Nano‐pyrite as a plant hormone regulator: Emulating seed hormopriming

Abstract ‘Pre‐sowing seed priming’ and ‘pre‐transplanting root priming’ are promising strategies to improve agriculture productivity. Farmers, seed production enterprises, and seedling producers constantly search for economic priming agents that help improve yield and crop health. Recently, several...

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Main Authors: Brijesh Kaler, Himanshi Jangir, Sabyasachi Sarkar, Jayprakash Sharma, Mainak Das
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Published: Wiley-VCH 2024-06-01
Series:Modern Agriculture
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/moda.23
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author Brijesh Kaler
Himanshi Jangir
Sabyasachi Sarkar
Jayprakash Sharma
Mainak Das
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description Abstract ‘Pre‐sowing seed priming’ and ‘pre‐transplanting root priming’ are promising strategies to improve agriculture productivity. Farmers, seed production enterprises, and seedling producers constantly search for economic priming agents that help improve yield and crop health. Recently, several nanomaterials have emerged as economical seed and root priming agents, with nanoiron pyrite standing out as a particularly promising molecule. The observed enhancement in germination of nano‐pyrite treated seeds across various plant species indicate a shared underlying mechanism. We conducted evaluations of gibberellic acid (GA) and abscisic acid (ABA) content in red radish and soybean seeds subjected to nano‐pyrite priming revealing a notable increase in the GA: ABA ratio compared to the control group. In addition, mature red radishes cultivated from nano‐pyrite primed seeds exhibited elevated anthocyanin content and a remarkable 25.46% increase in yield. The aqueous pyrite suspension utilised in the process generates trace peroxide, and we propose that this trace peroxide plays a crucial role in orchestrating the increased GA: ABA ratio, anthocyanin content, and crop yield. These results position nano‐pyrite as a plant hormone regulator, effectively mimicking the seed hormo‐priming strategy. Considering the widespread presence of pyrite in the earth's crust, using pyrite as a commercial seed and root priming agent emerges as a potentially sustainable approach to enhance food production.
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spelling doaj-art-65485c240d83431983745a10cc62336c2025-01-31T16:15:27ZengWiley-VCHModern Agriculture2751-41022024-06-0121n/an/a10.1002/moda.23Nano‐pyrite as a plant hormone regulator: Emulating seed hormoprimingBrijesh Kaler0Himanshi Jangir1Sabyasachi Sarkar2Jayprakash Sharma3Mainak Das4Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur Uttar Pradesh IndiaUniversity of Central Florida NanoScience Technology Center Orlando Florida USANano Science and Synthetic Leaf Cell Department of Chemistry, Industrial & Applied Chemistry Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira Howrah West Bengal IndiaBAIF Development Research Foundation Bhopal Madhya Pradesh IndiaUniversity of Central Florida NanoScience Technology Center Orlando Florida USAAbstract ‘Pre‐sowing seed priming’ and ‘pre‐transplanting root priming’ are promising strategies to improve agriculture productivity. Farmers, seed production enterprises, and seedling producers constantly search for economic priming agents that help improve yield and crop health. Recently, several nanomaterials have emerged as economical seed and root priming agents, with nanoiron pyrite standing out as a particularly promising molecule. The observed enhancement in germination of nano‐pyrite treated seeds across various plant species indicate a shared underlying mechanism. We conducted evaluations of gibberellic acid (GA) and abscisic acid (ABA) content in red radish and soybean seeds subjected to nano‐pyrite priming revealing a notable increase in the GA: ABA ratio compared to the control group. In addition, mature red radishes cultivated from nano‐pyrite primed seeds exhibited elevated anthocyanin content and a remarkable 25.46% increase in yield. The aqueous pyrite suspension utilised in the process generates trace peroxide, and we propose that this trace peroxide plays a crucial role in orchestrating the increased GA: ABA ratio, anthocyanin content, and crop yield. These results position nano‐pyrite as a plant hormone regulator, effectively mimicking the seed hormo‐priming strategy. Considering the widespread presence of pyrite in the earth's crust, using pyrite as a commercial seed and root priming agent emerges as a potentially sustainable approach to enhance food production.https://doi.org/10.1002/moda.23
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Mainak Das
Nano‐pyrite as a plant hormone regulator: Emulating seed hormopriming
Modern Agriculture
title Nano‐pyrite as a plant hormone regulator: Emulating seed hormopriming
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title_fullStr Nano‐pyrite as a plant hormone regulator: Emulating seed hormopriming
title_full_unstemmed Nano‐pyrite as a plant hormone regulator: Emulating seed hormopriming
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url https://doi.org/10.1002/moda.23
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