Evolution of approaches to increase the salt tolerance of crops

M Ashraf, R Munns - Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The existence of salinity stress can be traced well before the domestication of crops, but the
documentation and mitigation of this menace started only 100 years ago. Due to the …

Inducing salt tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.) through seed priming with chloride salts: Growth and ion transport at early growth stages

M Ashraf, H Rauf - Acta physiologiae plantarum, 2001 - Springer
The study was conducted to determine whether salt tolerance could be induced in maize at
germination stage by soaking of seeds for 8 h in distilled water or in 200 meq· L− 1 of NaCl …

Does seed priming induce changes in the levels of some endogenous plant hormones in hexaploid wheat plants under salt stress?

M Iqbal, M Ashraf, A Jamil… - Journal of integrative …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In order to assess whether salt tolerance could be improved in spring wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.), the present study was performed by soaking the seeds of two cultivars, namely …

Seed enhancement with cytokinins: changes in growth and grain yield in salt stressed wheat plants

M Iqbal, M Ashraf, A Jamil - Plant growth regulation, 2006 - Springer
Cytokinins are often considered abscisic acid (ABA) antagonists and auxins
antagonists/synergists in various processes in plants. Seed enhancement (seed priming) …

Chemical priming with urea and KNO3 enhances maize hybrids (Zea mays L.) seed viability under abiotic stress

HP Anosheh, H Sadeghi, Y Emam - Journal of Crop Science and …, 2011 - Springer
Seed priming is a method to improve germination and seedling establishment under stress
conditions. The effect of seed priming in chemical solutions such as urea and KNO 3, on …

Changes in growth, photosynthetic capacity and ionic relations in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) due to pre-sowing seed treatment with polyamines

M Iqbal, M Ashraf - Plant Growth Regulation, 2005 - Springer
The influence of pre-sowing seed treatment with polyamines (2.5 mM putrescine, 5.0 mM
spermidine and 2.5 mM spermine) on growth, photosynthetic capacity, and ion accumulation …

Comparative evaluation of hydro-, chemo-, and hormonal-priming methods for imparting salt and PEG stress tolerance in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.)

AK Srivastava, VH Lokhande, VY Patade… - Acta Physiologiae …, 2010 - Springer
The present study was aimed to evaluate the effect of different seed priming methods to
enhance the sodium chloride (NaCl) and polyethylene glycol-8000 (PEG-8000) stress …

Wheat seed priming in relation to salt tolerance: growth, yield and levels of free salicylic acid and polyamines

M Iqbal, M Ashraf - Annales Botanici Fennici, 2006 - JSTOR
The exogenous application of cytokinins through seed pre-treatment is reported to be
involved in plant tolerance to salt stress. It was hypothesized that cytokinins could regulate …

[PDF][PDF] Gibberellic acid (GA3) enhance seed water uptake, germination and early seedling growth in sugar beet under salt stress

M Jamil, ES Rha - Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2007 - researchgate.net
The study was carried out to assess whether water uptake could be improved in sugar beet
seeds and salt tolerance at the germination and early seedling stage by soaking the seeds …

Seed preconditioning modulates growth, ionic relations, and photosynthetic capacity in adult plants of hexaploid wheat under salt stress

M Iqbal, M Ashraf - Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
In order to assess whether seed priming could improve salt tolerance in spring wheat
(Triticum aestivum L.) a study was carried out by soaking the seeds of two cultivars, MH-97 …