Seed priming improves the germination and growth rate of melon seedlings under saline stress
ABSTRACT: The germination and growth of melon (Cucumis melo L.) plants can be severely affected by excess salts in the soil or irrigation water; however, negative effects of salt stress can be attenuated using appropriate methods of seed priming. Thus, effects of osmopriming as inducer of salt stre...
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doaj-6c09c6732cc7431a88e1bb23d79ee4992020-11-25T00:20:24ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaCiência Rural1678-459649710.1590/0103-8478cr20180588S0103-84782019000700200Seed priming improves the germination and growth rate of melon seedlings under saline stressCarlos Eduardo da Silva OliveiraFábio SteinerAlan Mario ZuffoTiago ZozCharline Zaratin AlvesViviane Cabrera Baptista de AguiarABSTRACT: The germination and growth of melon (Cucumis melo L.) plants can be severely affected by excess salts in the soil or irrigation water; however, negative effects of salt stress can be attenuated using appropriate methods of seed priming. Thus, effects of osmopriming as inducer of salt stress tolerance in melon seeds exposed to salinity levels were investigated in this study. Seeds were soaked for 22 h at 25 °C in the dark in distilled water (hydropriming) or 0.5% KNO3 solution (osmopriming), and after drying, were distributed in plastic boxes with blotter paper containing different NaCl solutions prepared with osmotic pressure of 0.0 MPa (control), -0.3 MPa (mild stress), and -0.6 MPa (severe stress). Unprimed dry seeds were taken as control. The plastic boxes were kept into a seed germinator, at 25 °C for 14 days. A completely randomized design in a 3 × 3 factorial schemes with four replicates of 25 seeds was used. Results showed that the seed priming with water and KNO3 may be successfully applied on melon seeds to alleviate the adverse effects of saline stress in initial stages of plant growth. However, under severe salt stress conditions, hydropriming should be used because it results in higher germination and initial growth rate of the seedlings when compared to the osmopriming. Use of unprimed seeds should not be adopted in cultivation areas affected by salinity because they result in low germination rate and reduced initial plant growth.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782019000700200&lng=en&tlng=enCucumis melo L.salinidadehidrocondicionamentoosmocondicionamentotolerância à salinidade. |
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Carlos Eduardo da Silva Oliveira Fábio Steiner Alan Mario Zuffo Tiago Zoz Charline Zaratin Alves Viviane Cabrera Baptista de Aguiar |
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Carlos Eduardo da Silva Oliveira Fábio Steiner Alan Mario Zuffo Tiago Zoz Charline Zaratin Alves Viviane Cabrera Baptista de Aguiar Seed priming improves the germination and growth rate of melon seedlings under saline stress Ciência Rural Cucumis melo L. salinidade hidrocondicionamento osmocondicionamento tolerância à salinidade. |
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Carlos Eduardo da Silva Oliveira Fábio Steiner Alan Mario Zuffo Tiago Zoz Charline Zaratin Alves Viviane Cabrera Baptista de Aguiar |
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Carlos Eduardo da Silva Oliveira |
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Seed priming improves the germination and growth rate of melon seedlings under saline stress |
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Seed priming improves the germination and growth rate of melon seedlings under saline stress |
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Seed priming improves the germination and growth rate of melon seedlings under saline stress |
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Seed priming improves the germination and growth rate of melon seedlings under saline stress |
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Seed priming improves the germination and growth rate of melon seedlings under saline stress |
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seed priming improves the germination and growth rate of melon seedlings under saline stress |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria |
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Ciência Rural |
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ABSTRACT: The germination and growth of melon (Cucumis melo L.) plants can be severely affected by excess salts in the soil or irrigation water; however, negative effects of salt stress can be attenuated using appropriate methods of seed priming. Thus, effects of osmopriming as inducer of salt stress tolerance in melon seeds exposed to salinity levels were investigated in this study. Seeds were soaked for 22 h at 25 °C in the dark in distilled water (hydropriming) or 0.5% KNO3 solution (osmopriming), and after drying, were distributed in plastic boxes with blotter paper containing different NaCl solutions prepared with osmotic pressure of 0.0 MPa (control), -0.3 MPa (mild stress), and -0.6 MPa (severe stress). Unprimed dry seeds were taken as control. The plastic boxes were kept into a seed germinator, at 25 °C for 14 days. A completely randomized design in a 3 × 3 factorial schemes with four replicates of 25 seeds was used. Results showed that the seed priming with water and KNO3 may be successfully applied on melon seeds to alleviate the adverse effects of saline stress in initial stages of plant growth. However, under severe salt stress conditions, hydropriming should be used because it results in higher germination and initial growth rate of the seedlings when compared to the osmopriming. Use of unprimed seeds should not be adopted in cultivation areas affected by salinity because they result in low germination rate and reduced initial plant growth. |
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Cucumis melo L. salinidade hidrocondicionamento osmocondicionamento tolerância à salinidade. |
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