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Effect of Seed Priming on Seed Dormancy and Vigor

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Priming and Pretreatment of Seeds and Seedlings

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Seed dormancy is a prerequisite for preservation and cultivation of crops. The genetic characteristics of seeds and external environmental conditions combinedly influence the seed vigority. Therefore, seed dormancy and vigor can modify the growth, development, and yield capacity of both agronomic and horticultural crops. There are some physiological and biochemical stimulators by which seed dormancy period and intensity are regulated. Seed priming significantly regulates the different types of seed dormancy as well as enhances the vigority. Thus, different seed priming treatments can be potentially used in crop production to increase the uniformity of germination along with better growth and developments. This chapter will discuss about the seed priming-induced regulation of seed dormancy and vigor.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China

    Muhammad Junaid Rao

  2. Department of Horticulture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

    Sajjad Hussain, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Muhammad Saqib, Riaz Ahmad, Muhammad Fasih Khalid & Muhammad Sohail

  3. Department of Horticultural Sciences, University college of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan

    Muhammad Nafees

  4. Department of Soil Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

    Muhammad Arif Ali & Niaz Ahmad

  5. Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

    Iqra Zakir & Shakeel Ahmad

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Rao, M.J. et al. (2019). Effect of Seed Priming on Seed Dormancy and Vigor. In: Hasanuzzaman, M., Fotopoulos, V. (eds) Priming and Pretreatment of Seeds and Seedlings. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8625-1_6

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