Impact of priming on seed germination and seedling growth of Oldenlandia diffusa under drought stress

2014 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Drought Stress ◽  
Seed Germination ◽  
Seedling Growth ◽  
Oldenlandia Diffusa

Does N deposition mitigate the adverse impacts of drought stress on plant seed germination and seedling growth?

2020 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 103650
Author(s):  
Shu Wang ◽  
Mei Wei ◽  
Bingde Wu ◽  
Huiyuan Cheng ◽  
Kun Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drought Stress ◽  
Seed Germination ◽  
Seedling Growth ◽  
N Deposition ◽  
Plant Seed ◽  
Adverse Impacts

scholarly journals Priming improves germination and seed reserve utilization, growth, antioxidant responses and membrane stability at early seedling stage of Saudi sorghum varieties under drought stress

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 938-953
Author(s):  
Taieb TOUNEKTI ◽  
Mosbah MAHDHI ◽  
Zarraq AL-FAIFI ◽  
Habib KHEMIRA
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Seed Germination ◽  
Seedling Growth ◽  
Seedling Emergence ◽  
Stability Index ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Water Stress Condition ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Early Seedling

Seeds of three sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.) varieties from Southwest Saudi Arabia were used to investigate the potential of osmopriming with polyethylene glycol (PEG 8000) to improve germination performance, seed reserve utilization and early seedling growth and drought stress tolerance. The primed (PS) and unprimed (UPS) seeds of the three sorghum varieties were germinated for 8 days under increasing PEG-induced osmotic stress. The treatments were arranged in a completely randomized design, in a factorial arrangement, with three sorghum cultivars (‘Zaydia’, ‘Shahbi’ and ‘Ahmar’) and four osmotic potentials (0.0; -0.4; -0.8 and -1.2 MPa) with four replicates of 50 seeds each. The results showed that drought stress affected seed germination and seedling emergence and establishment, but increased the activity of the antioxidant enzyme catalase (CAT). The strongest inhibition of germination and growth occurred at the highest PEG concentration and a significant difference was noticeable between the studied varieties. We confirmed also that seed osmopriming improved seed germination performance, seedling growth and enhanced the CAT activities while reduced malonyldialdehyde (MDA) accumulation and electrolyte leakage (EL) in the drought-stressed seedlings. Seed priming have enhanced also the α-amylase and total proteases activities in all varieties. The largest increase of these hydrolysing enzymes was shown in ‘Ahmar’. Furthermore, the PEG priming lead to improvement of the weight of utilized (mobilized) seed reserve (WUSR), seed reserve depletion percentage (SRDP) and total seedling dry weight (SLDW) of sorghum seedlings under water stress conditions. Still, the highest values or all three parameters were found in the ‘Ahmar’ variety. Under increasing drought stress conditions, ‘Ahmar’ showed the highest yield stability index (YSI) and the least EL and MDA contents in comparison to the other two varieties during the seedling establishment stage. Therefore, the former variety can tolerate better a rigorous water stress condition. ‘Zaydia’ appears to be the most vulnerable to drought stress. Thus, the use of species or varieties with eminent seed metabolic quality is an advantageous trait in drought-prone regions.

Effects of S-Abscisic Acid (S-ABA) on Seed Germination, Seedling Growth, and Asr1 Gene Expression Under Drought Stress in Maize

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 1300-1313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chentao Yao ◽  
Fengwen Zhang ◽  
Xiao Sun ◽  
Dianlong Shang ◽  
Falin He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Abscisic Acid ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Seed Germination ◽  
Seedling Growth

scholarly journals Reaction of some rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) genotypes to different drought stress levels during germination and seedling growth stages

OCL ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Souhail Channaoui ◽  
Imane Saghouri El Idrissi ◽  
Hamid Mazouz ◽  
Abdelghani Nabloussi
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Seed Germination ◽  
Seedling Growth ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Elongation Rate ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Severe Drought ◽  
Oilseed Crop ◽  
Stress Levels

