Seed Priming: A Feasible Strategy to Enhance Drought Tolerance in Crop Plants

Seed Priming: A Feasible Strategy to Enhance Drought Tolerance in Crop Plants

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 var...

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Main Authors: Vishvanathan Marthandan, Rathnavel Geetha, Karunanandham Kumutha, Vellaichamy Gandhimeyyan Renganathan, Adhimoolam Karthikeyan, Jegadeesan Ramalingam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
drought stress
germination
hydration
seed priming
stress tolerance
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/21/8258

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