Abstract
Abstract Seed germination marks the transition of dormancy to active plant growth. Accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is critical for seed coat rupture to facilitate the radicle emergence. The seed priming with nanoparticles (NPs) can be a promising avenue to improve seedling vigor, stress mitigation, and overall crop yield. Previous studies have shown that MgO-NPs exposure for more than 16 h can influence plant growth and development. However, there is a limited literature describing the role of NPs during the germination process. Therefore, in the present study the effect of short-term MgO-NPs priming on radish (Raphanus sativus (L.) Domin) seed germination was evaluated. Radish seeds were primed for 2 h with four different MgO-NPs concentrations, 10, 150, 250, and 500 µg/mL, before transferring to growth chambers for germination. Seeds were collected intermittently during germination, and results showed that 2 h MgO-NPs nanopriming enhanced germination than the untreated control. The order of germination time was observed as: 8 hap (h after priming) N-500 > 9 hap N-250 > 9.5 hap N-150 = 9.5 hap N10 > 10 hap control. Biochemical analysis revealed that 500 µg/mL MgO-NPs induced a significant ROS burst at 8 hap with simultaneous reduction in the antioxidant potential. The ROS upsurge facilitated seed coat rupture and radicle emergence. In addition, MgO-NPs enhanced α-amylase activity, leading to higher carbohydrate and protein content to fuel seed germination. Increased salicylic acid levels and reduced auxin content further supported accelerated seed germination in MgO-NPs nanorpimed radish seed than the control. In conclusion, the present study demonstrates that time-bound nanopriming with MgO-NPs can influence germination via ROS singaling and regulation of key biochemical events. Further research on exposure durations beyond 2 h may help in identification of an effective MgO-NPs concentration for improved growth and yield in radish. Moreover, extending such studies in other plant species could establish MgO-NPs as sustainable growth-promoting alternative agriculture.
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Claim · model-written summary
Two-hour MgO-NP nanopriming enhanced radish seed germination relative to the untreated control.
- Taxon
- Radish
Raphanus sativust0 - Treatment
- MgO-NPs nanopriminge0
- Outcome
- germinatione0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Comparator
- untreated controle0
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t0“Radish Seeds”
e0“2 h MgO-NPs nanopriming enhanced germination than the untreated control”
Claim · model-written summary
Germination time was shortest with 500 ug/mL MgO-NPs (8 h after priming) and lengthened at lower concentrations, control 10 h.
- Taxon
- RadishRaphanus sativust0
- Treatment
- MgO-NPs concentrationse1
- Outcome
- germination timee0
- Direction
- decreaseinferrede0
- Value
- 8 hap (h after priming) N-500 > 9 hap N-250 > 9.5 hap N-150 = 9.5 hap N10 > 10 hap controle0
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- controle0
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t0“Radish Seeds”
e0“The order of germination time was observed as: 8 hap (h after priming) N-500 > 9 hap N-250 > 9.5 hap N-150 = 9.5 hap N10 > 10 hap control”
e1“four different MgO-NPs concentrations”
Claim · model-written summary
Priming with 500 ug/mL MgO-NPs induced a significant ROS burst at 8 h after priming.
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- RadishRaphanus sativust0
- Treatment
- 500 µg/mL MgO-NPse0
- Outcome
- ROS burste0
- Direction
- inducede0
- Qualifier
- at 8 hape0
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t0“Radish Seeds”
e0“500 µg/mL MgO-NPs induced a significant ROS burst at 8 hap”
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Priming with 500 ug/mL MgO-NPs simultaneously reduced the antioxidant potential.
- Taxon
- RadishRaphanus sativust0
- Treatment
- 500 µg/mL MgO-NPse1
- Outcome
- antioxidant potentiale0
- Direction
- reductione0
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t0“Radish Seeds”
e0“simultaneous reduction in the antioxidant potential”
e1“500 µg/mL MgO-NPs induced a significant ROS burst at 8 hap”
Claim · model-written summary
The ROS upsurge facilitated seed coat rupture and radicle emergence.
- Taxon
- RadishRaphanus sativust0
- Compound
- ROSe0
- Outcome
- seed coat rupture and radicle emergencee0
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t0“Radish Seeds”
e0“The ROS upsurge facilitated seed coat rupture and radicle emergence”
Claim · model-written summary
MgO-NPs enhanced alpha-amylase activity in primed radish seeds.
- Taxon
- RadishRaphanus sativust0
- Treatment
- MgO-NPse0
- Outcome
- α-amylase activitye0
- Direction
- enhancede0
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t0“Radish Seeds”
e0“MgO-NPs enhanced α-amylase activity”
Claim · model-written summary
MgO-NPs led to higher carbohydrate and protein content to fuel seed germination.
- Taxon
- RadishRaphanus sativust0
- Treatment
- MgO-NPse1
- Outcome
- carbohydrate and protein contente0
- Direction
- highere0
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t0“Radish Seeds”
e0“leading to higher carbohydrate and protein content”
e1“MgO-NPs enhanced α-amylase activity”
Claim · model-written summary
MgO-NP nanopriming increased salicylic acid levels in radish seeds relative to the control.
- Taxon
- RadishRaphanus sativust0
- Treatment
- MgO-NPs nanorpimede1
- Outcome
- salicylic acid levelse0
- Direction
- Increasede0
- Comparator
- the controle1
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t0“Radish Seeds”
e0“Increased salicylic acid levels”
e1“MgO-NPs nanorpimed radish seed than the control”
Claim · model-written summary
MgO-NP nanopriming reduced auxin content in radish seeds relative to the control.
- Taxon
- RadishRaphanus sativust0
- Treatment
- MgO-NPs nanorpimede1
- Outcome
- auxin contente0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Comparator
- the controle1
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t0“Radish Seeds”
e0“reduced auxin content”
e1“MgO-NPs nanorpimed radish seed than the control”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that time-bound nanopriming with MgO-NPs can influence germination via ROS signalling and regulation of key biochemical events.
- Taxon
- RadishRaphanus sativust0
- Treatment
- nanopriming with MgO-NPse0
- Outcome
- germinatione0
- Qualifier
- via ROS singaling and regulation of key biochemical eventse0
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t0“Radish Seeds”
e0“time-bound nanopriming with MgO-NPs can influence germination via ROS singaling and regulation of key biochemical events”
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