane stability. The priming-mediated alterations in biochemical attributes resulted in improved final germination (20-22%), vigor (4-11%) and germination index (6-13%) under both conditions. It reduced mean germination time significantly, establishing the stress-insulating role of the nanocomposite. The improvement of germination parameters validated the stimulation of priming memory in composite-treated seeds. CONCLUSION Pre-treatment of seeds with nanocomposite enables them to counter salinity at the seedling development stage by means of priming memory warranting sustainable plant growth and high crop productivity.
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- Tahir Farooq
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Plant Breeding & Genetics Division, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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Li R, Wu L, Shao Y, Hu Q, Zhang H. Melatonin alleviates copper stress to promote rice seed germination and seedling growth via crosstalk among various defensive response pathways. Plant Physiol Biochem 2022; 179:65-77. [PMID: 35316694 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Copper (Cu) contamination dramatically affects crop growth and thus threatens crop production; while applications of melatonin (MT) serve as an effective way to tolerate Cu stress for plant development, the underlying mechanism remains largely unknown in rice. Here, we found that Cu toxicity remarkably decreased germination rates and seedling growth compared to the untreated control (CK), while seed priming with a solution of 100 μM MT significantly alleviated the adverse effects on Cu-stressed seeds. In addition, the MT treatment decreased the accumulation of Cu in seedlings at 7 days after imbibition (DAI), possibly through enhanced Cu sequestration, and improved reserve mobilization through the promoted activity of α-amylase and protease in seeds under Cu stress. Interestingly, gibberellin (GA) synthesis was restored to or even exceeded the CK levels in the MT presoaking treatment, while the abscisic acid (ABA) content decreased compared to those of the Cu-stressed seeds, suggesting crosstalk between MT and other phytohormones, e.g., GA and ABA. More importantly, MT pretreatment also significantly promoted the growth of postgermination seedlings. This was largely ascribed to the MT-ameliorated antioxidant system, which consequently reduced the accumulation of Cu stress-induced oxidative products, e.g., hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), malondialdehyde (MDA), and superoxide (O2·_). Collectively, these results demonstrate that seed priming with MT could greatly mitigate the adverse effects of Cu stress on seed germination and subsequent postgermination growth through crosstalk among various defensive response pathways. This study provides vital guidance for applications of MT in agronomic production.
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- Ruiqing Li
- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Chinese National Center for Rice Improvement, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 311400, PR China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Chinese National Center for Rice Improvement, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 311400, PR China.
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Ali S, Bani Mfarrej MF, Hussain A, Akram NA, Rizwan M, Wang X, Maqbool A, Nafees M, Ali B. Zinc fortification and alleviation of cadmium stress by application of lysine chelated zinc on different varieties of wheat and rice in cadmium stressed soil. Chemosphere 2022; 295:133829. [PMID: 35120959 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Sustainable and cost-effective methods are required to increase the food production and decrease the toxic effects of heavy metals. Most of the agriculture land is contaminated with cadmium (Cd). The present study was designed to minimize the toxic effect of Cd stress (0, 10 and 20 mg kg1-) on tolerant and sensitive varieties of wheat (Punjab-2011; Sammar) and rice (Kisan Basmati; Chenab) under Zn-lysine (Zn-lys) application as foliar spray (0, 12.5 and 25 mM) and seed priming (0, 3 and 6 ppm). Remarkable decrease was observed in plant growth, physiology and biochemistry as well as increase in Cd uptake, roots to shoots and grains of both crops. Cd significantly reduced the root and shoot lengths, root and shoot dry weights, transpiration rate, photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance and water use efficiency as well as chlorophyll contents associated with enhanced electrolyte leakage (EL), malondialdehyde (MDA) and H2O2 and Cd uptake in different plant parts including grains of both crop varieties. The foliar application of Zn-lys (0, 12.5 and 25 mM) ameliorated the toxic effect of Cd on growth and physiology associated with decrease in EL, MDA and H2O2 and improved the activities of SOD, POD, CAT and APX enzymes with decreasing Cd uptake in tolerant varieties of wheat and rice as compared to seed priming. Furthermore, it has been investigated that the foliar application of Zn-lys is effective to improve quality of wheat and rice tolerant varieties (Punjab-2011 and Chenab) under Cd contamination soils.
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- Shafaqat Ali
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan; Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan.
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, 144534, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan; Department of Environmental Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- College of Life Sciences, Yan'an University, Yan'an, 716000, China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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Maurya AK, Pazouki L, Frost CJ. Priming Seeds with Indole and (Z)-3-Hexenyl Acetate Enhances Resistance Against Herbivores and Stimulates Growth. J Chem Ecol 2022; 48:441-454. [PMID: 35394556 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-022-01359-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A striking feature of plant ecology is the ability of plants to detect and respond to environmental cues such as herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) by priming or directly activating defenses against future herbivores. However, whether seeds also respond to compounds that are common constituents of HIPV blends and initiate future plant resistance is unknown. Considering that seeds depend on other environmental cues to determine basic survival traits such as germination timing, we predicted that seeds exposed to synthetic constituents of HIPV blends would generate well-defended plants. We investigated the effect of seed exposure to common volatiles on growth, reproduction, and resistance characteristics in the model plants Arabidopsis thaliana and Medicago truncatula using herbivores from two feeding guilds. After seed scarification and vernalization, we treated seeds with one of seven different plant-derived volatile compounds for 24 h. Seeds were then germinated and the resulting plants were assayed for growth, herbivore resistance, and expression of inducible defense genes. Of all the synthetic volatiles tested, indole specifically reduced both beet armyworm growth on A. thaliana and pea aphid fecundity on M. truncatula. The induction of defense genes was not affected by seed exposure to indole in either plant species, indicating that activation of direct resistance rather than inducible resistance is the mechanism by which seed priming operates. Moreover, neither plant species showed any negative effect of seed exposure to any synthetic volatile on vegetative and reproductive growth. Rather, M. truncatula plants derived from seeds exposed to (Z)-3-hexanol and (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate grew larger compared to controls. Our results indicate that seeds are sensitive to specific volatiles in ways that enhance resistance profiles with no apparent costs in terms of growth. Seed priming by HIPVs may represent a novel ecological mechanism of plant-to-plant interactions, with broad potential applications in agriculture and seed conservation.
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- Abhinav K Maurya
- Department of Biology, University of Louisville, 40292, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Louisville, 40292, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Louisville, 40292, Louisville, KY, USA. .,BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, 85721, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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Nie L, Song S, Yin Q, Zhao T, Liu H, He A, Wang W. Enhancement in Seed Priming-Induced Starch Degradation of Rice Seed Under Chilling Stress via GA-Mediated α-Amylase Expression. Rice (N Y) 2022; 15:19. [PMID: 35344097 PMCID: PMC8960536 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-022-00567-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Chilling stress is the major abiotic stress that severely limited the seedling establishment of direct-seeded rice in temperate and sub-tropical rice production regions. While seed priming is an efficient pre-sowing seed treatment in enhancing crop establishment under abiotic stress. Our previous research has identified two seed priming treatments, selenium priming (Se) and salicylic priming (SA) that effectively improved the seed germination and seedling growth of rice under chilling stress. To further explore how seed priming enhance the starch degradation of rice seeds under chilling stress, the present study evaluated the effects of Se and SA priming on germination and seedling growth, α-amylase activity, total soluble sugar content, hormone content and associated gene relative expression under chilling stress. The results showed that both Se and SA priming significantly increased the seed germination and seedling growth attributes, and enhanced the starch degradation ability by increasing α-amylase activity and total soluble sugar content under chilling stress. Meanwhile, seed priming increased the transcription level of OsRamy1A, OsRamy3B that regulated by GA, and increased the transcription level of OsRamy3E that regulated by sugar signals. Furthermore, seed priming significantly improved the GA3 contents in rice seeds by up-regulating the expression of OsGA3ox1 and OsGA20ox1, and decreased the ABA content and the expression of OsNCED1, indicating that the improved starch degradation ability in primed rice seeds under chilling stress might be attributed to the increased GA3 and decreased ABA levels in primed rice seeds, which induced the expression of GA-mediated α-amylase. However, studies to explore how seed priming mediate hormonal metabolism and the expression of OsRamy3E are desperately needed.
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- Lixiao Nie
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.
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Attia H, Alamer K, Algethami B, Zorrig W, Hessini K, Gupta K, Gupta B. Gibberellic acid interacts with salt stress on germination, growth and polyamine gene expression in fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) seedlings. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2022; 28:607-622. [PMID: 35465200 PMCID: PMC8986931 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-022-01140-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study aimed to rigorously investigate and integrate the underlying hypothesis that an enhancing effect of gibberellic acid (GA3, 3 µM) with increased growth actually leads to a modification of the physiological role of polyamines during salinity stress (NaCl, 100 mM) in fennel. These analyses concern both reserve tissues (cotyledons) and embryonic axes in growth. Physiological results indicate a restriction of germination, growth, mineral nutrition and damages to membranes of salt-treated seedlings. This was partially attenuated in seedlings treated with an interaction effect of GA3 and NaCl. Peroxidase and catalase activities showed a reduction or an augmentation according to the treatments and organs. The three main polyamines (PA): putrescine, spermidine and spermine were elevated in the salt-treated seedlings. Meanwhile, GA3 seed priming was extremely efficient in reducing PA levels in salt-stressed seedlings compared to the control. Response of PA genes to salinity was variable. Up-regulation was noted for SPMS1, ODC1, and ADC1 in hypocotyls and cotyledons (H + C) and down-regulation for SAMDC1 in the radicle. Interaction of salt/GA3 treatment showed different responses, only ODC1 in (H + C) and ADC1 in both radicle and (H + C) were overexpressed. Concerning other genes, no change in mRNA abundance was observed in both organs compared to the salt-treated seedlings. From these results, it could be inferred that the fennel seedlings were NaCl sensitive. This sensitivity was mitigated when GA3 applied for seed priming and applied in combination with NaCl, which resulted in a reduction of the PA content. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-022-01140-4.
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- Houneida Attia
- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Science and Arts College-Rabigh Campus, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944 Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Extremophile Plants, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria, P. O. Box 901, Hammam-Lif 2050, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944 Saudi Arabia
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- Government General Degree College, Singur, West Bengal, India
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- Government General Degree College, Singur, West Bengal, India
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Salam A, Khan AR, Liu L, Yang S, Azhar W, Ulhassan Z, Zeeshan M, Wu J, Fan X, Gan Y. Seed priming with zinc oxide nanoparticles downplayed ultrastructural damage and improved photosynthetic apparatus in maize under cobalt stress. J Hazard Mater 2022; 423:127021. [PMID: 34488098 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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It is widely known that cobalt (Co) stress adversely affects plant growth and biomass accumulation, posing serious threats to crop production and food security. Nanotechnology is an emerging field in crop sciences for its potential in improving crop production and mitigating various stresses. Although there have been several studies reporting the toxic effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on different crops, their role in ameliorating heavy metal toxicity are still poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate the beneficial effects of seed priming with ZnO NPs in mitigating the phytotoxicity induced by Co stress. Our results demonstrated that ZnO NPs significantly improved the plant growth, biomass, and photosynthetic machinery in maize under Co stress. The NPs priming reduced ROS and MDA accumulations in maize shoots. More importantly, ZnO NPs alleviated the toxic effects of Co by decreasing its uptake and conferred stability to plant ultra-cellular structures and photosynthetic apparatus. Furthermore, a higher accumulation of nutrient content and antioxidant enzymes were found in NPs-primed seedlings. Collectively, we provide first evidence to demonstrate the alleviation of Co toxicity via ZnO NPs seed priming in maize, thus, illustrating the potential role of ZnO NPs to be applied as a stress mitigation agent for the crops grown in Co contaminated areas to enhance crop growth and yield.
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- Abdul Salam
- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Food Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Food Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Hainan Institute of Zhejiang University, Building 11, Yonyou Industrial Park, Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Yazhou District, Sanya, Hainan Province 572025, China.
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Sharma P, Urfan M, Anand R, Sangral M, Hakla HR, Sharma S, Das R, Pal S, Bhagat M. Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Eucalyptus lanceolata leaf litter: characterization, antimicrobial and agricultural efficacy in maize. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2022; 28:363-381. [PMID: 35400882 PMCID: PMC8943116 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-022-01136-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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UNLABELLED In the present study, green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NP) using Eucalyptus lanceolatus (leaf litter) extract was explored after characterization with UV spectrophotometery, Fourier Transform Infrared analysis, X-ray diffraction and TEM studies. ZnO NPs stability was ensured with - 32.1 mV zeta potential, while TEM showed ZnO NP as hexagonal structure (100 nm). In vitro antimicrobial activity showed potential of ZnO NP against pathogens causing diseases in maize plants. Both in vitro and in vivo studies of ZnO NP and ZnSO4 (200 ppm and 400 ppm) over a two year period (2019, 2020) were conducted on Zea mays L. var. PG2458. ZnO NP seed priming improved seed vigor index, germination percentage, shoot and root length and fresh biomass. Foliar application improved stem diameter and leaf surface area. Physiological status was relatively better, while reproductive attributes got altered to guide resource allocation for better cob growth and biomass with ZnO NP. Leaf, cob, grain and total Zn was maximum for 200 ppm ZnO NP. Translocation of Zn from leaf to cob and cob to grain was faster for ZnO NP compared to ZnSO4. Higher concentration (400 ppm) of ZnO NPs and ZnSO4 proved phytotoxic for plant growth attributes. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-022-01136-0.
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- Pooja Sharma
- School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- Department of Crop Physiology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, 78501 India
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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Liu X, Quan W, Bartels D. Stress memory responses and seed priming correlate with drought tolerance in plants: an overview. Planta 2022; 255:45. [PMID: 35066685 PMCID: PMC8784359 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-022-03828-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Environmental-friendly techniques based on plant stress memory, cross-stress tolerance, and seed priming help sustainable agriculture by mitigating negative effects of dehydration stress. The frequently uneven rainfall distribution caused by global warming will lead to more irregular and multiple abiotic stresses, such as heat stress, dehydration stress, cold stress or the combination of these stresses. Dehydration stress is one of the major environmental factors affecting the survival rate and productivity of plants. Hence, there is an urgent need to develop improved resilient varieties. Presently, technologies based on plant stress memory, cross-stress tolerance and priming of seeds represent fruitful and promising areas of future research and applied agricultural science. In this review, we will provide an overview of plant drought stress memory from physiological, biochemical, molecular and epigenetic perspectives. Drought priming-induced cross-stress tolerance to cold and heat stress will be discussed and the application of seed priming will be illustrated for different species.
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- Xun Liu
- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants (IMBIO), University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, 53115, Bonn, Germany
- College of Bioengineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, 643000, China
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants (IMBIO), University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, 53115, Bonn, Germany
- Key Laboratory for Quality Control of Characteristic Fruits and Vegetables of Hubei Province, College of Life Science and Technology, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, 432000, Hubei, China
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants (IMBIO), University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, 53115, Bonn, Germany.
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Bera K, Dutta P, Sadhukhan S. Seed priming with non-ionizing physical agents: plant responses and underlying physiological mechanisms. Plant Cell Rep 2022; 41:53-73. [PMID: 34654949 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-021-02798-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Seed priming has long been explored as an effective value-added potential technique that results in improved germination, reduced seedling emergence time, shortened crop duration, increased stress tolerance and eventually increased higher grain production. However, the wider applicability of water or chemical-based conventional methods of seed priming is often restricted considering its deleterious effects on post-treatment storability or agricultural pollution due to the persistence of chemicals in plant systems or in the environment. In this context, the utilization of physical methods of seed priming for enhancing plant productivity has created a new horizon in the domain of seed technology. Being eco-friendly and cost-effective approaches, priming with extra-terrestrial or physical agents such as ionizing radiation such as X-rays and gamma rays and non-ionizing radiation such as ultrasonic wave, magnetic field, microwaves, and infrared light offers many advantages along with ensuring enhanced production over conventional methods. Ultraviolet radiations, bridging between ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, are important electromagnetic waves that would also be an effective priming agent. Non-ionizing radiation has certain biological advantages over ionizing radiation since it does not generate charged ions while passing through a subject, but has enough energy to cause biological effects. Extensive research works to study the effects of various non-ionizing physical priming methods are required before their wider exploitation in agriculture. With this background, this review aims to highlight the current understanding of non-ionizing physical methods of seed priming and its applicability to combat present-day challenges to achieve agro-ecological resilience.
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- Kuntal Bera
- Department of Seed Science and Technology, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, 736165, India
- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Raiganj University, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, 733134, India
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- Department of Seed Science and Technology, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, 736165, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Raiganj University, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, 733134, India.
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Guha T, Mukherjee A, Kundu R. Nano-Scale Zero Valent Iron (nZVI) Priming Enhances Yield, Alters Mineral Distribution and Grain Nutrient Content of Oryza sativa L. cv. Gobindobhog: A Field Study. J Plant Growth Regul 2022; 41:710-733. [PMID: 33649694 PMCID: PMC7905201 DOI: 10.1007/s00344-021-10335-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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UNLABELLED In recent decades, nano-scale zero valent iron is reported to have plant growth enhancement capacity under laboratory conditions, but till date, there is no report to highlight its effect on the growth and yield of field-grown plants. In this study, we have evaluated the potential of nZVI priming on rice yield. A two-year field study has been conducted with different concentrations (10, 20, 40, and 80 mg l-1) of nZVI for seed priming. The efficacy of nanopriming was compared with the hydroprimed control set. Seeds were treated for 72 h and sown in nursery beds and after 30 days seedlings were transplanted in the field. Root anatomy and morphology were studied in 7 days old seedlings where no changes were found. RAPD analysis also confirmed that low doses of nZVI were not genotoxic. Nanoprimed plants also had broader leaves, higher growth, biomass, and tiller number than control plants. Maximum yield was obtained from the 20 mg l-1 nZVI primed set (3.8 fold higher than untreated control) which is achieved primarily because of the increase in fertile tiller numbers (two fold higher than untreated control). Higher values of other agronomic parameters like growth rate, net assimilation rate proved that nZVI priming enhanced photosynthetic efficiency and helped in the proper storage of photo-assimilates. All these attributed to increased accumulation of phytochemicals like starch, soluble sugar, protein, lipid, phenol, riboflavin, thiamine, and ascorbic acid in the grains. The elemental analysis confirmed that nZVI priming also promoted higher accumulations of macro and micronutrients in grains. Thus, nanoprimed seeds showed better crop performance compared to the traditional hydropimed seeds. Hence, nZVI can be considered as 'pro-fertilizer' and can be used commercially as a seed treatment agent which is capable of boosting plant growth and yield along with minimum interference to the soil ecosystem. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00344-021-10335-0.
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- Titir Guha
- Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygange Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019 India
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- Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632 014 India
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- Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygange Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019 India
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Mitra D, Mondal R, Khoshru B, Shadangi S, Das Mohapatra PK, Panneerselvam P. Rhizobacteria mediated seed bio-priming triggers the resistance and plant growth for sustainable crop production. Curr Res Microb Sci 2021; 2:100071. [PMID: 34841361 PMCID: PMC8610296 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmicr.2021.100071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Advanced technologies are commonly used in modern agriculture to break the yield barriers and increase crop productivity. Seeds treated with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are an effective bio-priming method to introduce beneficial microbial inocula into the rhizosphere or soil. Bio-priming is a type of seed treatment that employs biological entities, which involves the hydration of seeds and inoculation with beneficial microorganisms. Mainly, the seed bio-priming technique improves the seed quality, germination, viability, vigor index, growth promotion, production, and subsequent disease resistance by enhancing the uniform speed of germination and production of others growth regulators. In the majority of cases, bacterial inoculants mostly PGPR are used for seed bio-priming, it is an ecologically comprehensive strategy that uses selected PGPR to promote plant growth by producing regulatory substances, enhancing uptake of nutrients, protecting seedlings/plants from seed or soil-borne pathogens. Bio-priming methods using PGPR inoculants are becoming more common in modern agriculture as an alternative to chemical treatments. They are more environmentally sustainable and safer for future agriculture apart from improving plants and soil health.
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- Debasis Mitra
- Department of Microbiology, Raiganj University, Raiganj, 733 134 Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Sericulture, Raiganj University, Raiganj, 733 134 Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Microbiology, Crop Production Division, ICAR -National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha 753 006 India
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- Department of Microbiology, Raiganj University, Raiganj, 733 134 Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India.,PAKB Environment Conservation Centre, Raiganj University, Raiganj, 733 134 Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India
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- Microbiology, Crop Production Division, ICAR -National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha 753 006 India
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Khan MN, Li Y, Khan Z, Chen L, Liu J, Hu J, Wu H, Li Z. Nanoceria seed priming enhanced salt tolerance in rapeseed through modulating ROS homeostasis and α-amylase activities. J Nanobiotechnology 2021; 19:276. [PMID: 34530815 PMCID: PMC8444428 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-01026-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Salinity is a big threat to agriculture by limiting crop production. Nanopriming (seed priming with nanomaterials) is an emerged approach to improve plant stress tolerance; however, our knowledge about the underlying mechanisms is limited. RESULTS Herein, we used cerium oxide nanoparticles (nanoceria) to prime rapeseeds and investigated the possible mechanisms behind nanoceria improved rapeseed salt tolerance. We synthesized and characterized polyacrylic acid coated nanoceria (PNC, 8.5 ± 0.2 nm, -43.3 ± 6.3 mV) and monitored its distribution in different tissues of the seed during the imbibition period (1, 3, 8 h priming). Our results showed that compared with the no nanoparticle control, PNC nanopriming improved germination rate (12%) and biomass (41%) in rapeseeds (Brassica napus) under salt stress (200 mM NaCl). During the priming hours, PNC were located mostly in the seed coat, nevertheless the intensity of PNC in cotyledon and radicle was increased alongside with the increase of priming hours. During the priming hours, the amount of the absorbed water (52%, 14%, 12% increase at 1, 3, 8 h priming, respectively) and the activities of α-amylase were significantly higher (175%, 309%, 295% increase at 1, 3, 8 h priming, respectively) in PNC treatment than the control. PNC primed rapeseeds showed significantly lower content of MDA, H2O2, and •O2- in both shoot and root than the control under salt stress. Also, under salt stress, PNC nanopriming enabled significantly higher K+ retention (29%) and significantly lower Na+ accumulation (18.5%) and Na+/K+ ratio (37%) than the control. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggested that besides the more absorbed water and higher α-amylase activities, PNC nanopriming improves salt tolerance in rapeseeds through alleviating oxidative damage and maintaining Na+/K+ ratio. It adds more knowledge regarding the mechanisms underlying nanopriming improved plant salt tolerance.
