Seed priming with Poly-Gamma-Glutamic Acid (γ-PGA) improves rice germination performance under drought conditions

Drought poses a significant threat to global food security, particularly impacting rice cultivation during the germination stage. In this study, a soil-based system that utilizes soil moisture content was used to simulate optimal and stress conditions to assess the effect of the specific seed primin...

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Autores principales: Dueñas, Conrado, Calvio, Cinzia, Slamet-Loedin, Inez Hortense, Susanto, Untung, Macovei, Anca
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: MDPI 2024
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163793
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author Dueñas, Conrado
Calvio, Cinzia
Slamet-Loedin, Inez Hortense
Susanto, Untung
Macovei, Anca
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Dueñas, Conrado
Macovei, Anca
Slamet-Loedin, Inez Hortense
Susanto, Untung
author_facet Dueñas, Conrado
Calvio, Cinzia
Slamet-Loedin, Inez Hortense
Susanto, Untung
Macovei, Anca
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description Drought poses a significant threat to global food security, particularly impacting rice cultivation during the germination stage. In this study, a soil-based system that utilizes soil moisture content was used to simulate optimal and stress conditions to assess the effect of the specific seed priming protocols on germination. Eleven rice varieties, representative of indica and japonica subspecies, grown in different ecosystems and having diverse nutrient contents, were treated with water or solutions of either poly-gamma-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) or denatured γ-PGA. Collected data regarding germinability and stress indices revealed different drought sensitivity between japonica and indica subspecies and genotype-specific responses to priming. Particularly, γ-PGA improved germination of highly susceptible indica varieties whereas water soaking was more effective for the moderately sensitive japonica varieties. Integrative analyses evidenced differences between biofortified and non-biofortified rice under γ-PGA treatment, suggesting a possible correlation between γ-PGA efficacy and Zn/Fe seed content. These findings underline that priming strategies should be tailored based on genotype and therefore this factor should be always taken under consideration for future works. The current study provides relevant information for optimizing seed priming techniques to sustain the development of drought-resilient crops as a sustainable strategy to address agricultural resilience and safeguard food security amidst environmental challenges.
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spelling CGSpace1637932025-12-08T10:29:22Z Seed priming with Poly-Gamma-Glutamic Acid (γ-PGA) improves rice germination performance under drought conditions Dueñas, Conrado Calvio, Cinzia Slamet-Loedin, Inez Hortense Susanto, Untung Macovei, Anca Drought poses a significant threat to global food security, particularly impacting rice cultivation during the germination stage. In this study, a soil-based system that utilizes soil moisture content was used to simulate optimal and stress conditions to assess the effect of the specific seed priming protocols on germination. Eleven rice varieties, representative of indica and japonica subspecies, grown in different ecosystems and having diverse nutrient contents, were treated with water or solutions of either poly-gamma-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) or denatured γ-PGA. Collected data regarding germinability and stress indices revealed different drought sensitivity between japonica and indica subspecies and genotype-specific responses to priming. Particularly, γ-PGA improved germination of highly susceptible indica varieties whereas water soaking was more effective for the moderately sensitive japonica varieties. Integrative analyses evidenced differences between biofortified and non-biofortified rice under γ-PGA treatment, suggesting a possible correlation between γ-PGA efficacy and Zn/Fe seed content. These findings underline that priming strategies should be tailored based on genotype and therefore this factor should be always taken under consideration for future works. The current study provides relevant information for optimizing seed priming techniques to sustain the development of drought-resilient crops as a sustainable strategy to address agricultural resilience and safeguard food security amidst environmental challenges. 2024-06-12 2024-12-19T12:53:01Z 2024-12-19T12:53:01Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163793 en Open Access MDPI Dueñas, Conrado; Calvio, Cinzia; Slamet-Loedin, Inez Hortense; Susanto, Untung and Macovei, Anca. 2024. Seed priming with Poly-Gamma-Glutamic Acid (γ-PGA) improves rice germination performance under drought conditions. Agriculture, Volume 14 no. 6 p. 926
spellingShingle Dueñas, Conrado
Calvio, Cinzia
Slamet-Loedin, Inez Hortense
Susanto, Untung
Macovei, Anca
Seed priming with Poly-Gamma-Glutamic Acid (γ-PGA) improves rice germination performance under drought conditions
title Seed priming with Poly-Gamma-Glutamic Acid (γ-PGA) improves rice germination performance under drought conditions
title_full Seed priming with Poly-Gamma-Glutamic Acid (γ-PGA) improves rice germination performance under drought conditions
title_fullStr Seed priming with Poly-Gamma-Glutamic Acid (γ-PGA) improves rice germination performance under drought conditions
title_full_unstemmed Seed priming with Poly-Gamma-Glutamic Acid (γ-PGA) improves rice germination performance under drought conditions
title_short Seed priming with Poly-Gamma-Glutamic Acid (γ-PGA) improves rice germination performance under drought conditions
title_sort seed priming with poly gamma glutamic acid γ pga improves rice germination performance under drought conditions
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163793
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