SEED PRIMING: A MULTIFACETED AND COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE CROP PRODUCTION

Seed priming is a cost-effective technique which involves prior seed exposure to an abiotic stress that makes the seed more resistant to future lethal exposure. Seed priming stimulates pre-germination metabolic processes and makes the seed ready for sprouting. It helps to up regulate the antioxidant enzyme activitiesand repairs membrane damage. These changes promote seed vigour and emergence under abiotic stress. This article aims to review the different priming processes as well as the physiological, biochemical and molecular changes induced by priming that lead to synchronized seed germination. Plants’ responses to some priming agents under abiotic stress have been reported based on recent investigations.

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Seed priming as a cost effective technique for developing plants with cross tolerance to salinity stress

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry ◽

10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.02.034 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 162 ◽

pp. 247-257

Author(s):

Riya Johnson ◽

Jos T. Puthur

Keyword(s):

Salinity Stress ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Seed Priming ◽

Cross Tolerance ◽

Effective Technique ◽

Cost Effective Technique ◽

Tolerance To Salinity

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Osmopriming with Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Germinating Crop Seeds: A Review

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy11112194 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (11) ◽

pp. 2194

Author(s):

Chu Lei ◽

Muthukumar Bagavathiannan ◽

Huiyong Wang ◽

Shaun M. Sharpe ◽

Wenting Meng ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Abiotic Stress ◽

Polyethylene Glycol ◽

Seed Germination ◽

Abiotic Stresses ◽

Crop Production ◽

Extreme Temperature ◽

Seed Priming ◽

Stress Factors ◽

Radicle Protrusion ◽

Crop Seed

Abiotic stresses such as drought, extreme temperature, and salinity can negatively impact seed germination and plant growth and have become major limitations to crop production. Most crops are vulnerable to abiotic stress factors during their early growth phase, especially during seed germination and seedling emergence. Rapid crop seed germination and seedling establishment is known to provide competitive advantages over weeds and improve yields. Seed osmopriming is defined as a pre-sowing treatment in which seeds are soaked in osmotic solutions to undergo the first stage of germination, but radicle protrusion has not occurred. The process of osmopriming involves prior exposure of seeds in low-water-potential solutions. Osmopriming can generate a series of pre-germination metabolic activities, increase the antioxidant system activities, and prepare the seed for radicle protrusion. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a popular osmopriming agent that can alleviate the negative impacts of abiotic stresses. This review summarizes research findings on crop responses to seed priming with PEG under abiotic stresses. The challenges, limitations, and opportunities of using PEG for crop seed priming are discussed with the goal of providing insights into future research towards effective application of seed priming in crop production.

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A Cost-Effective Technique for Spinal Instrumentation in the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants ◽

10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.2016010150 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 143-149

Author(s):

Michael A. Clark ◽

Steven J. Cowart ◽

Jonathan Pellet ◽

David M. Cearley ◽

Styles L. Bertrand

Keyword(s):

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽

Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽

Spinal Instrumentation ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Effective Technique ◽

Cost Effective Technique

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Bucket handle meniscus tears in low-resource settings can be successfully treated with a cost-effective technique

International Orthopaedics ◽

10.1007/s00264-021-05090-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Allicia Ostoposides Imada ◽

James J. O’Hara ◽

Ignacio L. Proumen ◽

Pablo S. Molinari ◽

Daniel C. Wascher ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cost Effective ◽

Effective Technique ◽

Low Resource Settings ◽

Low Resource ◽

Meniscus Tears ◽

Cost Effective Technique ◽

Bucket Handle

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Simple, cost-effective technique for portable digital eletrocorticography

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria ◽

10.1590/s0004-282x2000000300005 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 58 (2B) ◽

pp. 424-427 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

PAULO R. M. DE BITTENCOURT ◽

MARCOS C. SANDMANN ◽

MARLUS S. MORO ◽

JOÃO C. DE ARAÚJO

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Epilepsy Surgery ◽

Vascular Malformations ◽

Cost Effective ◽

New Method ◽

Cortical Lesions ◽

Effective Technique ◽

Seizure Disorders ◽

Operational Costs ◽

Cost Effective Technique

We revised 16 patients submitted to epilepsy surgery using a new method of digital, real-time, portable electrocorticography. Patients were operated upon over a period of 28 months. There were no complications. The exam was useful in 13 cases. The low installation and operational costs, the reliability and simplicity of the method, indicate it may be useful for defining the epileptogenic regions in a variety of circumnstances, including surgery for tumors, vascular malformations, and other cortical lesions associated with seizure disorders.

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Formation of Periodical Sub-Micron Sized Structures on Silicon by Interfered Nanosecond Laser Pulses

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.97-101.3803 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 97-101 ◽

pp. 3803-3806

Author(s):

Yong Xiang Hu ◽

Heng Zhang ◽

Zheng Qiang Yao

Keyword(s):

Cost Effective ◽

Laser Pulses ◽

Laser Beams ◽

Nanosecond Laser ◽

Effective Technique ◽

First Order ◽

Direct Fabrication ◽

Cost Effective Technique ◽

Nanosecond Laser Pulses ◽

Micro Structuring

Laser interference micro-structuring is a relatively efficient and cost-effective technique for fabricating periodical micro-nano-structuring surfaces. The direct fabrication of sub-micron sized dot array on silicon was performed by four interfering nanosecond laser beams with a diffractive beam splitter. The mechanism to form the dot array was analyzed and it was found that the obtained conical dot array had a negative shape of the interference pattern of four laser beams. A second-order peak between two first-order peaks also occurred due to the liquid-solid expansion.

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Telemedicine in the control of intra-ocular pressure

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare ◽

10.1258/1357633001934410 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 6 (1_suppl) ◽

pp. 126-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

G Michelson ◽

W Striebel ◽

W Prihoda ◽

Volker Schmidt

Keyword(s):

Cost Effective ◽

Western World ◽

Pressure Curve ◽

Effective Technique ◽

Intra Ocular Pressure ◽

Continuous Evaluation ◽

Common Causes ◽

Cost Effective Technique ◽

Email Message ◽

Ocular Pressure

Glaucoma is one of the most common causes of blindness in the Western world and a major risk factor is increased intra-ocular pressure. We therefore used telemedicine in its control. Patients measured their intra-ocular pressure several times a day with a portable instrument and the values were then entered into a portable digital assistant. These data were transmitted by a modem to a central server. If the intra-ocular pressure was pathologically high, an email message was automatically sent to the ophthalmologist. The pressure curve, including a statistical analysis, was displayed in an easily readable chart format. Ten patients with glaucoma participated in a trial. Self-tonometry with telemedicine enabled continuous evaluation of the patient by the ophthalmologist. This approach offered the advantage of controlling the treatment remotely. Advantages for the patient were that the measurements were easily done at home under normal conditions, and the patient could control when the measurement and data transmission would be performed. Telemedicine is a cost-effective technique enabling the early diagnosis of pathologically increased intra-ocular pressure.

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