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Seed Priming Alleviates Stress Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

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Priming and Pretreatment of Seeds and Seedlings

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Seed priming is an age-old practice in agriculture. Seed germination and seedling growth can be improved through seed priming (seed hydration–dehydration–rehydration techniques) and seed coating with different living and nonliving substances. Seed priming is an age-old practice in agriculture dates to 1926 showed that rapid germination and seedling growth due to chlorine water priming. Seed priming break ups the seed cover, decreases inhibitor concentration in hull and endosperm and transforms the seeds into a higher state of activation. Both germination rate and seedling growth turn out to be fast and superior in primed seeds compared to non-primed seeds, while capsulated seed gets some essential ingredients required for fast and uniform germination from the coating substances. It is observed that different priming agents improve tolerance to excess and deficit water, salinity, metal toxicity and temperature and different biotic stresses in rice. Reports show that capsulated seeds with appropriate pelleting agents induce tolerance to abiotic stresses such as germination stage oxygen deficiency, cold, drought and salinity. Seed treatments have greater impact to stabilize rice yields under adverse conditions. In this chapter, physiological and biochemical status of primed seeds are discussed in relation to tolerance to diverse abiotic stresses in rice.

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Abbreviations

ABA:

abscisic acid

ALA:

5-aminolevulinic acid

As:

arsenic

Bo:

boron

CaCl2:

calcium chloride

CAT:

catalase

Cd:

cadmium

CL:

chitosan-lignosulphonate polymer

Cr:

chromium

DNA:

deoxyribonucleic acid

E:

eugenol

GA:

gibberellic acid

GPX:

glutathione peroxidase

GSOD:

germination stage oxygen deficiency

H2O2:

hydrogen peroxide

Hsp70:

heat shock protein 70

IAA:

indole-3-acetic acid

KCl:

potassium chloride

KNO3:

potassium nitrate

LEA:

late embryogenesis abundant

MDA:

malondialdehyde

Mn:

manganese

mRNA:

messenger RNA

P:

phosphorus

PAs:

polyamines

Pb:

lead

PEG:

polyethylene glycol

RNA:

ribonucleic acid

ROS:

reactive oxygen species

RQ:

respiratory quotient

SA:

salicylic acid

Se:

selenium

SOD:

superoxide dismutase

SPD:

spermidine

SPM:

spermine

Zn:

zinc

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Authors are grateful to the Indian Council of Agriculture, India, for providing financial support through Emeritus Scientist Scheme to RKS.

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Sarkar, R.K., Mukherjee, A.K., Chakraborty, K. (2019). Seed Priming Alleviates Stress Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.). In: Hasanuzzaman, M., Fotopoulos, V. (eds) Priming and Pretreatment of Seeds and Seedlings. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8625-1_9

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