Responses of Seed Germination, Seedling Growth, and Seed Yield Traits to Seed Pretreatment in Maize (Zea mays L.)
Joint Authors
Yu, Junbao
Tian, Yu
Guan, Bo
Zhou, Daowei
Li, Guangdi
Lou, Yujie
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
A series of seed priming experiments were conducted to test the effects of different pretreatment methods to seed germination, seedling growth, and seed yield traits in maize (Zea mays L.).
Results indicated that the seeds primed by gibberellins (GA), NaCl, and polyethylene glycol (PEG) reagents showed a higher imbibitions rate compared to those primed with water.
The final germination percentage and germination rate varied with different reagents significantly (P<0.05).
The recommended prime reagents were GA at 10 mg/L, NaCl at 50 mM, and PEG at 15% on account of germination experiment.
15% PEG priming reagent increased shoot and root biomass of maize seedling.
The shoot biomass of seedlings after presoaking the seeds with NaCl reagent was significantly higher than the seedlings without priming treatment.
No significant differences of plant height, leaf number, and hundred-grain weight were observed between control group and priming treatments.
Presoaking with water, NaCl (50 mM), or PEG (15%) significantly increased the hundred-grain weight of maize.
Therefore, seed pretreatment is proved to be an effective technique to improve the germination performance, seedling growth, and seed yield of maize.
However, when compared with the two methods, if immediate sowing is possible, presoaking is recommended to harvest better benefits compared to priming method.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tian, Yu& Guan, Bo& Zhou, Daowei& Yu, Junbao& Li, Guangdi& Lou, Yujie. 2014. Responses of Seed Germination, Seedling Growth, and Seed Yield Traits to Seed Pretreatment in Maize (Zea mays L.). The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051260
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tian, Yu…[et al.]. Responses of Seed Germination, Seedling Growth, and Seed Yield Traits to Seed Pretreatment in Maize (Zea mays L.). The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051260
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tian, Yu& Guan, Bo& Zhou, Daowei& Yu, Junbao& Li, Guangdi& Lou, Yujie. Responses of Seed Germination, Seedling Growth, and Seed Yield Traits to Seed Pretreatment in Maize (Zea mays L.). The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051260
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1051260