Seed priming induces biochemical changes in melon plants and increase salt tolerance

dc.creatorJose Castañares
dc.creatorC.A. Bouzo
dc.date2020
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:40:41Z
dc.descriptionAn experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of priming on germination and initial growth of melon plants under salinity conditions. Two osmotic agents (NaCl and CaCl.) and two treatment durations (2 and 4 days) were compared. Germination percentage and growth of seedlings were evaluated at electrical conductivity 8.0 dS m-1. Total chlorophyll content, relative water content, root viability, proline content, relative electrolyte leakage, malondialdehyde concentration, peroxidase and catalase activity, Na./K. ratio in green parts, and K. leakage from roots were measured. The best germination was obtained when seeds were soaked either with NaCl or CaCl. for two days. Priming improved growth parameters and plants presented a better response in all the evaluated biochemical parameters. Results suggest that priming could be used to improve the performance of seeds and seedlings in situations of high salinity.
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dc.identifier0325-8718
dc.identifierhttps://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=86464924009
dc.identifierhttps://www.redalyc.org/journal/864/86464924009/
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dc.identifierhttps://www.redalyc.org/journal/864/86464924009/86464924009.epub
dc.identifierhttps://www.redalyc.org/journal/864/86464924009/movil
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/440601
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInstituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
dc.relationhttp://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=864
dc.rightsRIA. Revista de Investigaciones Agropecuarias
dc.sourceRIA. Revista de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (Argentina) Num.2 Vol.46
dc.subjectAgrociencias
dc.titleSeed priming induces biochemical changes in melon plants and increase salt tolerance
dc.typeartículo científico

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