Shiyang Li^1,#, Jia Song^1,#, Bingxuan Fan¹, Yunshu Tang², Yamin Xing¹, Yuqi Gao¹, Nianwei Qiu^1,*, Hongxia Zhang^1,3,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.94, No.6, pp. 1811-1826, 2025, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2025.065751 - 27 June 2025

Abstract Strontium has similar chemical properties to calcium and has recently been recognized as a non-essential beneficial element for plants. In order to compare the effects of strontium and calcium on improving salt tolerance of Chinese cabbage during the germination stage, 2, 4, and 8 mmol/L of SrCl₂, CaCl₂ or an equimolar mixture of both were added separately to a 150 mmol/L NaCl solution. The results showed that Ca-Sr addition significantly increased seed viability, seed vigor, seed germination rate and seed germination uniformity of Chinese cabbage compared with the salt-control group. The differences in germination percentage (GP)… More >

Md. Tahjib-Ul-Arif^1,2,*, Md Asaduzzaman³, Bir Jahangir Shirazy^2,4, Md. Shihab Uddine Khan⁵, A. M. Sajedur Rahman^2,6, Yoshiyuki Murata², Sozan Abdel Hamed⁷, Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef^8,9,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.11, pp. 3013-3027, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.058710 - 30 November 2024

Abstract Chilling is one of the major abiotic stresses for plants, especially for rice cultivation. Many essential metabolic processes for growth and development are temperature-dependent. In that case, reducing the negative effects of cold stress using exogenous chemicals is a possible option. Therefore, the current study examined the effects of pre-sowing seed treatment with different chemicals, viz. hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), salicylic acid (SA), calcium chloride (CaCl₂), thiourea (TU), and citric acid (CA) on the germination of rice seeds (cv. BRRI dhan28) under chilling environments. Rice seeds were soaked in distilled water (control), 10 mM CA, 2 mM SA,… More >

Mukhtar Ahmed^1,*, Ahmed M. S. Kheir^2,3, Muhammad Zeeshan Mehmood¹, Shakeel Ahmad⁴, Mirza Hasanuzzaman^5,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.91, No.4, pp. 713-726, 2022, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.018552 - 09 December 2021

Abstract Drought is considered one of the leading abiotic constraints to agricultural crop production globally. Present study was conducted to assess the effects of different drought treatments (viz. Control, 10% PEG, and 20% PEG) on seed germination, germination indices, seedling traits, and drought tolerance indices of sesame. Our results showed that maximum reduction in the studied parameters was observed at higher PEG concentration (i.e., 20% PEG). As compared to control, the drought treatments viz. 10% and 20% PEG decreased the values for germination indices, such as germination percentage, coefficient of variation of germination time, germination index,… More >