Discontinuous Hydration Cycles with Elicitors Improve Germination, Growth, Osmoprotectant, and Salt Stress Tolerance in Zea mays L.

Saline stress impairs germination and initial plant growth. However, discontinuous hydration cycles induce osmotic tolerance in seeds can improve the response of maize to saline stress. The objective this study was evaluate action with different salt elicitors on germination, growth, adjustment cultivars. Maize BR 206 BRS 5037 Cruzeta cultivars were subjected following treatments: 0.0 mmol NaCl (control), 250 (salt stress), + three (DHCs) water, DHCs gibberellic acid, hydrogen peroxide, salicylic ascorbic acid. Salt reduced biomass accumulation seedlings—the cultivar outperformed Cruzeta. Discontinuous water failed seeds. acid promoted due increased synthesis osmoprotectants. Our results revealed is appropriate for