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He–Ne Laser Enhances Seed Germination and Salt Acclimation in Salvia officinalis Seedlings in a Manner Dependent on Phytochrome and H2O2

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In the current study the role of H2O2 in He–Ne laser-induced effects on seed germination and post-germinative performance of Salvia officinalis seedlings was assessed under both non-stress and saline conditions. Salinity had adverse impacts on seed germination and root length and decreased seed germination tolerance index. Seed priming with H2O2 and He–Ne laser impacted the seed germination and vigoration in a dose-dependent manner. The optimal effects were gathered by energy dose of 6 J/cm2 laser and concentration of 5 mM H2O2. These pre-treatments enhanced seed germination due to increasing contents of total soluble and reducing sugars and the amylase activity in seeds and improved seedling performance under saline and non-saline conditions. Furthermore, Phy B transcripts were upregulated, salt-accrued oxidative stress was mitigated, and the activities of POD and CAT increased in seedlings primed with H2O2 and laser. Interestingly, applying diphenyleneiodonium (DPI as an inhibitor of NADPH oxidase activity) and N, N-dimethyl thiourea (DMTU as a H2O2 scavenger) arrested the upregulation of phy B gene and abolished stimulatory impact of laser priming on the aforementioned attributes under both non-stress and saline conditions. These novel findings suggest that H2O2 as a downstream signal modulates the impacts of He–Ne laser on seed germination, seedling performance and salt acclimation in sage seedlings, and likely phy B also is involved in these responses.

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This study was supported by Plant Science Department of Shahrekord University, Iran. The authors are very grateful to Dr. Mohammad Moradi and Mr Mohsen Zamani for providing laser equipment and helping in laser irradiation.

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    Fatemeh Mardani Korrani & Rayhaneh Amooaghaie

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    Rayhaneh Amooaghaie

  3. Genetic Department, Science Faculty, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran

    Alimohammad Ahadi

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Mardani Korrani, F., Amooaghaie, R. & Ahadi, A. He–Ne Laser Enhances Seed Germination and Salt Acclimation in Salvia officinalis Seedlings in a Manner Dependent on Phytochrome and H2O2. Protoplasma 260, 103–116 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-022-01762-1

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