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- Mohammad Nauman Khan
- MOA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
- Shenzhen Institute of Nutrition and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University, Shenzhen, China.
- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
- School of Agriculture and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Basit F, Liu J, An J, Chen M, He C, Zhu X, Li Z, Hu J, Guan Y. Brassinosteroids as a multidimensional regulator of plant physiological and molecular responses under various environmental stresses. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:44768-44779. [PMID: 34235688 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15087-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Biotic and abiotic stresses, especially heavy metal toxicity, are becoming a big problem in agriculture, which pose serious threats to crop production. Plant hormones have recently been used to develop stress tolerance in a variety of plants. Brassinosteroids (BRs) are the sixth class of plant steroid hormones, with pleiotropic effects on plants. Exogenous application of BRs to boost plant tolerance mechanisms to various stresses has been a major research focus. Numerous studies have revealed the role of these steroidal hormones in the up-regulation of stress-related resistance genes, as well as their interactions with other metabolic pathways. BRs interact with other phytohormones such as auxin, cytokinin, ethylene, gibberellin, jasmonic acid, abscisic acid, salicylic acid, and polyamines to regulate a variety of physiological and developmental processes in plants. BRs regulate expressions of many BR-inducible genes by activating the brassinazole-resistant 1 (BZR1)/BRI1-EMS suppressor 1 (BES1) complex. Moreover, to improve plant development under a variety of stresses, BRs regulate antioxidant enzyme activity, chlorophyll concentration, photosynthetic capability, and glucose metabolism. This review will provide insights into the mechanistic role and actions of brassinosteroids in plants in response to various stresses.
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- Farwa Basit
- Institute of Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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Guha T, Das H, Mukherjee A, Kundu R. Elucidating ROS signaling networks and physiological changes involved in nanoscale zero valent iron primed rice seed germination sensu stricto. Free Radic Biol Med 2021; 171:11-25. [PMID: 33965567 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play pivotal roles during seed dormancy and germination. Metabolically active cells of seeds generate ROS and successful germination is governed by internal ROS contents, maintained within an optimum "oxidative window" by several ROS scavengers. Although ROS was previously considered hazardous, optimum ROS generation in seeds can mediate early seed germination by acting as messengers for cell signaling involved in endosperm weakening, stored food mobilization, etc. Recent reports suggest that nanopriming can expedite seed germination rates and enhance seed quality and crop performances. However, nanoparticle-driven signal cascades involved during seed germination are still unknown. The present study is aimed to explore molecular mechanisms for promoting germination in nanoprimed seeds and to investigate the plausible role of nanoparticle-mediated ROS generation in this process. Here rice seeds were primed with 20 mg L -1nanoscale zero valent iron (nZVI) for 72 h and several biochemical and physiological changes were monitored at different time points (5, 10, 20, 40, 60, and 80 h). To gain insight into roles of ROS in germination rate enhancement, intercellular ROS inhibitor, diphenyleneiodonium (DPI) was taken as another priming agent. Seed priming with DPI impaired seed germination percentage, hydrolytic enzyme activities due to ROS imbalance. On the contrary, seeds primed with both DPI and nZVI could recover from deleterious consequences of DPI treatment. Although DPI impaired intercellular ROS generation, nZVI can generate ROS independently which was confirmed from ROS localization assay. In both nZVI and the DPI and nZVI co-primed sets, significant up-regulation in genes like OsGA3Ox2, OsGAMYB were observed which are responsible for regulating the activity of several hydrolases and mediates efficient mobilization of storage food reserves of seeds. Thus, nZVI priming has potential to regulate intracellular ROS levels and orchestrate all the metabolic activities which eventually up-regulates seed germination rate and seed vigour.
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- Titir Guha
- Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygange Circular Road, Kolkata-19, India
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- Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygange Circular Road, Kolkata-19, India
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- Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygange Circular Road, Kolkata-19, India.
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Guha T, Gopal G, Das H, Mukherjee A, Kundu R. Nanopriming with zero-valent iron synthesized using pomegranate peel waste: A "green" approach for yield enhancement in Oryza sativa L. cv. Gonindobhog. Plant Physiol Biochem 2021; 163:261-275. [PMID: 33872831 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Nanopriming is a combination of nanoparticle treatment and a seed dressing technique that can increase seed quality, seedling vigour, yield and also imparts tolerance against biotic and abiotic stress. Here, nano-scale zero-valent iron (G-nZVI) was synthesized using fruit peel waste of Punica granatum L and their formation was validated from XRD and optical spectroscopic techniques. Later, the seeds were primed with G-nZVI at six different concentrations (0, 10, 20, 40, 80, and 160 mg L -1) to determine the dose which is optimum for increasing germination percentage and seedling vigour of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Gobindobhog). According to initial results, upon priming seeds with 40-80 mg L -1 G-nZVI highest growth rate was found. The early growth enhancement of seedlings was chiefly attributed to increased ROS generation, higher hydrolytic enzyme activities, and increased iron uptake in germinating seeds upon nanopriming. The effects of nanopriming were carried over to later stages of development. A field experiment was carried out where nanoprimed seeds and traditional hydroprimed control seeds were sown in plots and grown till maturity without the aid of any conventional fertilizers and pesticides and it was found that crop yield and grain nutrient concentrations were higher in nanoprimed sets. Compared to control hydroprimed sets, 1.53 folds higher crop yield was observed upon seed priming with 80 mg L -1 G-nZVI. Thus in the future, G-nZVI can be considered to be a novel low-cost, eco-friendly, food waste-derived seed treatment agent that has immense potential in increasing rice yield.
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- Titir Guha
- Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygange Circular Road, Kolkata-19, India
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- Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632 014, India
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- Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygange Circular Road, Kolkata-19, India
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- Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632 014, India.
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- Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygange Circular Road, Kolkata-19, India.
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Upadhyay MK, Majumdar A, Barla A, Bose S, Srivastava S. Thiourea supplementation mediated reduction of grain arsenic in rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars: A two year field study. J Hazard Mater 2021; 407:124368. [PMID: 33153787 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The present study delineates the interactions of arsenic (As), a carcinogenic metalloid, and thiourea (TU), a non-physiological reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger, in rice plants grown in As contaminated fields in West Bengal, India. The study was performed for four consecutive seasons (two boro and two aman) in 2016 and 2017 with two local rice cultivars; Gosai and Satabdi (IET-4786) in a control and two As contaminated experimental fields. Thiourea (0.05% wt/vol) treatment was given in the form of seed priming and foliar spray. Thiourea significantly improved growth and yield of rice plants and reduced As concentration in root, shoot, husk and grains in both cultivars and fields. The reduction in As concentration ranged from 10.3% to 27.5% in four seasons in different fields. The average (four seasons) increase in yield was recorded about ~8.1% and ~11.5% in control, ~20.2% and ~18.6% in experimental field 1, and ~16.2% and ~24.1% in experimental field 2, for gosai and satabdi, respectively. Mean hazard quotient (HQ) and incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) values of As reduced upon TU supplementation for both cultivars as compared to that of non-TU plants. Hence, TU can be effectively used to cultivate rice safely in As contaminated fields.
