BookMirza Hasanuzzaman, Vasileios Fotopoulos, editors.
Summary: This book introduces readers to both seed treatment and seedling pretreatments, taking into account various factors such as plant age, growing conditions and climate. Reflecting recent advances in seed priming and pretreatment techniques, it demonstrates how these approaches can be used to improve stress tolerance and enhance crop productivity. Covering the basic phenomena involved, mechanisms and recent innovations, the book offers a comprehensive guide for students, researchers and scientists alike, particularly Plant Physiologists, Agronomists, Environmental Scientists, Biotechnologists, and Botanists, who will find essential information on physiology and stress tolerance. The book also provides a valuable source of information for professionals at seed companies, seed technologists, food scientists, policymakers, and agricultural development officers around the world.
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 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 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 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