Earlier studies have considered the separate effects of temperature and gibberellic acid (GA3) on plants and seeds. However, the combined effects of these factors on parent plants and their progeny have received little attention. We investigated the effects of two temperature regimes (24/20 °C and 28/24 °C, 16 h light/ 8 h dark) and two GA3 treatments (for two weeks) on the reproductive yield of parent plants, the subsequent seed germinability, and the seedling traits of four local populations of evening primrose (Oenothera biennis). Mature seeds were harvested and germinated, and seedlings were grown under the two temperature regimes. Parent plants were phenotyped for flower area and diameter, capsule length and width, full and empty capsule masses, and seed number and mass per capsule. Additionally, seed total germination and germination rate were determined, alongside stem height and dry mass, leaf number, area and dry mass, root dry mass, and total dry mass in seedlings. GA3 promoted the flowering of all populations in the first year. Maturation drying under higher temperatures resulted in more viable and faster germinating seeds. Higher GA3 did not affect total germination, but increased the germination rate of seeds that produced seedlings with lower total dry mass under the higher temperature regime. In conclusion, all populations responded similarly to GA3 treatment in terms of flowering, but responded differently to temperature during seed maturation, and subsequent seed germination and seedling growth.
早期的研究考虑了温度和赤霉素(GA3)对植物和种子的单独影响。然而，这些因素对亲本植物及其后代的综合影响很少受到关注。研究了不同温度(24/20°C和28/24°C，光照16 h /暗8 h)和不同GA3处理(处理2周)对月见草(Oenothera biennis) 4个地方群体亲本繁殖产量、种子萌发能力和幼苗性状的影响。收获成熟种子并发芽，幼苗在两种温度下生长。亲本植株在花的面积和直径、蒴果的长度和宽度、满蒴果和空蒴果质量、每蒴果的种子数量和质量等方面进行表型分析。测定种子总发芽率和发芽率，测定幼苗茎高和干质量、叶片数、面积和干质量、根系干质量和总干质量。GA3在第一年促进了所有群体的开花。在较高的温度下成熟干燥，使种子更有活力，发芽更快。较高的GA3不影响总发芽率，但在较高温度条件下，总干质量较低的种子发芽率提高。综上所述，所有种群对GA3处理的开花响应相似，但对种子成熟过程中的温度、种子萌发和幼苗生长的响应不同。
{"title":"Maternal Environmental Effects of Temperature and Exogenous Gibberellic Acid on Seed and Seedling Traits of Four Populations of Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis)","authors":"Britanie M. LeFait, M. Qaderi","doi":"10.3390/seeds1020010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/seeds1020010","url":null,"abstract":"Earlier studies have considered the separate effects of temperature and gibberellic acid (GA3) on plants and seeds. However, the combined effects of these factors on parent plants and their progeny have received little attention. We investigated the effects of two temperature regimes (24/20 °C and 28/24 °C, 16 h light/ 8 h dark) and two GA3 treatments (for two weeks) on the reproductive yield of parent plants, the subsequent seed germinability, and the seedling traits of four local populations of evening primrose (Oenothera biennis). Mature seeds were harvested and germinated, and seedlings were grown under the two temperature regimes. Parent plants were phenotyped for flower area and diameter, capsule length and width, full and empty capsule masses, and seed number and mass per capsule. Additionally, seed total germination and germination rate were determined, alongside stem height and dry mass, leaf number, area and dry mass, root dry mass, and total dry mass in seedlings. GA3 promoted the flowering of all populations in the first year. Maturation drying under higher temperatures resulted in more viable and faster germinating seeds. Higher GA3 did not affect total germination, but increased the germination rate of seeds that produced seedlings with lower total dry mass under