Abstract
Plants are often exposed to abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, heat, cold, and heavy metals that induce complex responses, which result in reduced growth as well as crop yield. Phytohormones are well known for their regulatory role in plant growth and development, and they serve as important chemical messengers, allowing plants to function during exposure to various stresses. Seed priming is a physiological technique involving seed hydration and drying to improve metabolic processes prior to germination, thereby increasing the percentage and rate of germination and improving seedling growth and crop yield under normal and various biotic and abiotic stresses. Seed priming allows plants to obtain an enhanced capacity for rapidly and effectively combating different stresses. Thus, seed priming with phytohormones has emerged as an important tool for mitigating the effects of abiotic stress. Therefore, this review discusses the potential role of priming with phytohormones to mitigate the harmful effects of abiotic stresses, possible mechanisms for how mitigation is accomplished, and roles of priming on the enhancement of crop production.
Document Type
Review
Publication Date
2021
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10010037
Repository Citation
Rhaman, Mohammad Saidur; Imran, Shahin; Rauf, Farjana; Khatun, Mousumi; Baskin, Carol C.; Murata, Yoshiyuki; and Hasanuzzaman, Mirza, "Seed Priming with Phytohormones: An Effective Approach for the Mitigation of Abiotic Stress" (2021). Biology Faculty Publications. 202.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/biology_facpub/202
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Plants, v. 10, issue 1, 37.
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