ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020
Seed Priming: A Feasible Strategy to Enhance Drought Tolerance in Crop Plants.
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81 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 299 citations in OpenAlex.
- Changing research trends in seed responses to stresses: a bibliometric analysis over the last 50 years.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Pooled it
- Seed Priming with Gibberellic Acid Enhances Drought Tolerance in Sweet Sorghum by Modulating Cuticular Wax and Cutin Composition.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Melatonin seed priming enhanced drought tolerance in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) cultivars.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Two Major Legume Crops to Seed Priming-A Systematic Review.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Deciphering the genetic basis of wheat germination under ZnO nano priming and drought stress through integrated QTL mapping and network analyses.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Seed priming with melatonin enhances salt stress tolerance in triticale through coordinated regulation of antioxidant defense, osmotic homeostasis, and phytohormone signaling.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
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- Phenotyping Root and Shoot Traits for Drought Response in Bambara Groundnut (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Quantitative trait loci associated with drought stress tolerance in wheat primed with zinc oxide nanoparticles at seed germination and seedling stages.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Seed priming approaches for climate-resilient agriculture.Journal of experimental botany · 2026Review
- Ultrasound treatment enhances tomato drought resistance from germination to seedling stage.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Seed biopriming with Bacillus nematocida enhances drought tolerance in maize via regulation of stress-responsive genes.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Ascorbic Acid Priming Boosts Cotton Seed Chilling Tolerance via Membrane Stability and Antioxidant Cycles.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Potassium nitrate (kno₃) seed priming enhances soybean seed performance.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Current Status of Studying on Physiological Mechanisms of Rice Response to Flooding Stress and Flooding-Resistant Cultivation Regulation.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Unravelling the dynamics of seed-stored mRNAs during seed priming.The New phytologist · 2025Article
- Elicitation with CaClPlant cell reports · 2025Article
- Seed Coatings with Melatonin-Embedded Hydrogel Biopolymers as Green Tools to Mitigate Salinity Stress in Tomato Plants.ACS applied polymer materials · 2025Article
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- A multivariate analysis of seed priming agents and dosage on germination performance seedling growth and biochemical profiling in tomato.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Drought is a serious threat to the farming community, biasing the crop productivity in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Drought adversely affects seed germination, plant growth, and development via non-normal physiological processes. Plants generally acclimatize to drought stress through various tolerance mechanisms, but the changes in global climate and modern agricultural systems have further worsened the crop productivity. In order to increase the production and productivity, several strategies such as the breeding of tolerant varieties and exogenous application of growth regulators, osmoprotectants, and plant mineral nutrients are followed to mitigate the effects of drought stress. Nevertheless, the complex nature of drought stress makes these strategies ineffective in benefiting the farming community. Seed priming is an alternative, low-cost, and feasible technique, which can improve drought stress tolerance through enhanced and advanced seed germination. Primed seeds can retain the memory of previous stress and enable protection against oxidative stress through earlier activation of the cellular defense mechanism, reduced imbibition time, upsurge of germination promoters, and osmotic regulation. However, a better understanding of the metabolic events during the priming treatment is needed to use this technology in a more efficient way. Interestingly, the review highlights the morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of seed priming for enhancing the drought tolerance in crop plants. Furthermore, the challenges and opportunities associated with various priming methods are also addressed side-by-side to enable the use of this simple and cost-efficient technique in a more efficient manner.
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