the higher temperature regime. In conclusion, all populations responded similarly to GA3 treatment in terms of flowering, but responded differently to temperature during seed maturation, and subsequent seed germination and seedling growth.","PeriodicalId":85504,"journal":{"name":"Seeds (New York, N.Y.)","volume":"156 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78849024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shaila Shermin Tania, M. Rhaman, Farjana Rauf, Md. Moklasur Rahaman, M. Kabir, Md. Anamul Hoque, Y. Murata
Salinity is a dominant obstacle to the proper germination of seeds, growth of seedlings, and, consequently, the production of crops. The priming of seeds with different treating agents can efficiently impart salinity tolerance. Kidney bean is a nutritious and popular vegetable crop in the world. Literature shows that salt stress negatively disturbs the germination and growth of kidney beans. In the present research, we investigated the potentiality of salicylic acid (SA) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as priming and exogenous agents to alleviate the salinity-inhibited germination and growth of kidney beans. The seeds were pretreated with SA (1 mM and 2 mM) and H2O2 (0.1 mM and 0.15 mM) and soaked in normal tap water (hydro-priming) for 60 min. In addition, for the control experiment, untreated seeds were used. Finally, primed seeds were subjected to salt stress (150 mM NaCl). Our results exhibited that salt stress considerably lowered the percentage of germination (GP), germination index (GI), seed vigor index (SVI), shoot length (SL), root length (RL), shoot–root fresh and dry biomass, and plant growth. The results also exhibited that salt stress significantly decreased the relative water content (RWC) and photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophyll, carotenoids, lycopene, and beta-carotene contents. The SA- and H2O2- and hydro-priming stimulated the GP, GI, SL, RL, SVI, and seedling growth. Data also revealed that the supplementation of SA and H2O2 enhanced RWC and photosynthetic pigments. When compared to other treatments, pretreatment with 1 mM SA was determined to be comparatively more effective at imparting the salt tolerance of kidney beans. Overall, these results, via a heatmap and principal component analysis, uncovered that priming and exogenous applications of SA and H2O2 can improve salt tolerance and enhance germination and seedling characteristics of kidney beans.
盐度是影响种子正常发芽、幼苗生长，进而影响作物生产的主要障碍。用不同的处理剂灌种可以有效地提高种子的耐盐性。芸豆是一种营养丰富、深受世界各国欢迎的蔬菜作物。文献表明，盐胁迫对芸豆的萌发和生长有不利影响。在本研究中，我们研究了水杨酸(SA)和过氧化氢(H2O2)作为引发剂和外源剂对缓解咸水抑制芸豆发芽和生长的潜力。分别用SA (1 mM和2 mM)和H2O2 (0.1 mM和0.15 mM)对种子进行预处理，用普通自来水(水浸)浸泡60 min。另外，对照实验采用未经处理的种子。最后，进行盐胁迫(150 mM NaCl)处理。结果表明，盐胁迫显著降低了油菜的发芽率(GP)、发芽指数(GI)、种子活力指数(SVI)、茎长(SL)、根长(RL)、茎根鲜干生物量和植株生长。结果还表明，盐胁迫显著降低了相对含水量(RWC)和叶绿素、类胡萝卜素、番茄红素和β -胡萝卜素等光合色素含量。SA-、H2O2-和氢激发刺激了GP、GI、SL、RL、SVI和幼苗的生长。此外，SA和H2O2的添加也提高了RWC和光合色素的含量。与其他处理相比，1 mM SA预处理在提高芸豆耐盐性方面相对更有效。总的来说，通过热图和主成分分析，这些结果揭示了SA和H2O2的激发和外源施用可以提高芸豆的耐盐性，提高发芽和幼苗特性。
{"title":"Alleviation of Salt-Inhibited Germination and Seedling Growth of Kidney Bean by Seed Priming and Exogenous Application of Salicylic Acid (SA) and Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2)","authors":"Shaila Shermin Tania, M. Rhaman, Farjana Rauf, Md. Moklasur Rahaman, M. Kabir, Md. Anamul Hoque, Y. Murata","doi":"10.3390/seeds1020008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/seeds1020008","url":null,"abstract":"Salinity is a dominant obstacle to the proper germination of seeds, growth of seedlings, and, consequently, the production of crops. The priming of seeds with different treating agents can efficiently impart salinity tolerance. Kidney bean is a nutritious and popular vegetable crop in the world. Literature shows that salt stress negatively disturbs the germination and growth of kidney beans. In the present research, we investigated the potentiality of salicylic acid (SA) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as priming and exogenous agents to alleviate the salinity-inhibited germination and growth of kidney beans. The seeds were pretreated with SA (1 mM and 2 mM) and H2O2 (0.1 mM and 0.15 mM) and soaked in normal tap water (hydro-priming) for 60 min. In addition, for the control experiment, untreated seeds were used. Finally, primed seeds were subjected to salt stress (150 mM NaCl). Our results exhibited that salt stress considerably lowered the percentage of germination (GP), germination index (GI), seed vigor index (SVI), shoot length (SL), root length (RL), shoot–root fresh and dry biomass, and plant growth. The results also exhibited that salt stress significantly decreased the relative water content (RWC) and photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophyll, carotenoids, lycopene, and beta-carotene contents. The SA- and H2O2- and hydro-priming stimulated the GP, GI, SL, RL, SVI, and seedling growth. Data also revealed that the supplementation of SA and H2O2 enhanced RWC and photosynthetic pigments. When compared to other treatments, pretreatment with 1 mM SA was determined to be comparatively more effective at imparting the salt tolerance of kidney beans. Overall, these results, via a heatmap and principal component analysis, uncovered that priming and exogenous applications of SA and H2O2 can improve salt tolerance and enhance germination and seedling characteristics of kidney beans.","PeriodicalId":85504,"journal":{"name":"Seeds (New York, N.Y.)","volume":"502 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77057500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seed germination is the stage in which plants are most sensitive to abiotic stress, including salt stress (SS). SS affects plant growth and performance through ion toxicity, decreasing seed germination percentage and increasing the germination time. Several priming treatments were used to enhance germination under SS. The objectives of this study were (1) to identify priming treatments to shorten the emergence period, (2) to evaluate priming treatments against the SS, and (3) to induce synchronized seed germination. Salt-sensitive ‘Burpee Bibb’ lettuce seeds were treated with 0.05% potassium nitrate, 3 mM gibberellic acid, and distilled water. All the primed and non-primed seeds were subjected to 100 mM sodium chloride (NaCl) or 0 mM NaCl (control). The seven-day experiment, arranged in a complete randomized block design with four replications, was conducted in a growth chamber maintained with 16/8 h photoperiod (light/dark), 60% relative humidity, and a day/night temperature of 22/18 °C. The result indicated that hydro-primed (HP) seeds were better synchronized under SS. Similarly, fresh mass (FM) and dry mass (DM) of cotyledon, hypocotyl, and radicle were the highest in HP lettuce regardless of SS. Electrolyte leakage was the lowest in the HP lettuce, while other priming methods under SS increased membrane permeability, leading to osmotic stress and tissue damage. Overall, hydro-priming can be a good priming method for synchronizing germination and increasing FM and DM by creating the least osmotic stress and ion toxicity in lettuce under SS.
{"title":"Seed Priming Enhances Seed Germination and Morphological Traits of Lactuca sativa L. under Salt Stress","authors":"Bikash Adhikari, O. J. Olorunwa, T. C. Barickman","doi":"10.3390/seeds1020007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/seeds1020007","url":null,"abstract":"Seed germination is the stage in which plants are most sensitive to abiotic stress, including salt stress (SS). SS affects plant growth and performance through ion toxicity, decreasing seed germination percentage and increasing the germination time. Several priming treatments were used to enhance germination under SS. The objectives of this study were (1) to identify priming treatments to shorten the emergence period, (2) to evaluate priming treatments against the SS, and (3) to induce synchronized seed germination. Salt-sensitive ‘Burpee Bibb’ lettuce seeds were treated with 0.05% potassium nitrate, 3 mM gibberellic acid, and distilled water. All the primed and non-primed seeds were subjected to 100 mM sodium chloride (NaCl) or 0 mM NaCl (control). The seven-day experiment, arranged in a complete randomized block design with four replications, was conducted in a growth chamber maintained with 16/8 h photoperiod (light/dark), 60% relative humidity, and a day/night temperature of 22/18 °C. The result indicated that hydro-primed (HP) seeds were better synchronized under SS. Similarly, fresh mass (FM) and dry mass (DM) of cotyledon, hypocotyl, and radicle were the highest in HP lettuce regardless of SS. Electrolyte leakage was the lowest in the HP lettuce, while other priming methods under SS increased membrane permeability, leading to osmotic stress and tissue damage. Overall, hydro-priming can be a good priming method for synchronizing germination and increasing FM and DM by creating the least osmotic stress and ion toxicity in lettuce under SS.","PeriodicalId":85504,"journal":{"name":"Seeds (New York, N.Y.)","volume":"107 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79222973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Bacherikov, Diana E. Raupova, A. Durova, Vladislav D. Bragin, E. Petrishchev, A. Novikov, D. Danilov, A. Zhigunov
The physiological quality of pine seeds is characterized by laboratory and field germination. The present paper is intended for technologists of seed plants and specialists of forest nurseries. It offers a solution to improve the seeding characteristics of small seeds by their pre-sowing preparation. The success of reforestation activities directly depends on the quality of the seeds. The influence of seed sorting by seed size and seed coat colour has been theoretically substantiated and repeatedly tested in practice. However, the response of seeds in germination can vary depending on the year and place of seed collection. Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seeds were germinated under controlled conditions. Seedlings were obtained from seeds pre-sorted by seed coat colour into white, brown, and black groups, and further divided by size. The results of sorting by the colour of seed coat indicate a different effect of this pre-sowing treatment on the sowing qualities of seeds. Brown seed coat colour showed the highest percentage degree in the seedlots of all provenances. The seeds from the southern provenance with the brown seed coat colour shown the maximum germination. That said, the study raises new questions, indicating more comprehensive research in the future. Does the pattern of germination parameter distribution remain constant for seeds of other harvest years but of the same provenance? Does the variability of the germination factor the result of internal factors of the container location in the greenhouse? Is the genetic diversity of seedlings disturbed by sorting by size?
{"title":"Coat Colour Grading of the Scots Pine Seeds Collected from Faraway Provenances Reveals a Different Germination Effect","authors":"I. Bacherikov, Diana E. Raupova, A. Durova, Vladislav D. Bragin, E. Petrishchev, A. Novikov, D. Danilov, A. Zhigunov","doi":"10.3390/seeds1010006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/seeds1010006","url":null,"abstract":"The physiological quality of pine seeds is characterized by laboratory and field germination. The present paper is intended for technologists of seed plants and specialists of forest nurseries. It offers a solution to improve the seeding characteristics of small seeds by their pre-sowing preparation. The success of reforestation activities directly depends on the quality of the seeds. The influence of seed sorting by seed size and seed coat colour has been theoretically substantiated and repeatedly tested in practice. However, the response of seeds in germination can vary depending on the year and place of seed collection. Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seeds were germinated under controlled conditions. Seedlings were obtained from seeds pre-sorted by seed coat colour into white, brown, and black groups, and further divided by size. The results of sorting by the colour of seed coat indicate a different effect of this pre-sowing treatment on the sowing qualities of seeds. Brown seed coat colour showed the highest percentage degree in the seedlots of all provenances. The seeds from the southern provenance with the brown seed coat colour shown the maximum germination. That said, the study raises new questions, indicating more comprehensive research in the future. Does the pattern of germination parameter distribution remain constant for seeds of other harvest years but of the same provenance? Does the variability of the germination factor the result of internal factors of the container location in the greenhouse? Is the genetic diversity of seedlings disturbed by sorting by size?","PeriodicalId":85504,"journal":{"name":"Seeds (New York, N.Y.)","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73349440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Naeimeh Sousaraei, B. Torabi, E. Soltani, K. Mashayekhi, J. Medina
This study aims to quantify the seed germination response of six tomato landraces to temperature; predict future climate changes relative to the baseline period (1980–2009) for studied locations in the courses of near-term (2010–2039) and mid-term (2040–2069) under two representative concentration pathways (RCP 4.5 and 8.5); assess the impact of future climate change on the final germination percentage (FGP) and time to reach 50% germination (D50) in the studied landraces. The results show that FGP is zero at 10 °C, reaches the highest value at 15–35 °C, and ceases at 36–40 °C for all landraces. The results also demonstrate that the temperature increment is 0.8–1.3 °C and 1.5–2.7 °C in the near- and mid-term, respectively, under RCP 4.5; further, this increment is 0.9–1.9 °C for the near-term and 2.3–3.4 °C for the mid-term under RCP 8.5. It estimates that the D50 takes 2.5 to 3.8 days among the locations in the baseline course. In the near term, the D50 would be 2.2 to 3.4 days under RCP 4.5 and 2.1 to 3.3 days under RCP 8.5. For the mid-term, the D50 would be projected between 1.9 and 2.9 days under RCP 4.5 and 1.8 to 2.7 days under RCP 8.5. The FGP increases up to 19.5% for Gorgan and 21.3% for Varamin under climatic scenarios relative to baseline, and it will not change in the future climate for other landraces. In conclusion, global warming can result in rapid, uniform, and complete germination in different tomato landraces.
{"title":"Differential Seed Germination Responses of Tomato Landraces to Temperature under Climate Change Scenarios","authors":"Naeimeh Sousaraei, B. Torabi, E. Soltani, K. Mashayekhi, J. Medina","doi":"10.3390/seeds1010005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/seeds1010005","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to quantify the seed germination response of six tomato landraces to temperature; predict future climate changes relative to the baseline period (1980–2009) for studied locations in the courses of near-term (2010–2039) and mid-term (2040–2069) under two representative concentration pathways (RCP 4.5 and 8.5); assess the impact of future climate change on the final germination percentage (FGP) and time to reach 50% germination (D50) in the studied landraces. The results show that FGP is zero at 10 °C, reaches the highest value at 15–35 °C, and ceases at 36–40 °C for all landraces. The results also demonstrate that the temperature increment is 0.8–1.3 °C and 1.5–2.7 °C in the near- and mid-term, respectively, under RCP 4.5; further, this increment is 0.9–1.9 °C for the near-term and 2.3–3.4 °C for the mid-term under RCP 8.5. It estimates that the D50 takes 2.5 to 3.8 days among the locations in the baseline course. In the near term, the D50 would be 2.2 to 3.4 days under RCP 4.5 and 2.1 to 3.3 days under RCP 8.5. For the mid-term, the D50 would be projected between 1.9 and 2.9 days under RCP 4.5 and 1.8 to 2.7 days under RCP 8.5. The FGP increases up to 19.5% for Gorgan and 21.3% for Varamin under climatic scenarios relative to baseline, and it will not change in the future climate for other landraces. In conclusion, global warming can result in rapid, uniform, and complete germination in different tomato landraces.","PeriodicalId":85504,"journal":{"name":"Seeds (New York, N.Y.)","volume":"135 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73423295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Fagundes, H. T. Dos Santos, P. Cuevas‐Reyes, T. Cornelissen
Both biotic and abiotic environmental filters drive the occurrence, distribution, and persistence of plant species. Amongst drivers that influence the distribution of plants in harsh environments, seed predation and temperature are particularly important in habitats that are prone to fire. In this study, we highlight the combined effects of predation and high temperature simulating fire to understand its effects on the germination percentage and germination speed of the fire prone species Copaifera oblongifolia. Groups of seeds attacked by the beetles Rhinochenus brevicollis and Apion sp., seeds manipulated by the ant Atta laevigata, and seeds left intact were put to germinate in controlled environments. To evaluate the effects of abiotic filters, seeds with intact elaiosomes and seeds with elaiosomes removed by the ant Atta laevigata were exposed to temperatures of 27, 60, 100, and 200 °C. The results showed that only 2.8% of the seeds attacked by R. brevicollis germinated. Seeds attacked by Apion sp. germinated faster, followed by seeds with their elaiosomes removed and seeds with intact elaiosomes. Seeds attacked by Apion sp. had the lowest germination percentage. The temperature of 200 °C killed seed embryos, whereas seeds exposed to 100 °C took longer to germinate than seeds exposed to other temperatures. Our results reveal that fire intensity and seed damage are important drivers of seed germination of C. oblongifolia.
