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Evaluation of the Effect of Low-Temperature Plasma Treatment on Seed Germination of Long-Term Stored Genetic Resources
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Low-temperature plasma (LTP) is currently one of the non-invasive and environmentally friendly methods of seed treatment and is massively tested on various types of crops. For the needs of gene banks, the use of LTP technology represents the treatment of seeds before sowing to improve the germination and emergence of long-term stored seed samples. Seeds of four genotypes of wheat, oats, flax, and rapeseed stored in the gene bank for 1, 10, and 20 years were plasma treated for 20, 25, and 30 min. Standard germination parameters (SG3, SG7, GR, MGT, and GI), as well as predictive models, were used to evaluate the effect of plasma treatment on seeds, and the effect on seed metabolism was assessed by superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. The plasma treatment had different effects on germination and on the enzymatic activity of the tested species, and the result was influenced by both the duration of the treatment and the crop species/genotype. The plasma treatment has a positive effect on germination parameters in flax and rapeseed; in some variants, as in wheat, oats generally reacted negatively. SOD activity was variable in wheat, while higher activity with increasing treatment time was found in other crops. The results of this first study focused on long-term stored seeds and showed the potential of plasma treatment of seeds of plant genetic resources, the possibility of stimulating the germination of stored PGRs, and the need to optimize treatment conditions for individual genotypes.
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The benefits of plasma treatments for seeds are believed to arise from changes to the surface properties of the seeds, which causes more water absorption and the activation of specific metabolic pathways.
“The benefits of plasma treatments for seeds are believed to arise from changes to the surface properties of the seeds which causes more water absorption and the activation of specific metabolic pathways17,23,38,39”
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The Introduction (page unavailable) says plasma-produced reactive oxygen species can etch the seed coat and improve water absorption. It also reports changes in enzymes associated with germination, but does not say that altered seed-surface properties activate specific metabolic pathways. The Discussion (page unavailable) describes treatment-dependent changes in SOD activity, not the claimed surface-to-pathway mechanism. (LLM, conf=0.83)
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- Authors
- Matějovič, M., Jozová, E., Rost, M., Čurn, V., Hnilička, F., Kotíková, Z., & Hlásná Čepková, P.
- Affiliations
- Czech Agrifood Research Center (CZ)
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (CZ)
- Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZ)
- Crop Research Institute, Drnovská 507, 161 06 Prague Ruzyně, Czech Republic
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- Agronomy
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- MDPI AG
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- 2024-08-27
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- 1918
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- 2073-4395 (ISSN-L)
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- University of South Bohemia (GAJU 080/2022/Z, RO0423)
- Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic (GAJU 080/2022/Z, RO0423)
- Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of the Czech Republic (GAJU 080/2022/Z, RO0423)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Applications
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Seed Germination and Physiology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects
- Keywords
- low-temperature plasma treatment, seed germination, plant genetic resources, gene bank, seed treatment, superoxide dismutase activity, seed metabolism, wheat, oat, flax, Brassica napus, germination index, treatment duration
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