Drought is a major abiotic stress that affects seed germination and plant growth in arid and semi-arid regions. Rapeseed is an oilseed crop adapted to Mediterranean area; however, it is reported that it is sensitive to water stress occurring during seed germination. In this study, we investigated how seed germination and early seedling growth of six rapeseed genotypes were influenced by different water stress levels. In addition to the control (absence of drought stress), three drought levels were simulated using three osmotic potentials of polyethylene glycol (PEG-6000), −9, −10 and −11 bars. A completely randomized design with three replications was used for this experiment. Germination percentage (GP), shoot length (SL), root length (RL), shoot elongation rate (SER) and root elongation rate (RER) were determined to evaluate the genotypes response to PEG-induced drought stress. Results showed drought stress, genotype and interaction stress × genotype had a significant effect on the studied parameters. GP decreased with the increase in stress level. The genotype ‛Nap9’ was the most interesting, having the highest GP values, namely 63.33, 62.67 and 28% under the stress levels −9, −10 and −11 bars, respectively. The genotype ‛H2M-5’, which ranked second with respect to this parameter, was statistically comparable to ‛Nap9’. Also, SL, RL, SER and RER decreased with the increase in drought stress level. However, the studied genotypes reacted differently to various water stress levels. Once again, the genotype ‛H2M-5’ exhibited the highest average RL and RER under all drought levels. Particularly, for severe drought conditions (−11 bars), ‛H2M-5’ had an average RL of 1.54 cm and RER of 0.36 cm/d. Field evaluation under controlled conditions is needed to confirm findings of the present experiment. The mutant ‛H2M-5’ could be a valuable and promising germplasm for developing a performant and adapted variety to be designed for harsh environments particularly characterized by early drought coinciding with germination and seedling growth stages.

scholarly journals Stress tolerance of Xerocomus badius and its promotion effect on seed germination and seedling growth of annual ryegrass under salt and drought stresses

AMB Express ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Binghua Liu ◽  
Xinghong Liu ◽  
Fangchun Liu ◽  
Hailin Ma ◽  
Bingyao Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salt Stress ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Seed Germination ◽  
Seedling Growth ◽  
Mycelial Growth ◽  
Seed Priming ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Mild Stress ◽  
Annual Ryegrass ◽  
Salt And Drought Stresses

AbstractComparative evaluations were conducted to assess the effects of different pH levels, NaCl-induced salt stress, and PEG-induced drought stress on the mycelial growth of Xerocomus badius. The results showed that X. badius mycelium grew well at a wide pH range of 5.00 ~ 9.00. Although the mycelium remained viable, mycelial growth of X. badius was significantly inhibited with increasing salt and drought stresses. Furthermore, a soilless experiment in Petri dishes was performed to investigate the potential of X. badius to induce beneficial effects on seed germination and seedling growth of annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) under salt and drought stresses. Seed priming with X. badius enhanced the seedling growth of L. multiflorum Lam. under NaCl-induced salt stress and PEG-induced drought stress. However, X. badius did not significantly improve the seed germination under non-stress and mild stress conditions. It suggested that X. badius inoculation with seeds was not essential for seed germination under non-stress and mild stress conditions, but contributed highly to seedling growth under severe stress conditions. Therefore, seed priming with X. badius on ryegrass could be an effective approach to enhance plant tolerance against drought and salt stresses. X. badius could be a good candidate for the inoculation of ectomycorrhizal plants cultivation programs in mild saline and semiarid areas.

Effects of different plant hormones or PEG seed soaking on maize resistance to drought stress

2014 ◽  
Vol 94 (8) ◽  
pp. 1491-1499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiheng Yuan ◽  
Chuntian Wang ◽  
ShiPeng Li ◽  
Xiao Li ◽  
Fuju Tai
Keyword(s):  
Drought Stress ◽  
Seed Germination ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Seedling Growth ◽  
Plant Hormones ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Seed Vigor ◽  
Seedling Resistance ◽  
Seed Soaking ◽  
Maize Resistance

Yuan, Z., Wang, C., Li, S., Li, X. and Tai, F. 2014. Effects of different plant hormones or PEG seed soaking on maize resistance to drought stress. Can. J. Plant Sci. 94: 1491–1499. Drought stress has a major impact on plant growth and productivity, and seed soaking is an important way to increase seedling resistance to drought stress. This study investigated whether drought hardening chemicals, such as polyethylene glycol (PEG), or plant growth regulators enhance plant drought tolerance. The effects of PEG and several plant hormones, such as indoleacetic acid, gibberellic acid 3, 6-benzylaminopurine (6-BA), on seed germination and seedling growth under drought stress were analyzed. The results revealed that seed soaking with 5×10−3 mg L−1 6-BA or 10% PEG improved maize seed germination parameters under drought stress, including seedlings dry weight, seed vigor and germination rate. In addition, some physiological indices, such as superoxide dismutase and catalase activities, soluble protein contents and malondialdehyde etc. in seedlings under drought stress were improved compared with the control. Therefore, the application of 6-BA or PEG as a seed soak treatment had a significant and synergistic effect on seed germination and seedling growth under drought stress. However, the PEG seed soak treatment maybe slightly lead to plant damage and then improved plant ability to acquire some resistance to stress, the 6-BA were not so.

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