{"title":"Biotic and Abiotic Interactions Shape Seed Germination of a Fire-Prone Species","authors":"M. Fagundes, H. T. Dos Santos, P. Cuevas‐Reyes, T. Cornelissen","doi":"10.3390/seeds1010003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/seeds1010003","url":null,"abstract":"Both biotic and abiotic environmental filters drive the occurrence, distribution, and persistence of plant species. Amongst drivers that influence the distribution of plants in harsh environments, seed predation and temperature are particularly important in habitats that are prone to fire. In this study, we highlight the combined effects of predation and high temperature simulating fire to understand its effects on the germination percentage and germination speed of the fire prone species Copaifera oblongifolia. Groups of seeds attacked by the beetles Rhinochenus brevicollis and Apion sp., seeds manipulated by the ant Atta laevigata, and seeds left intact were put to germinate in controlled environments. To evaluate the effects of abiotic filters, seeds with intact elaiosomes and seeds with elaiosomes removed by the ant Atta laevigata were exposed to temperatures of 27, 60, 100, and 200 °C. The results showed that only 2.8% of the seeds attacked by R. brevicollis germinated. Seeds attacked by Apion sp. germinated faster, followed by seeds with their elaiosomes removed and seeds with intact elaiosomes. Seeds attacked by Apion sp. had the lowest germination percentage. The temperature of 200 °C killed seed embryos, whereas seeds exposed to 100 °C took longer to germinate than seeds exposed to other temperatures. Our results reveal that fire intensity and seed damage are important drivers of seed germination of C. oblongifolia.","PeriodicalId":85504,"journal":{"name":"Seeds (New York, N.Y.)","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76042327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Hernández, P. Díaz‐Vivancos, J. Acosta-Motos, G. Barba-Espín
(1) Background: Seed treatment with potassium nitrate (KNO3) has been associated with dormancy breaking, improved germination and enhanced seedling growth and uniformity in a variety of plant species. However, the KNO3 effect seems to be dependent on plant species and treatment conditions. (2) Methods: We describe the effect of incubation of dry pea seeds with different KNO3 concentration on water uptake kinetic, early seedling growth, antioxidant metabolism and hormone profile in pea seedlings. (3) Results: Low (0.25 mM) KNO3 levels increased seedling water uptake and growth, whereas high (40 mM) levels decreased seedling growth. KNO3 treatment differentially affected the antioxidant defences. Low KNO3 levels maintained the activity of antioxidant enzymes, while high levels reduced the activity of H2O2-scavenging enzymes. KNO3 induced a progressive decline in ascorbate levels and reduced (GSH) and oxidised (GSSG) glutathione. Low KNO3 levels strongly increased GA1 and decreased ABA in both seedlings and cotyledons, resulting in a decline in the ABA/GAs ratio. (4) Conclusions: Pea seed treatment with a low KNO3 level promoted early seedling growth. In this process, an interaction among KNO3, antioxidant defences and ABA/GAs ratio is proposed.
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Seeds are the central components of the plant life cycle because the establishment of a new generation of plants depends on them [...]
种子是植物生命周期的核心组成部分，因为新一代植物的建立依赖于它们[…]
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Pub Date : 2014-03-01DOI: 10.5040/9781784606152.00000002
Mel Pennant
Enochs and Riggs (1990) developed the Teachers’ Efficacy and Beliefs Instrument (TEBI) to evaluate educators’ judgements about their ability to evoke student success; however, there has been inadequate psychometrics conducted on this instrumentation. This study provides a psychometrically sound instrument development and construct validation process for our modified version of TEBI. The qualitative data indicated that item revisions were required before quantitative data collection. The modified TEBI measure will inform the curriculum Pre-K STEM, nutrition, and literacy programming for an NIH-funded grant.
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