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 percentage increasing time. Several priming treatments were used enhance under SS. The objectives of this study (1) identify shorten emergence period, (2) evaluate against SS, (3) induce synchronized germina...

Bottlebrush squirreltail [Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey = Sitanion hystrix (Nutt.) J. G. Smith] and big squirrel-tail [Elymus multisetus (J. G. Smith) M. E. Jones = Sitanion jubatum (J. G. Smith)] have a broad geographical distribution and have been identified as high priority species for restoration of degraded rangelands in the western United States. These rangelands exhibit high annual and ...

Seed vigor is an important trait for tobacco production. However, the evaluation of seed using molecular biomarkers scarcely reported in tobacco. In this study, development marker isopropylmalate synthase NtIPMS was conducted to detect ageing degree and priming effect Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis showed that expression significantly induced at initial imbibition stage during ge...

Germination of the medicinal and aromatic plant basil raises interesting questions due to its no seed periodicity dormancy demand, priming could help assure permanent needs for this herb. The study aimed provide an adapted BBCH (Biologische Bundesanstalt Bundessortenamt CHemical industry) scale germination secondary stages sweet Ocimum basilicum L. (var. MVSt). A standardized test was performed...

Sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L. CV. Keystone Resistant Giant #3) seeds were imbibed (primed) in salt solutions to determine a) what concentrations would inhibit radicle emergence and b) the influence this delay in radicle emergence would have on subsequent germination. Seeds were primed for 17 days at 23C in petri dishes with KNO3, KCl, NaCl, K2SO4, Na2SO4, 1 NaCl: 1 CaCl2 (mol/mol), Ca(NO3)2,...