Combinative effects of Azospirillum brasilense inoculation and chemical priming on germination behavior and seedling growth in aged grass seeds.

Germination of seeds during the transportation or after prolonged storage naturally and inevitably decreases because of ageing, but germination potential can be partially restored with seed priming treatments. A novel attempt was made to investigate the effects of combined treatments and to optimize...

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Main Authors: Xu Liu, Zhao Chen, Yani Gao, Qian Liu, Wennan Zhou, Tian Zhao, Wenbo Jiang, Xuewen Cui, Jian Cui, Quanzhen Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210453