Enhancement of Brassica napus Tolerance to High Saline Conditions by Seed Priming

• Published in: Plants (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 2; p. 403
• Main Authors: Stassinos, Panaiotis M., Rossi, Massimiliano, Borromeo, Ilaria, Capo, Concetta, Beninati, Simone, Forni, Cinzia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 20.02.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Abiotic stress; antioxidant activities; Antioxidants; Brassica; Brassica napus; Crop production; Cultivars; Gene expression; Genotypes; Membranes; Oxidative stress; Photosynthesis; Photosynthetic pigments; Physiological effects; Physiological responses; Physiology; Pigments; Plant growth; Polyamines; Priming; Productivity; Proline; Rape plants; Rapeseed; Saline soils; Salinity; Salinity effects; Salinization; Salt; salt stress; Salts; seed priming; Seed treatments; Seeds; Sodium chloride; Soil salinity; soil salinization; Spermidine; Spermine; Stress response; Transcription factors; proline; spermidine; antioxidant activities; seed priming; salt stress; rapeseed

Plants grown in saline soils undergo osmotic and oxidative stresses, affecting growth and photosynthesis and, consequently, the yield. Therefore, the increase in soil salinity is a major threat to crop productivity worldwide. Plant’s tolerance can be ameliorated by applying simple methods that induc...