Exploring the Genotoxic Stress Response in Primed Orphan Legume Seeds Challenged with Heat Stress.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

The increased frequency of extreme weather events related to climate change, including the occurrence of extreme temperatures, severely affects crop yields, impairing global food security. Heat stress resulting from temperatures above 30 °C is associated with poor germination performance and stand establishment. The combination of climate-resilient crop genotypes and tailored seed priming treatments might represent a reliable strategy to overcome such drawbacks. This work explores the potential of hydropriming as a tool to mitigate the heat-stress-mediated impact on germination performance in orphan legumes.

Methods

For each tested species (Lathyrus sativus L., Pisum sativum var. arvense and Trigonella foenum-graecum L.), two

SUBMITTER: Pagano A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11855731 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature