Noninvasive Methods to Detect Reactive Oxygen Species as a Proxy of Seed Quality.

ABSTRACT: ROS homeostasis is crucial to maintain radical levels in a dynamic equilibrium within physiological ranges. Therefore, ROS quantification in seeds with different germination performance may represent a useful tool to predict the efficiency of common methods to enhance seed vigor, such as priming treatments, which are still largely empirical. In the present study, ROS levels were investigated in an experimental system composed of hydroprimed and heat-shocked seeds, thus comparing materials with improved or damaged germination potential. A preliminary phenotypic analysis of germination parameters and seedling growth allowed the selection of the best-per-forming priming protocols for species like soybean, tomato, and wheat, having relevant agroeconomic value. ROS levels were quantified by usi

SUBMITTER: Griffo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10045522 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature