Effect of Priming on Germination Traits and Antioxidant Enzymes of Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) Seeds with Different Vigor under Drought Stress

Drought stress is a critical environmental stress that limits the productivity and sustainability of agriculture in arid and semi-arid regions by reducing the germination rate and delaying the start of germination and seedling establishment. There are various methods to increase the yield of agricul...

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Main Authors: Omid Sofalian, Raouf Seyed Sharifi, Mohammad Sedghi, Parisa Jahed
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Published: Ankara University 2023-03-01
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description Drought stress is a critical environmental stress that limits the productivity and sustainability of agriculture in arid and semi-arid regions by reducing the germination rate and delaying the start of germination and seedling establishment. There are various methods to increase the yield of agricultural plants, each of which somehow improves the yield of seeds in terms of germination indicators and seedling establishment. One of the most common methods to increase poor seed germination is priming before planting. To investigate the effects of priming on aspects of germination of aged pumpkin seeds under drought stress, a factorial experiment was conducted based on a completely randomized design with four replications in the laboratory. Treatments that include seed aging (control, 85% and 75% of control germination), drought stress (0, -0.75 and -1.5 MPa), and priming (control, hydro, gibberellin, GR24, benzyl aminopurine and spermidine). The results of a mean comparison between drought stress, seed ageing and priming showed that the lowest germination percentage (GP) of pumpkin (43.6%), protein (0.82 mg.g-1Fw), radical length (RL, 9.24 mm), plumule length (PL, 1.19 mm), relative water content (RWC, 35.5%), carotenoid (1.253 mg.g-1Fw), catalase (CAT, 7.03 µmol.gmin-1.mgprotein-1), peroxidase (POX, 47.72 µmol.gmin-1.mgprotein-1) and superoxide dismutase activity (SOD, 53.48 mmol.gmin-1.mgprotein-1) were associated with drought treatment at -1.5 MPa and with 75% aging in the absence of priming. In addition, the lowest content of malone dialdehyde (MDA, 3.75 mmol.g-1Fw) and proline (1.573 µg.g-1Fw) were obtained from the absence of drought and aging with priming using spermidine. The highest GP (98.03%) and protein (9.54 mg.g-1Fw) were obtained from gibberellin treatment, RL (15.73 mm) and PL (4.26 mm) in priming using GR24 hormone, RWC (83.64%), carotenoid (6.277 mg.g-1Fw), CAT (40.44 µmol.gmin-1.mg protein-1), POX (95.71 µmol.gmin-1.mgprotein-1) and SOD activity (131.68 µmol.gmin-1.mg protein-1) in priming with spermidine with non-drought stress and aging conditions. The highest MDA (32.42 mmol.g-1Fw) and proline (0.55 µg.g-1Fw) were observed in drought conditions with an intensity of -1.5 MPa and 75% aging in the absence of priming.
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spelling doaj-art-9fa3e008faae4e53ab9cb6509309ddee2025-08-20T02:00:39ZengAnkara UniversityJournal of Agricultural Sciences1300-75802148-92972023-03-0129249150610.15832/ankutbd.106730545Effect of Priming on Germination Traits and Antioxidant Enzymes of Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) Seeds with Different Vigor under Drought StressOmid Sofalian0Raouf Seyed Sharifi1Mohammad Sedghi2Parisa Jahed3Department of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, IranDepartment of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, IranDepartment of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, IranDepartment of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, IranDrought stress is a critical environmental stress that limits the productivity and sustainability of agriculture in arid and semi-arid regions by reducing the germination rate and delaying the start of germination and seedling establishment. There are various methods to increase the yield of agricultural plants, each of which somehow improves the yield of seeds in terms of germination indicators and seedling establishment. One of the most common methods to increase poor seed germination is priming before planting. To investigate the effects of priming on aspects of germination of aged pumpkin seeds under drought stress, a factorial experiment was conducted based on a completely randomized design with four replications in the laboratory. Treatments that include seed aging (control, 85% and 75% of control germination), drought stress (0, -0.75 and -1.5 MPa), and priming (control, hydro, gibberellin, GR24, benzyl aminopurine and spermidine). The results of a mean comparison between drought stress, seed ageing and priming showed that the lowest germination percentage (GP) of pumpkin (43.6%), protein (0.82 mg.g-1Fw), radical length (RL, 9.24 mm), plumule length (PL, 1.19 mm), relative water content (RWC, 35.5%), carotenoid (1.253 mg.g-1Fw), catalase (CAT, 7.03 µmol.gmin-1.mgprotein-1), peroxidase (POX, 47.72 µmol.gmin-1.mgprotein-1) and superoxide dismutase activity (SOD, 53.48 mmol.gmin-1.mgprotein-1) were associated with drought treatment at -1.5 MPa and with 75% aging in the absence of priming. In addition, the lowest content of malone dialdehyde (MDA, 3.75 mmol.g-1Fw) and proline (1.573 µg.g-1Fw) were obtained from the absence of drought and aging with priming using spermidine. The highest GP (98.03%) and protein (9.54 mg.g-1Fw) were obtained from gibberellin treatment, RL (15.73 mm) and PL (4.26 mm) in priming using GR24 hormone, RWC (83.64%), carotenoid (6.277 mg.g-1Fw), CAT (40.44 µmol.gmin-1.mg protein-1), POX (95.71 µmol.gmin-1.mgprotein-1) and SOD activity (131.68 µmol.gmin-1.mg protein-1) in priming with spermidine with non-drought stress and aging conditions. The highest MDA (32.42 mmol.g-1Fw) and proline (0.55 µg.g-1Fw) were observed in drought conditions with an intensity of -1.5 MPa and 75% aging in the absence of priming.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2229179abiotic stresscatalasedeteriorationseed vigorwater potentialstrigolactone
spellingShingle Omid Sofalian
Raouf Seyed Sharifi
Mohammad Sedghi
Parisa Jahed
Effect of Priming on Germination Traits and Antioxidant Enzymes of Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) Seeds with Different Vigor under Drought Stress
Journal of Agricultural Sciences
abiotic stress
catalase
deterioration
seed vigor
water potential
strigolactone
title Effect of Priming on Germination Traits and Antioxidant Enzymes of Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) Seeds with Different Vigor under Drought Stress
title_full Effect of Priming on Germination Traits and Antioxidant Enzymes of Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) Seeds with Different Vigor under Drought Stress
title_fullStr Effect of Priming on Germination Traits and Antioxidant Enzymes of Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) Seeds with Different Vigor under Drought Stress
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Priming on Germination Traits and Antioxidant Enzymes of Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) Seeds with Different Vigor under Drought Stress
title_short Effect of Priming on Germination Traits and Antioxidant Enzymes of Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) Seeds with Different Vigor under Drought Stress
title_sort effect of priming on germination traits and antioxidant enzymes of pumpkin cucurbita pepo l seeds with different vigor under drought stress
topic abiotic stress
catalase
deterioration
seed vigor
water potential
strigolactone
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2229179
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