Priming and Pretreatment of Seeds and Seedlings : Implication in Plant Stress Tolerance and Enhancing Productivity in Crop Plants /: Implication in Plant Stress Tolerance and Enhancing Productivity in Crop Plants. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mirza Hasanuzzaman, Vasileios Fotopoulos, editors.
• Other Names: Hasanuzzaman, Mirza; Fotopoulos, Vasileios
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors; About the Editors; Methods of Seed Priming; 1 Introduction; 2 Hydropriming; 3 Halopriming; 4 Osmopriming; 5 Solid Matrix Priming; 6 Biopriming; 7 Nutripriming; 8 Seed Priming with Plant Growth Regulators, Hormones, and Other Organic Sources; References; Advances in the Concept and Methods of Seed Priming; 1 Introduction; 2 History of Seed Priming; 3 Phenomenon of Seed Priming; 4 Methods of Seed Priming; 4.1 Conventional Seed Priming Methods; 4.1.1 Hydro-priming; 4.1.2 Osmo-priming; 4.1.3 Nutrient Priming; 4.1.4 Chemical Priming; 4.1.5 Bio-priming 4.1.6 Priming with Plant Growth Regulators (PGR)4.1.7 Priming with Plant Extract; 4.2 Advanced Methods of Seed Priming; 4.2.1 Seed Priming Through Nanoparticles; 4.2.2 Seed Priming Through Physical Agents; 5 Factors Affecting Seed Priming; 6 Seed Priming: Physiological Basis and Plant Response; 6.1 Occurrence of Seed Germination and Seedling Growth; 6.2 Crop Nutrition and Yield; 6.3 Seed Priming for Stress Management; 7 Assessment of Priming Effects on Plant Growth and Development; 7.1 Seed Priming Using Compost Extract for Improving Germination Parameters 7.2 Preparation and Characteristics of Compost Tea7.3 Seed Priming and Experimental Setup; 7.4 Effects on Germination Parameters; 7.4.1 Germination Rate and Germination Index (GI); 7.4.2 Mean Germination Time (MGT) and Seed Vigor Index (SVI); 7.4.3 Effects on Root and Shoot Length; 8 Limitations and Perspective in Seed Priming Technology; 9 Conclusions; References; Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Aspects of Seed Priming; 1 Introduction; 2 Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Aspects of Seed Priming; 2.1 Pregerminative Metabolism 2.2 Better Imbibition and Vigorous Seedling Growth2.3 Osmotic Adjustment; 2.4 Membrane Properties; 2.5 Antioxidant Defense System; 2.6 Changes in Metabolic Events; 2.7 Hormonal Balance and Regulation; 2.8 Aquaporins and Tonoplast Intrinsic Proteins; 2.9 Dehydrins (Late Embryogenesis Abundant Proteins); 2.10 Reactive Oxygen Species: Key Signaling Molecules in Priming; 2.11 Activation of DNA Repair Pathways; 3 Seed Priming and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants; 4 Conclusion; References; Fundamental Processes Involved in Seed Priming; 1 Introduction; 2 The Physiology of Seed Germination 2.1 Initial Fast Imbibition2.2 Starting of Metabolic Processes in the Seed (Lag Phase); 2.3 Subsequent Radicle Emergence and Resumption of Growth; 3 The Benefits of Seed Priming; 4 Mechanism of Seed Priming; 5 Factors Affecting Seed Priming; 5.1 Kind of Priming; 5.2 Temperature; 5.3 Oxygen Availability; 5.4 Osmotic Potential and Solution Concentration; 5.5 Duration of Treatment; 5.6 Seed Quality; 5.7 Light; 5.8 Dehydration after Priming; 5.9 Storage Condition; 6 Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Responses to Seed Priming; 7 Stresses-Induced Metabolic Changes in Germinating Seeds
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (606 pages)
• Subjects: 631.5/21; Seeds; Plant breeding; Crops and climate; Crops and climate; Plant breeding; Seeds; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9811386250; 9789811386251
• Related ISBNs: 9789811386244
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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