Claim · model-written summary
Zinc seed priming accelerated germination and improved seedling growth under salinity.
SorghumNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValue
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Verbatim
e0“ZSP mitigated the deleterious impacts of salinity and led to faster germination and better seedling growth.”
t0“Sorghum”
Title
Muhammad Umair Hassan; Muhammad Umer Chattha; Imran Khan; et al. Agronomy 2024. doi:10.3390/agronomy14081815
Other claims from this paper (14)
- Intervention effect Salinity reduced sorghum germination and seedling growth.
- Intervention effect Salinity increased electrolyte leakage by 60.65%.
- Intervention effect Salinity increased hydrogen peroxide by 109.50%.
- Intervention effect Salinity increased malondialdehyde by 115.30%.
- Intervention effect Salinity increased sodium and chloride accumulation.
- Intervention effect Salinity decreased chlorophyll synthesis, relative water content and soluble proteins.
- Intervention effect Salinity decreased potassium uptake and accumulation.
- Intervention effect Zinc priming improved chlorophyll synthesis and leaf water content.
- Intervention effect Zinc priming improved APX, CAT, POD and SOD antioxidant activity.
- Intervention effect Zinc priming increased soluble proteins and proline.
- Intervention effect Zinc priming improved potassium uptake and accumulation.
- Intervention effect Zinc priming reduced electrolyte leakage, malondialdehyde and hydrogen peroxide.
- Intervention effect Zinc priming reduced sodium and chloride accumulation.
- Mechanism The authors attribute mitigation to nutrient homeostasis, antioxidant activity, chlorophyll synthesis, osmolytes and leaf water status.