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- Munish Kumar Upadhyay
- Plant Stress Biology Laboratory, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, West Bengal, India
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- Plant Stress Biology Laboratory, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Hameed A, Farooq T, Hameed A, Sheikh MA. Sodium nitroprusside mediated priming memory invokes water-deficit stress acclimation in wheat plants through physio-biochemical alterations. Plant Physiol Biochem 2021; 160:329-340. [PMID: 33548800 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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AIM Water-deficit stress is the most devastating environmental factor that adversely affects plant growth causing yield losses and low crop productivity. In this study, we employed sodium nitroprusside (SNP) as a seed priming agent for the acclimation of water-deficit stress in wheat plants by invoking priming memory. METHODS The SNP-primed (75, 100, and 125 μM) and non-primed controls were allowed to grow in pots under water deficit and normal conditions. The flag leaves of 98-days mature plants were used for biochemical and physiological studies by following the well-established methods. RESULTS The antioxidant and hydrolytic enzymes were upregulated while reducing sugars, total sugars, and glycine betaine increased significantly in flag leaves of wheat plants originated from SNP-treated seeds compared to control under water deficit stress. However, a significant reduction in MDA and proline contents represented a lesser ROS production which resulted in enhanced cell membrane stability. Consequently, there was a significant enhancement in yield, plant biomass and 100 grains weight of wheat plants under water deficit stress. CONCLUSION The improvement in yield parameters indicates the induction of priming memory in SNP-primed seeds which elicit water deficit tolerance till the maturity of plants thus ensures sustainable productivity of wheat.
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- Arruje Hameed
- Department of Biochemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Jhang Road Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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Becerra-Vázquez ÁG, Coates R, Sánchez-Nieto S, Reyes-Chilpa R, Orozco-Segovia A. Effects of seed priming on germination and seedling growth of desiccation-sensitive seeds from Mexican tropical rainforest. J Plant Res 2020; 133:855-872. [PMID: 32797387 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-020-01220-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Seed priming increases the vigor of seeds and seedlings through metabolic and biochemical processes occurring during controlled hydration, followed by dehydration. In the field, seeds are exposed to hydration-dehydration events in and on the soil after dispersal, as in seed priming. Nevertheless, seed priming has been sparsely tested on desiccation-sensitive seeds, which are vulnerable to climate change effects. We evaluated the effect of two priming methods on seeds from two tropical rainforest species: Cupania glabra and Cymbopetalum baillonii. For hydropriming, the seeds were fully hydrated and then dehydrated to three dehydration levels. For natural priming, the seeds were buried for 12 days in either closed forest or forest gap. Primed seeds were sown in 1% agar medium and placed in an environmental chamber. The growth of the seedlings from the highest germination priming treatments was evaluated for 1 year in the field. Our results showed that for C. glabra and C. baillonii, hydroprimed seeds varied in their germination response, depending on the degree of their dehydration. However, for C. baillonii, hydropriming seems to invigorate seeds, compared to non-imbibed seeds of the same dehydration level. Natural priming increased germination speed in both species without any difference between closed forest and forest gap. Moreover, seeds with natural priming had a higher final germination percentage than seeds with hydropriming. Seedlings from seeds with natural priming showed a higher growth rate than the controls in both species, whereas hydropriming produced a similar effect in C. glabra. Both priming methods could be used for restoration practices with the studied species, natural priming being a novel method. The ecological implications of priming in desiccation sensitive seeds are discussed in this study.
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- Ángel Gabriel Becerra-Vázquez
- Laboratorio de Ecología Fisiológica, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior s/n Anexo Al Jardín Botánico Exterior, Avenida Universidad 3000, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Estación de Biología Tropical Los Tuxtlas, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Km. 32 Carretera Catemaco-Montepío, San Andrés Tuxtla, 95701, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Ecología Fisiológica, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior s/n Anexo Al Jardín Botánico Exterior, Avenida Universidad 3000, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Khan I, Raza MA, Awan SA, Shah GA, Rizwan M, Ali B, Tariq R, Hassan MJ, Alyemeni MN, Brestic M, Zhang X, Ali S, Huang L. Amelioration of salt induced toxicity in pearl millet by seed priming with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs): The oxidative damage, antioxidant enzymes and ions uptake are major determinants of salt tolerant capacity. Plant Physiol Biochem 2020; 156:221-232. [PMID: 32979796 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Abiotic stresses in plants reduce crop growth and productivity. Nanoparticles (NPs) are effectively involved in the physiochemical processes of crop plants, especially under the abiotic stresses; whereas, less information is available regarding the role of AgNPs in salt-stressed plants. Therefore, in the current study, we investigated the effects of seed priming with commercially available silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) (size range between 50 and 100 nm) on plant morphology, physiology, and antioxidant defence system of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) under different concentrations of salt stress (0, 120 and 150 mM NaCl). The seed priming with AgNPs at different levels (0, 10, 20 and 30 mM) mitigated the adverse impacts of salt stress and improved plant growth and defence system. The results demonstrated that salt-stressed plants had restricted growth and a noticeable decline in fresh and dry weight. Salt stress enhanced the oxidative damage by excessive production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), malondialdehyde (MDA) contents in pearl millet leaves. However, seed priming with AgNPs significantly improved the plant height growth related attributes, relative water content, proline contents and ultimately fresh and dry weight at 20 mM AgNPs alone or with salt stress. The AgNPs reduced the oxidative damage by improving antioxidant enzyme activities in the pearl millet leaves under salt stress. Furthermore, sodium (Na+) and Na+/K+ ratio was decreased and potassium (K+) increased by NPs, and the interactive effects between salt and AgNPs significantly impacted the total phenolic and flavonoid content in pearl millet. It was concluded that seed priming with AgNPs could enhance salinity tolerance in crop plants by enhancing physiological and biochemical responses. This might boost global crop production in salt-degraded lands.
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- Imran Khan
- Department of Grassland Science, Animal Science and Technology College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, PR China
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- Department of Grassland Science, Animal Science and Technology College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Department of Agronomy, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46000, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, 100081, China
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- Department of Grassland Science, Animal Science and Technology College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, l1451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture, Trieda A. Hlinku 2, 949 76, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Department of Grassland Science, Animal Science and Technology College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan; Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan.
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- Department of Grassland Science, Animal Science and Technology College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
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Adhikari B, Adhikari M, Ghimire B, Adhikari BC, Park G, Choi EH. Cold plasma seed priming modulates growth, redox homeostasis and stress response by inducing reactive species in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). Free Radic Biol Med 2020; 156:57-69. [PMID: 32561321 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Seed germination and vegetative growth are two important plant growing stages that are vulnerable to physical and biological stress. Improvement in crop germination potential and seedling growth rate generally leads to high crop productivity. Cold plasma is a promising technology used to improve seed germination and growth. Structural changes on tomato seed surface exposed with cold air plasma jet for a different time period (1 min, 5 min, 10 min) was examined by SEM. For in-depth study, different physiological parameter such as seed germination and seedling growth, biochemical parameter such as reactive species status, antioxidants and phytohormone, and molecular analysis of various gene expression was also evaluated. Drought stress tolerance potential of cold plasma primed tomato seedling was also examined under 30% PEG stress. Cold plasma seed priming modulates tomato seed coat and improves the germination efficiency. It also induces growth, antioxidants, phytohormone, defense gene expression, and drought stress tolerance potential of tomato seedling. Cold plasma seeds priming augment the reactive species at a molecular level within seedlings, which changes the biochemistry and physiological parameters of plants by inducing different cellular signaling cascades.
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- Bhawana Adhikari
- Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, South Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, South Korea.
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- Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, South Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, South Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, South Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, South Korea.
