Reducing the effects of drought stress on germination characteristics and initial growth of Astragalus fasciculifolius Bioss. through seed priming

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Production and Genetics Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Higher Education Complex of Saravan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Higher Education Complex of Saravan, Iran

10.22124/jms.2023.7609

Abstract

Astragalus fasciculifolius Bioss. is one of the important medicinal plants in Sistan and Baluchistan regions, and the germination of this plant in this region faces a challenge due to the sensitivity of this plant to dry conditions in the germination stage. It was carried out in the laboratory in the form of a completely randomized design in three repetitions with a factorial arrangement in 2023. Experimental treatments included four levels of osmotic potential (0, -2, -4 and -6 bar) and eight seed priming treatments including hydro-priming, non-priming, priming with gibberellin, salicylic acid, potassium nitrate, zinc sulfate, humic acid and and silicon dioxide nano-particles. The results showed that decrease in osmotic potential caused a decrease in length and weight of seedling, seed vigor, percentage and rate of germination and alpha-amylase enzyme activity. But seed priming reduced the negative effects of stress on these traits and improved these traits. Among the seed priming treatments, gibberellin and zinc sulfate had the best effectiveness in improving germination characteristics and early growth of Astragalus fasciculifolius Bioss. under conditions of no stress (osmotic potential of zero bar) and severe stress (osmotic potential of -6 bar). In mild stress conditions (osmotic potential of -2 bar), seed pre-treatment with silicon dioxide nano-particles and hydro-priming had better effectiveness in improving the studied traits. Therefore, it seems that priming treatment of Astragalus fasciculifolius Bioss. seeds with these compounds can be recommended to improve the germination and early growth characteristics of this plant.

Keywords

References

Baalbaki, R., Elias, S., Marcos-Filho, J. and Mcdonald, M.B. 2009. Seed Vigor Testing Handbook, AOSA, Ithaca, NY, USA, pp: 341. (Handbook)
Bradford, K.J., Steiner, J.J. and Trawatha, S.E. 1990. Seed priming influence on germinating and emergence of pepper seed lots. Crop Science, 30: 718-721. (Journal)
Brown, P.H., Cakmak, I. and Zhang, Q. 1993. Form and Function of Zinc in Plants. Page: 93-106. In: Robson, A. D. (Ed). Zinc in soil and plants. Kluwar Academic Publishers. Dordecht, the Netherlands. (Book)
Burguieres, E., McCu, P., Kwon, Y. and Shetty, K. 2009. Effect of vitamin C and folic acid on seed vigor response and phenolic-linked antioxidation activity. Bioresource Technology, 98: 1393-1404. (Journal)
Chimenti, C.A., Marcantonio, M. and Hall, A.J. 2006. Divergent selection for osmotic adjustment results in improved drought tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.) in both early growth and flowering phases. Field Crops Research, 95: 305-315. (Journal)
Darvishi Zeyd Abadi, D., Jalali Javaran, M., Dehghani, H., Baghi Zadeh, A. and Rashidi Monfared, S. 2015. The effect of different combinations of hormonal treatments on seed dormancy failure of different ecotypes of black cumin (Bunium persicum). Iranian Seed Science and Research, 2(1): 90-76. (In Persian) (Journal)
Demir Kaya, M., Okçu G., Atak, M., Çikili, Y. and Kolsarici, O. 2006. Seed treatment to overcome salt and drought stress during germination in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). European Journal of Agronomy, 24: 291-295. (Journal)
Dhoran, V.S. and Gudadhe, S.P. 2012. Effect of plant growth regulators on seed germination and seedling vigor in Asparagus sprengeri Regelin. International Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 1: 610. (Journal)
Duman, I. 2006. Effect of seed priming with PEG and K3PO4 on germination and seedling growth in Lettuce. Pakistan Journal of Biology Science, 9(5): 923-928. (Journal)
Farhoudi, H. 2012. Effect of salinity stress on α-amylase activity, cell membrane leakage and seedling growth of canola cultivars. Journal of Plant Process and Function, 1(1): 14-25. (In Persian) (Journal)
Farooq, M., Wahid, A. and Lee, D.J. 2009. Exogenously applied polyamines increase drought tolerance of rice by improving leaf water status, photosynthesis and membrane properties. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 31: 937–945. (Journal)
Farooq, M., Basra, S.M. and Ahmad, A.N. 2007.Imporoving the performance of transplanted rice by seed priming. plant growth regulator, 51: 129-137. (Journal)
Ghahreman, A. 1993. Plant Systematic; Cormophytes of Iran. University Publication Center, Tehran, 842p. (In Persian) (Book)
Hadi, S.M.S., Ahmed, M.Z., Hameed, A., Ajmal Khan, M. and Gul, B. 2018. Seed germination and seedling growth responses of toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica Linn.) to different interacting abiotic stresses. Flora, 243: 45-52. (Journal)
Harris, D. 2006. Development and testing of on-farm seed priming. Advances in Agronomy, 90: 129-178. (Journal)
 
