Seed priming in field crops: potential benefits, adoption and challenges
Seed priming is a presowing technique in which seeds are moderately hydrated to the point
where pregermination metabolic processes begin without actual germination. Seeds are …
where pregermination metabolic processes begin without actual germination. Seeds are …
Tightening the phosphorus cycle through phosphorus-efficient crop genotypes
We are facing unprecedented phosphorus (P) challenges, namely P scarcity associated with
increasing food demand, and an oversupply of P fertilisers, resulting in eutrophication …
increasing food demand, and an oversupply of P fertilisers, resulting in eutrophication …
Seed priming: new comprehensive approaches for an old empirical technique
Seed priming is a pre-sowing treatment which leads to a physiological state that enables
seed to germinate more efficiently. The majority of seed treatments are based on seed …
seed to germinate more efficiently. The majority of seed treatments are based on seed …
Advances in the concept and methods of seed priming
The critical stages during the growth of crops are the uniform seed germination, early
seedling growth, and uniform plant stand. Low crop yield is attributed to uneven seed …
seedling growth, and uniform plant stand. Low crop yield is attributed to uneven seed …
Seed priming: An approach towards agricultural sustainability
AB Raj, SK Raj - Journal of Applied and Natural …, 2019 - journals.ansfoundation.org
Seed priming is controlled hydration of seeds to a level that allow pre-germinative metabolic
activity to continue, but interrupt the emergence of the radicle. Seed priming improves seed …
activity to continue, but interrupt the emergence of the radicle. Seed priming improves seed …
Seed Priming with Potassium Nitrate and Gibberellic Acid Enhances the Performance of Dry Direct Seeded Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in North-Western India
Poor early growth and uneven crop establishment are reported as the major bottlenecks in
wide-scale adoption and optimal yield realization of dry direct-seeded rice (DSR). Seed …
wide-scale adoption and optimal yield realization of dry direct-seeded rice (DSR). Seed …
Recent advances in seed enhancements
Seed quality is vital to sustainable crop production and food security. Seed enhancements
include physical, physiological and biological treatments to overcome germination …
include physical, physiological and biological treatments to overcome germination …
Seed priming and its role in mitigating heat stress responses in crop plants
P Chakraborty, P Dwivedi - Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2021 - Springer
Rise in temperature beyond threshold level that causes irreversible damage in plants is heat
stress while heat stress during reproductive or grain filling period is regarded as terminal …
stress while heat stress during reproductive or grain filling period is regarded as terminal …
Age-related morphological and physiological responses of irrigated rice to declined soil phosphorus and potassium availability
K Somaweera, DN Sirisena, W De Costa… - Paddy and Water …, 2017 - Springer
Inorganic fertilisers need to be applied only when the inherent soil fertility alone cannot
supply the plant nutrient demand for rice. When managing such systems, identification of the …
supply the plant nutrient demand for rice. When managing such systems, identification of the …
Priming, Cd Tolerance, and Phytoremediation
Cadmium is a non-essential toxic soil pollutant with toxic effects on plants, especially crop
plants, and can affect human health through accumulation in crop plants, thus entering the …
plants, and can affect human health through accumulation in crop plants, thus entering the …