Seed Priming with Sulfhydral Thiourea Enhances the Performance of <i>Camelina sativa</i> L. under Heat Stress Conditions

Temperature is a key factor influencing plant growth and productivity; however, temperature fluctuations can cause detrimental effects on crop growth. This study aimed to assess the effect of seed priming on <i>Camelina sativa</i> L. under heat stress. Experimental treatments were compri...

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Main Authors: Ejaz Ahmad Waraich, Muhammad Ahmad, Walid Soufan, Muhammad Taimoor Manzoor, Zahoor Ahmad, Muhammad Habib-Ur-Rahman, Ayman EL Sabagh
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
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author Ejaz Ahmad Waraich
Muhammad Ahmad
Walid Soufan
Muhammad Taimoor Manzoor
Zahoor Ahmad
Muhammad Habib-Ur-Rahman
Ayman EL Sabagh
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Muhammad Ahmad
Walid Soufan
Muhammad Taimoor Manzoor
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Muhammad Habib-Ur-Rahman
Ayman EL Sabagh
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description Temperature is a key factor influencing plant growth and productivity; however, temperature fluctuations can cause detrimental effects on crop growth. This study aimed to assess the effect of seed priming on <i>Camelina sativa</i> L. under heat stress. Experimental treatments were comprised of; seed priming including, no-priming, hydropriming (distilled water priming), and osmopriming (thiourea applications at 500 ppm), heat stress (control = 20 °C and heat stress = 32 °C), and camelina varieties (7126 and 8046). Heat stress hammered crop growth as relative water content and photosynthetic rate were reduced by 35.9% and 49.05% in 7126, respectively, and 25.6% and 41.2% in 8046 as compared with control-no thiourea applied. However, osmopriming with thiourea improved the root and shoot length, and biomass production compared to control–no application under heat stress, with more improvement in variety 8046 as compared with 7126. Moreover, the maximum values of gas exchange and water relations were recorded at thiourea priming and no stress as compared with no-priming under heat stress that helped to improve seed yield by 12% in 7126 and 15% in 8046, respectively. Among the varieties, camelina variety 8046 showed better performance than 7126 by producing higher seed yield especially when subjected to thiourea priming. In conclusion, thiourea seed priming helped the plants to mitigate the adverse effects of heat stress by upregulating plant physiological attributes that lead to maintain camelina seed yield.
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spelling doaj.art-bce7faf44ecc4fa18ce36515f62d00f42023-11-22T11:39:42ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-09-01119187510.3390/agronomy11091875Seed Priming with Sulfhydral Thiourea Enhances the Performance of <i>Camelina sativa</i> L. under Heat Stress ConditionsEjaz Ahmad Waraich0Muhammad Ahmad1Walid Soufan2Muhammad Taimoor Manzoor3Zahoor Ahmad4Muhammad Habib-Ur-Rahman5Ayman EL Sabagh6Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanPlant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanDepartment of Botany, Bahawalpur Campus, University of Central Punjab, Bahawalpur 63100, PakistanInstitute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), Crop Science, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, GermanyDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, EgyptTemperature is a key factor influencing plant growth and productivity; however, temperature fluctuations can cause detrimental effects on crop growth. This study aimed to assess the effect of seed priming on <i>Camelina sativa</i> L. under heat stress. Experimental treatments were comprised of; seed priming including, no-priming, hydropriming (distilled water priming), and osmopriming (thiourea applications at 500 ppm), heat stress (control = 20 °C and heat stress = 32 °C), and camelina varieties (7126 and 8046). Heat stress hammered crop growth as relative water content and photosynthetic rate were reduced by 35.9% and 49.05% in 7126, respectively, and 25.6% and 41.2% in 8046 as compared with control-no thiourea applied. However, osmopriming with thiourea improved the root and shoot length, and biomass production compared to control–no application under heat stress, with more improvement in variety 8046 as compared with 7126. Moreover, the maximum values of gas exchange and water relations were recorded at thiourea priming and no stress as compared with no-priming under heat stress that helped to improve seed yield by 12% in 7126 and 15% in 8046, respectively. Among the varieties, camelina variety 8046 showed better performance than 7126 by producing higher seed yield especially when subjected to thiourea priming. In conclusion, thiourea seed priming helped the plants to mitigate the adverse effects of heat stress by upregulating plant physiological attributes that lead to maintain camelina seed yield.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/9/1875gas exchangehydroprimingosmoprimimgwater relationsyield
spellingShingle Ejaz Ahmad Waraich
Muhammad Ahmad
Walid Soufan
Muhammad Taimoor Manzoor
Zahoor Ahmad
Muhammad Habib-Ur-Rahman
Ayman EL Sabagh
Seed Priming with Sulfhydral Thiourea Enhances the Performance of <i>Camelina sativa</i> L. under Heat Stress Conditions
Agronomy
gas exchange
hydropriming
osmoprimimg
water relations
yield
title Seed Priming with Sulfhydral Thiourea Enhances the Performance of <i>Camelina sativa</i> L. under Heat Stress Conditions
title_full Seed Priming with Sulfhydral Thiourea Enhances the Performance of <i>Camelina sativa</i> L. under Heat Stress Conditions
title_fullStr Seed Priming with Sulfhydral Thiourea Enhances the Performance of <i>Camelina sativa</i> L. under Heat Stress Conditions
title_full_unstemmed Seed Priming with Sulfhydral Thiourea Enhances the Performance of <i>Camelina sativa</i> L. under Heat Stress Conditions
title_short Seed Priming with Sulfhydral Thiourea Enhances the Performance of <i>Camelina sativa</i> L. under Heat Stress Conditions
title_sort seed priming with sulfhydral thiourea enhances the performance of i camelina sativa i l under heat stress conditions
topic gas exchange
hydropriming
osmoprimimg
water relations
yield
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/9/1875
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