Hossieni Nejad, N., Einali, A. and Ziaei, S.M. 2022. Reduction of Drought Stress Effects on Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) using Ascorbic Acid and Calcium Carbonate. Legume Research, 10.18805/LRF-709. (Journal)
ISTA (International Seed Testing Association). 2009. International Role for Seed Testing. International Seed Testing Associations. Bassersdorf, Switzerland. (Handbook)
Kafi, M., Borzuie, A., Salehi, M., Kamandi, M., Masumi, A. and Nabati, J. 2018. Physiology of Environmental Stresses in Plants. Jihad Daneshgahi Publications of Mashhad. 502 p. (In Persian) (Book)
Koocheki, A.R. and Sarmad Nia, Gh. 2013. Crop Physiology. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Publications. (In Persian) (Book)
Michel, B.E. and Kaufmann, M.R. 1973. The osmotic potential of polyethylene glycol 6000. Plant Physiology, 51: 914-916. (Journal)
Nosrati, F., Fakheri, B., Solouki, M., Mahdi Nezhad, N. and Valizadeh, M. 2019. Analysis of some phytochemical characteristics of Astragalus fasciculifolius Boiss. in natural habitats of South Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Iran. Iranian Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 35(1): 68-79. (In Persian) (Journal)
Nqobile, A., Masondo M.G., Kulkarni, J.F., Finnie, J. and Van, S. 2018. Influence of bio stimulants-seed-priming on Ceratotheca triloba germination and seedling growth under low temperatures, low osmotic potential and salinity stress. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 147: 43-48. (Journal)
Patade, V.Y., Bhargava, S. and Suqruasanna, P. 2009. Halopriming imparts tolerance to salt and PEG induced drought stress in sugarcane. Agriculture, Ecosystem and Environment, 134: 24-28. (Journal)
Pedram, A., Tajbakhsh, M., Fathollah Taleghani, D. and Ghiyasi, M. 2019. The Effect of Different Seed Primings on Some Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics of Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.). Journal of Crop Ecophysiology, 13(1): 39-56. (In Persian) (Journal)
Shams Borhan, T., Mir Mahmoodi, T. and Hamze, H. 2023. Effect of priming and planting date on some morphological characteristics, whitesugar yield and its components of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris). Iranian Journal of Seed Science and Research, 9(4): 1-14. (In Persian) (Journal)
Sharma, R.K., Sharma, S. and Sharma, S.S. 2006. Seed germination behavior of some medicinal plants of Lahaul and Spiti cold desert (Himachal Pradesh): implications for conservation and cultivation. Current Sciences, 90(8): 1113–1118. (Journal)
Soleimani, R., Nour Gholipour, F. and Moshiri, F. 2017. The effect of foliar application of zinc, iron and manganese on the yield and nutrient content of safflower seed (Carthamus tinctorius L.). Iranian Journal of Crop Sciences, 19(1): 1-12. (In Persian) (Journal)
Xiao. Z., Storms, R. and Tsang, A. 2006. A quantitative starch-iodine method for measuring alpha-amylase and glucoamylase activities. Analytical Biochemistry, 351: 146-148. (Journal)
Ziaei. S.M. and Jafari, M. 2022. Effect of different osmotic potential and seed priming levels on some germination characteristics of paneer phool (Withania coagulans). Plant Production and Genetics, 3(2): 235-246. (In Persian) (Journal)
Iranian Journal of Seed Sciences and Research
Volume 10, Issue 2
July 2023
Pages 67-79

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics