Paper · 2015 · Journal of Plant Nutrition

Impact of Nutrient Seed Priming on Germination, Seedling Development, Nutritional Status and Grain Yield of Maize

Imran Muhammad; Maria Kolla; Römheld Volker; et al.

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Abstract

Effects of seed priming with zinc (Zn) plus manganese (Mn), boron (B), and phosphate (P) on growth and nutritional status of maize were studied. Nutrient seed priming significantly increased seed contents of primed nutrients. In nutrient solution (NS) lacking Zn and Mn, growth of maize plants primed with Zn + Mn increased by more than 50% and 100%, respectively, as compared to control treatment. The primed nutrients were efficiently translocated to the growing shoot and could maintain Zn and Mn supply for at least three weeks of the culture period. In soil culture, plants suffered from P and Zn deficiency, which was mitigated to some extent by P and Zn + Mn priming. Particularly, translocation of Zn seed reserves to the shoot tissue was negatively affected by the highly calcareous soil. In the field experiment, Zn + Mn seed priming increased grain yield by 15%, demonstrating the potential for long-lasting effects of nutrient seed priming.

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Claims 7

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Nutrient seed priming significantly increased seed contents of the primed nutrients.

Taxon
MaizeZea mayst0
Treatment
Nutrient seed priminge0
Outcome
seed contents of primed nutrientse0
Direction
increasede0

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Zea mays
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“Nutrient seed priming significantly increased seed contents of primed nutrients”

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“Maize”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Zn plus Mn priming increased maize growth by more than 50% in nutrient solution lacking Zn, compared with control.

Taxon
maizeZea mayse0
Treatment
primed with Zn + Mne0
Outcome
growthe0
Direction
increasede0
Value
more than 50%e0
Qualifier
nutrient solution (NS) lacking Zn and Mne0
Comparator
control treatmente0

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Zea mays
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“In nutrient solution (NS) lacking Zn and Mn, growth of maize plants primed with Zn + Mn increased by more than 50% and 100%, respectively, as compared to control treatment”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Zn plus Mn priming increased maize growth by more than 100% in nutrient solution lacking Mn, compared with control.

Taxon
maizeZea mayse0
Treatment
primed with Zn + Mne0
Outcome
growthe0
Direction
increasede0
Value
100%e0
Qualifier
nutrient solution (NS) lacking Zn and Mne0
Comparator
control treatmente0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“In nutrient solution (NS) lacking Zn and Mn, growth of maize plants primed with Zn + Mn increased by more than 50% and 100%, respectively, as compared to control treatment”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 226–397 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Primed Zn and Mn were translocated to growing shoots and maintained supply for at least three weeks.

Taxon
MaizeZea mayst0
Organ / stage
growing shoote0
Outcome
Zn and Mn supplye0
Direction
maintaine0
Value
at least three weekse0

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Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The primed nutrients were efficiently translocated to the growing shoot and could maintain Zn and Mn supply for at least three weeks of the culture period”

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“Maize”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Soil-grown plants suffered P and Zn deficiency, which P and Zn plus Mn priming partly mitigated.

Taxon
MaizeZea mayst0
Treatment
P and Zn + Mn priminge0
Outcome
P and Zn deficiencye0
Direction
mitigatede0
Setting
soil culturee0

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Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“In soil culture, plants suffered from P and Zn deficiency, which was mitigated to some extent by P and Zn + Mn priming”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 555–673 · show in text ↑
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“Maize”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 108–113 · show in text ↑
Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Highly calcareous soil negatively affected translocation of Zn seed reserves to shoot tissue.

Taxon
MaizeZea mayst0
Outcome
translocation of Zn seed reserves to the shoot tissuee0
Direction
negatively affectede0
Setting
highly calcareous soile0

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Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“translocation of Zn seed reserves to the shoot tissue was negatively affected by the highly calcareous soil”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 689–796 · show in text ↑
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“Maize”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 108–113 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Zn plus Mn seed priming increased field grain yield by 15%.

Taxon
MaizeZea mayst0
Treatment
Zn + Mn seed priminge0
Outcome
grain yielde0
Direction
increasede0
Value
15%e0
Setting
field experimente0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“In the field experiment, Zn + Mn seed priming increased grain yield by 15%”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 798–872 · show in text ↑
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“Maize”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 108–113 · show in text ↑

zinc atom · growth · Zea mays (maize)Results differ

224 papers: 183 positive, 41 negative or no effect

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zinc atom · nutrient: content · Zea mays (maize)Results differ

235 papers: 199 positive, 36 negative or no effect

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zinc atom · yield · Zea mays (maize)Results differ

441 papers: 391 positive, 50 negative or no effect

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manganese atom · nutrient: content · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

16 papers: 14 positive, 2 negative or no effect

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manganese atom · growth · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

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manganese atom · yield · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

28 papers: 22 positive, 6 negative or no effect

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seed treatment · nutrient: content · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

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seed treatment · yield · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

165 papers: 150 positive, 15 negative or no effect

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