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Singh A, Banerjee A, Roychoudhury A. Seed priming with calcium compounds abrogate fluoride-induced oxidative stress by upregulating defence pathways in an indica rice variety. Protoplasma 2020; 257:767-782. [PMID: 31853646 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-019-01460-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The aim of this manuscript was to investigate the role of calcium compounds, viz., Ca(OH)2, Ca(NO3)2, and CaCl2 (each used at 0.3 mM and 0.5 mM concentration) as seed priming agents to ameliorate fluoride toxicity in rice. The stressed seedlings exhibited high fluoride bioaccumulation, severe growth retardation, and cellular damages. Calcium compounds improved plant performance by increasing seed germination, seedling biomass, and root and shoot length, avoiding chlorophyll degeneration and leakage of electrolytes, along with lowering the levels of malondialdehdye, H2O2, and endogenous fluoride. Calcium-regulated defence was mediated by proline synthesised due to increased Δ1-pyrroline 5-carboxylate synthetase (P5CS) and lowered proline dehydrogenase (PDH) expression, and glycine betaine synthesised due to betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (BADH1) expression. While the stress-mediated lowering of carotenoids and total phenolics was relieved by calcium priming, stress-enhanced flavonoids and ascorbic acid content was restored to the normal condition, along with releasing the fluoride-induced inhibition of ascorbic acid oxidase (AAO) activity. The activities of antioxidant enzymes like catalase, guaiacol peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase, and the expression of catalase and superoxide dismutase genes were also affected by calcium priming. The elevated endogenous calcium level, brought about by priming, enhanced the expression of genes related to calcium signalling pathway, particularly the calcineurin-B-like 10 (CBL10) gene. Ca(OH)2 (0.3 mM) appeared to be the most efficient of all the three priming agents. Overall, the present work highlighted the efficacy of calcium compounds as priming agents in abrogating fluoride toxicity in rice.
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- Ankur Singh
- Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), 30, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700016, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), 30, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700016, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), 30, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700016, India.
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Xia F, Cheng H, Chen L, Zhu H, Mao P, Wang M. Influence of exogenous ascorbic acid and glutathione priming on mitochondrial structural and functional systems to alleviate aging damage in oat seeds. BMC Plant Biol 2020; 20:104. [PMID: 32138669 PMCID: PMC7059392 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-2321-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Loss of vigor caused by seed aging adversely affects agricultural production under natural conditions. However, priming is an economical and effective method for improving the vigor of aged seeds. The objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of exogenous ascorbic acid (ASC) and glutathione (GSH) priming in the repairing of aged oat (Avena sativa) seeds, and to test the hypothesis that structural and functional systems in mitochondria were involved in this process. RESULTS Oat seeds were artificially aged for 20 days at 45 °C, and were primed with solutions (1 mmol L- 1) of ASC, GSH, or ASC + GSH at 20 °C for 0.5 h before or after their aging. Seed germination, antioxidant enzymes in the ASC-GSH cycle, cytochrome c oxidase (COX) and mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase (MDH) activities, and the mitochondrial ultrastructures of the embryonic root cells were markedly improved in aged oat seeds through post-priming with ASC, GSH, or ASC + GSH, while their malondialdehyde and H2O2 contents decreased significantly (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Our results suggested that priming with ASC, GSH, or ASC + GSH after aging could effectively alleviate aging damage in oat seeds, and that the role of ASC was more effective than GSH, but positive effects of post-priming with ASC and GSH were not superior to post-priming with ASC in repairing aging damage of aged oat seeds. However, pre-priming with ASC, GSH, or ASC + GSH was not effective in oat seeds, suggesting that pre-priming with ASC, GSH, or ASC + GSH could not inhibit the occurrence of aging damage in oat seeds.
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- Fangshan Xia
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801 China
- Forage Seed Laboratory/Beijing Key Laboratory of Grassland Science, China Agricultural University, No 2, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian Distr, Beijing, 100193 China
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- Forage Seed Laboratory/Beijing Key Laboratory of Grassland Science, China Agricultural University, No 2, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian Distr, Beijing, 100193 China
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- Forage Seed Laboratory/Beijing Key Laboratory of Grassland Science, China Agricultural University, No 2, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian Distr, Beijing, 100193 China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801 China
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- Forage Seed Laboratory/Beijing Key Laboratory of Grassland Science, China Agricultural University, No 2, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian Distr, Beijing, 100193 China
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- Forage Seed Laboratory/Beijing Key Laboratory of Grassland Science, China Agricultural University, No 2, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian Distr, Beijing, 100193 China
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Sen A, Puthur JT. Influence of different seed priming techniques on oxidative and antioxidative responses during the germination of Oryza sativa varieties. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2020; 26:551-565. [PMID: 32205930 PMCID: PMC7078401 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-019-00750-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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NaCl and PEG stresses have negative impacts on seed germination and early seedling establishment in Oryza sativa. The present study was designed to ascertain the influence of different priming techniques (Hydro priming-HyP, Halo priming-HP, UV-B priming-UP) in enhancing oxidative and anti-oxidative mechanisms during seed germination phase in response to NaCl and PEG stresses tolerance of three rice varieties (Neeraja, Vaisakh and Vyttila 6). NaCl and PEG stresses caused delayed germination rate, enhanced reactive oxygen species content and thereby increased lipid peroxidation rate. Different priming techniques significantly hastened the metabolites/non enzymatic antioxidant contents (total sugars, total phenolics, free amino acids, proline, ascorbate and glutathione) as well as activities of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase and guaiacol peroxidase), and thus reduced oxidative stress damages caused by NaCl and PEG stresses in rice seedlings. Seed priming techniques imparted abiotic stress tolerance not only to sensitive varieties but also additional tolerance potential to tolerant varieties. All three priming techniques protects the plants from toxicity caused by NaCl and PEG stresses but halo priming had proved to be more successful.
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- Akhila Sen
- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, C.U. Campus P.O., Malappuram, Kerala 673635 India
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, C.U. Campus P.O., Malappuram, Kerala 673635 India
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Dhanya Thomas TT, Dinakar C, Puthur JT. Effect of UV-B priming on the abiotic stress tolerance of stress-sensitive rice seedlings: Priming imprints and cross-tolerance. Plant Physiol Biochem 2020; 147:21-30. [PMID: 31837557 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2019] [Revised: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Ultraviolet (UV)-B priming can boost the abiotic stress tolerance of plants by activating stress-responsive pathways. The main objective of the present study was to investigate the persistence of priming imprints and cross-tolerance inducing effects of UV-B priming in abiotic stress-sensitive rice (Oryza sativa L. 'Aiswarya') when subjected to various abiotic stressors (NaCl, PEG, and UV-B). The UV-B priming of rice seeds and seedlings effectively enhanced photosynthetic efficiency, antioxidant machinery activity, and antioxidative enzyme production, especially when seedlings were exposed to NaCl, followed by UV-B and PEG. The ability of UV-B priming to induce cross-tolerance against NaCl stress was substantiated by the greater antioxidant activity of the primed and NaCl-stressed seedlings. The greater performance and stress tolerance of the seedlings from UV-B-primed seeds were attributed to the carryover of priming imprints from seeds into the seedlings. Indeed, UV-B priming activated the antioxidant systems of the seedlings, even under non-stress conditions, and resulted in greater responses upon subsequent stress exposure, which suggested that preparedness for encountering imminent stress was attained by UV-B priming in a stress-sensitive rice.
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- T T Dhanya Thomas
- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, C.U. Campus P.O., Kerala, 673635, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, 610005, India
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, C.U. Campus P.O., Kerala, 673635, India.
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Hameed A, Hameed A, Farooq T, Noreen R, Javed S, Batool S, Ahmad A, Gulzar T, Ahmad M. Evaluation of structurally different benzimidazoles as priming agents, plant defence activators and growth enhancers in wheat. BMC Chem 2019; 13:29. [PMID: 31384777 PMCID: PMC6661826 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-019-0546-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Priming is a valuable, facile and well-established technique used to enhance seed quality to achieve rapid germination, establishment of stress resistance and improvement of crop yields. Different natural and synthetic priming agents have been used for better crop performance and abiotic stress management. In this study, four different benzimidazoles were selected as priming agents and their comparative effects were evaluated on different biochemical attributes including total soluble protein, total oxidant status, MDA contents, antioxidant enzymes (SOD, POD) and hydrolytic enzymes (protease, estrases) compared to control. Treatments with 2-thio-1-H-benzimidazole reduced total soluble proteins and increased total oxidant status significantly but no considerable effect was observed on other parameters. Priming with 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-H-benzimidazole considerably increased the total oxidant status and a little improvement was observed in total soluble proteins. Seeds primed with 1-H-benzimidazole showed a noticeable decrease in the protease activity while all other priming treatments were unable to induce any detectable change compared to control. The treatment with 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-H-benzimidazole induced maximum reduction in MDA contents and POD activity. Moreover, all benzimidazole priming treatments reduced mean germination time, increased germination percentage and germination rate of wheat seeds.
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- Arruje Hameed
- Department of Biochemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Jhang Road, P.O. Box 128, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Multan Institute of Health Sciences, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Nouairi I, Jalali K, Essid S, Zribi K, Mhadhbi H. Alleviation of cadmium-induced genotoxicity and cytotoxicity by calcium chloride in faba bean ( Vicia faba L. var. minor) roots. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2019; 25:921-931. [PMID: 31404213 PMCID: PMC6656902 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-019-00681-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Alleviation of cadmium-induced root genotoxicity and cytotoxicity by calcium chloride (CaCl2) in faba bean (Vicia faba L. var. minor) seedlings were studied. Faba bean seeds were treated with H2O or 2% CaCl2 for 6 h before germination. Seeds were then exposed to 0 and 50 µM CdCl2 concentrations for 7 days. Genotoxic damaging effects of Cd was examined through the determination of the mitotic index (MI), chromosomal aberrations (CA) and micronucleus (MN) in the meristem cells of faba bean roots. Similarly, effects of Cd stress on metal accumulation, total membrane lipid contents, total fatty acid composition (TFA), lipid peroxidation as indicated by malondialdehyde production, soluble protein and non-protein thiols (NP-SH) contents, hydrogen peroxide production and the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and guaiacol peroxidase (GPX) were evaluated after 7 days of Cd stress in the seedling roots. Cd stress resulted in the reduction of MI, in addition to MN formation and CA induction in the roots of non-primed seeds (treated with H2O). Moreover, Cd induced lipid peroxidation, H2O2 overproduction and loss of membrane lipid amount and soluble protein content, and changes in the TFA composition in roots of faba bean seedlings. SOD activity declined, but CAT and GPX activities increased. However, seed pre-treatment with CaCl2 attenuated the genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of Cd on Vicia faba roots. The results showed that CaCl2 induced reduction of Cd accumulation, improved cell membrane stability and increased the antioxidant defence systems, thus reducing and alleviating Cd genotoxicity and oxidative damage.
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- Issam Nouairi
- Laboratory of Legumes, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, B.P. 901, 2050 Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092 El Manar Tunis, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092 El Manar Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Legumes, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, B.P. 901, 2050 Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Legumes, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, B.P. 901, 2050 Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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Sharif I, Aleem S, Farooq J, Rizwan M, Younas A, Sarwar G, Chohan SM. Salinity stress in cotton: effects, mechanism of tolerance and its management strategies. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2019; 25:807-820. [PMID: 31402811 PMCID: PMC6656830 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-019-00676-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Cotton is classified as moderately salt tolerant crop with salinity threshold level of 7.7 dS m-1. Salinity is a serious threat for cotton growth, yield and fiber quality. The sensitivity to salt stress depends upon growth stage and type of salt. Understanding of cotton response to salinity, its resistance mechanism and looking into management techniques may assist in formulating strategies to improve cotton performance under saline condition. The studies have showed that germination, emergence and seedling stages are more sensitive to salinity stress as compared to later stages. Salt stress results in delayed flowering, less fruiting positions, fruit shedding and reduced boll weight which ultimately affect seed cotton yield. Depressed activities of metabolic enzymes viz: acidic invertase, alkaline invertase and sucrose phophate synthase lead to fiber quality deterioration in salinity. Excessive sodium exclusion or its compartmentation is the main adaptive mechanism in cotton under salt stress. Up regulation of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants genes offer important adaptive potential to develop salt tolerant cotton varieties. Seed priming is also an effective approach for improving cotton germination in saline soils. Intra and inter variation in cotton germplasm could be used to develop salt tolerant varieties with the aid of marker assisted selection. Furthermore, transgenic approach could be the promising option for enhancing cotton production under saline condition. It is suggested that future research may be carried out with the combination of conventional and advance molecular technology to develop salt tolerant cultivars.
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- Iram Sharif
- Cotton Research Station, AARI, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Vegetable Research Institute, AARI, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Cotton Research Station, AARI, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Alipor S, Taghvaei M, Jalilian A, Kazemeini A, Razi H. Hydro-thermal priming enhance seed germination capacity and seedling growth in sugar beet. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2019; 65:90-96. [PMID: 31078157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Seed priming improves seed performance in many crop species. In this study, the influence of hydrothermal priming on seed parameters of sugar beet is investigated in both laboratory and field conditions. In the laboratory, the treatments consist of a combination of cultivars (Arya and Shokoofa), hydro-priming at two temperatures (10 and 15 °C) for 6, 10, 14, 18, 22 hours. Germination traits and seedling growth were measured for determination of optimum hydro-thermal priming. Also, the protein pattern in the optimum hydro-thermal priming treatments and unprimed seeds were compared by electrophoresis. In the field experiment, the percentage and rate of emergence of primed and unprimed seeds were measured. Results showed that hydro-thermal priming had a positive effect on final germination percentage, mean germination time and uniformity of germination. Optimum hydro-thermal priming time and the temperature were 6 and 10 hours at 15 °C for Shokoofa and Arya cultivars respectively. Hydro-thermal priming increased the seed emergence percentage in the field by 15%. There was no significant difference in protein pattern between primed and unprimed seeds. In general, hydro-thermal priming not only increases sugar beet seed germination in the laboratory but also has a more positive effect on the emergence in the field condition.
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- Shima Alipor
- Department of Crop Production and Plant Breeding, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71441-65186, Iran
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- Department of Crop Production and Plant Breeding, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71441-65186, Iran
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- Sugar beet Research Department, Kermanshah Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Crop Production and Plant Breeding, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71441-65186, Iran
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- Department of Crop Production and Plant Breeding, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71441-65186, Iran
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Karalija E, Selović A. The effect of hydro and proline seed priming on growth, proline and sugar content, and antioxidant activity of maize under cadmium stress. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2018; 25:33370-33380. [PMID: 30259326 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3220-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We tested the effect of seed hydro- and proline-priming on cadmium (Cd) tolerance in maize plants. Soil supplemented with two concentrations of cadmium was used for the investigation. Cadmium content, fresh and dry mass, shoot length, leaf length and width, chlorophyll, proline, sugar and protein content, and antioxidant potential in 4-week-old plants were analysed. Cadmium content in soil and maize shoots was determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Accumulation of Cd was observed for all plants, and highest Cd concentration was recorded in seedlings grown from proline-primed seeds with no visual signs of Cd toxicity. In proline-primed plants, increase in leaf length, photosynthetic pigments, and sugar and proline content as well as changes in antioxidant enzyme activities was recorded. Results obtained in this study suggest that proline-priming of maize seeds induces activation of defensive mechanisms, such as proline and sugar synthesis, which in return alleviates Cd toxicity on maize growth with increased Cd accumulation comparing to control plants.
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- Erna Karalija
- Laboratory for Plant Physiology, Department for Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, Zmaja od Bosne 33-35, 71 000, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, Zmaja od Bosne 33-35, 71 000, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Tabassum T, Farooq M, Ahmad R, Zohaib A, Wahid A, Shahid M. Terminal drought and seed priming improves drought tolerance in wheat. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2018; 24:845-856. [PMID: 30150859 PMCID: PMC6103940 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-018-0547-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Plants retain the preceding abiotic stress memory that may aid in attainment of tolerance to subsequent stresses. This study was conducted to evaluate the influence of terminal drought memory (drought priming) and seed priming in improving drought tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). During first growing season, wheat was planted in field under optimal (well-watered) and drought stress imposed at reproductive stage (BBCH growth stage 49) until maturity (BBCH growth stage 83). Seeds collected from both sources were subjected to hydropriming or osmopriming (with 1.5% CaCl2 solution); while, dry seed was taken as control. Treated and control seeds, from both sources, were sown in soil filled pots. After the completion of seedling emergence, pots were maintained at 50% water holding capacity (drought) or 100% water holding capacity (well-watered). Drought stress suppressed the plant growth (2-44%), perturbed water relations (1-18%) and reduced yield (192%); however, osmolytes accumulation (3-14%) and malondialdehyde contents (26-29%) were increased under drought. The crop raised from the seeds collected from terminal drought stressed plants had better growth (5-63%), improved osmolyte accumulation (13-45%), and lower lipid peroxidation (3%) than the progeny of well-watered crop. Seed priming significantly improved the crop performance under drought stress as compared to control. However, osmopriming was more effective than hydropriming in this regard as it improved leaf area (9-43%), tissue water status (2-47%), osmolytes accumulation (6-48%) and grain yield (14-79%). In conclusion, terminal drought induced modifications in seed composition and seed priming improved transgenerational drought tolerance through improvement in tissue water status and osmolytes accumulation, and decrease in lipid peroxidation.
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- Tahira Tabassum
- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040 Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040 Pakistan
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001 Australia
- Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, 123 Al-Khoud, Oman
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040 Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040 Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040 Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040 Pakistan
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Mekawy AMM, Abdelaziz MN, Ueda A. Apigenin pretreatment enhances growth and salinity tolerance of rice seedlings. Plant Physiol Biochem 2018; 130:94-104. [PMID: 29980098 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 06/10/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Soil salinity is a limiting factor in rice production. Since flavonoids present in most plant tissues play multiple roles in plant-environment interactions, in this study, we focused on the contribution of flavone aglycone (Apigenin) to the adaptation of salinity-sensitive rice cultivar 'Koshihikari,' to salinity stress, for the first time. Rice seeds were soaked in Apigenin solution (10 ppm) for 24 h, then air-dried and grown hydroponically under 50 mM NaCl for 14 days. Apigenin pretreatment improved the growth of rice seedlings by enhancing shoot elongation and dry mass accumulation under both unstressed and NaCl-stress conditions, compared with that in the non-pretreated seedlings. Apigenin pretreatment significantly reduced Na+ accumulation in the salinity-stressed seedlings, and helped to maintain a lower Na+/K+ ratio in all plant organs, compared with that in the non-pretreated seedlings, possibly by regulating the expression of some important Na+ transporter-encoding genes (OsHKT2;1, OsCNGC1, OsSOS1). Higher levels of lipid peroxidation and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) concentrations were observed in the shoots of the salinity-stressed seedlings; however, lower levels of lipid peroxidation and H2O2 concentration were detected in the Apigenin-treated seedlings. Apigenin pretreatment was associated with the induction of the rice antioxidant defense system represented by the induced activities of the antioxidant enzymes Catalase (CAT) and Ascorbate peroxidase (APX) in the roots, as well as by increased accumulation of the non-enzymatic antioxidants carotenoids and flavonoids in the shoots, relative to that in the untreated seedlings, under salinity stress conditions. Together, these results suggest that Apigenin pretreatment can alleviate the damaging effects of salinity on rice seedlings, presumably by regulating selective ion uptake by the roots and translocation to the shoots, thereby maintaining higher K+/Na+ ratios critical for normal plant growth under salinity stress, and by triggering the induction of the antioxidant defense system.
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- Ahmad Mohammad M Mekawy
- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan; Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Minia University, El-Minia 61519, Egypt
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- Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8529, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan.
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Moulick D, Santra SC, Ghosh D. Seed priming with Se mitigates As-induced phytotoxicity in rice seedlings by enhancing essential micronutrient uptake and translocation and reducing As translocation. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2018; 25:26978-26991. [PMID: 30008167 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2711-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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We laid down this investigation to explore the promotive and antagonistic aspect of selenium (Se) when supplemented through seed priming technology in rice before sowing into arsenic (As) free and As spiked soil. Findings suggest that As stress inhibits germination (35.38%), seedling growth (38.19%), chlorophyll content by 42.31%, and reduced translocation of iron, zinc, manganese by 19.40, 17.33, and 18.40% respectively, in the seedlings of unprimed seeds. Seedlings of unprimed seeds also had greater As translocation into the aerial part beside repressing micronutrient translocation, significantly. On the contrary, Se-primed seeds had higher germination (27.82%), longer root length (20.14%), greater chlorophyll content beside having greater translocation of iron, zinc, manganese in shoots along with restricting As translocation in rice seedlings by confining more As in the root, in a significant manner (p < 0.05 level) than the unprimed seedlings grown in identical stress. On the other hand, seedlings of Se-primed seeds grown alike the control also had higher germination % (7.08%), root and shoot length with significantly less proline, and hydrogen peroxide content in root and shoot. Findings indicate that seed priming with Se executes dual role, a growth promoting and antagonism in a more practical and farmer-friendly way to mitigate As-induced toxicity and enhance growth in rice seedlings.
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- Debojyoti Moulick
- Department of Environmental Science, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Weed Research, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Moulick D, Santra SC, Ghosh D. Rice seed priming with Se : A novel approach to mitigate As induced adverse consequences on growth, yield and As load in brown rice. J Hazard Mater 2018; 355:187-196. [PMID: 29852460 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2017] [Revised: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The current investigation was laid down to investigate the consequences of cultivating selenium (Se) primed seedlings of two contrasting rice varieties in arsenic (As) free and As spiked pot soil. At maturity, Se primed seedlings (both tested varieties) cultivated alike the controls (in As free condition) were found to posses significantly (p < 0.001) greater amount of chlorophyll, biomass, tiller number, panicle weight and test weight beside these, also having longer plant height than the control. Adverse effects of As stress can be seen in the unprimed plants of both the tested varieties in accordance to dose in the above studied parameters. Compare to the unprimed varieties cultivated in As spiked soil, Se primed plants exhibited an upward trend in restoring adverse effects of As like longer height, greater biomass content, tiller number, test weight etc, in a low to highly significant manner. Brown rice and cooked rice of Se primed plants content significantly (p < 0.001) less As load than those of unprimed plants. Se primed plants were found to restrict As translocation into the aerial parts by confining As into its root in greater amount than those of unprimed plants in variety irrespective fashion.
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- Debojyoti Moulick
- Department of Environmental Science, University of Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India
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- ICAR- Directorate of Weed Research, Jabbalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
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