Improvement of lucerne germination and seedling performance through a combined seed priming method
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41210%2F25%3A102558" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41210/25:102558 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://pse.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/pse-202509-0001_improvement-of-lucerne-germination-and-seedling-performance-through-a-combined-seed-priming-method.php" target="_blank" >https://pse.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/pse-202509-0001_improvement-of-lucerne-germination-and-seedling-performance-through-a-combined-seed-priming-method.php</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/260/2025-PSE" target="_blank" >10.17221/260/2025-PSE</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Improvement of lucerne germination and seedling performance through a combined seed priming method
Original language description
Seed priming is an effective seed treatment procedure and has been shown to improve the emergence of seedlings in various crops. However, there is a lack of systematic research for these techniques in lucerne (Medi-cago sativa L.), especially for combinations of priming agents. This study aimed to screen 22 biologically active compounds and then to evaluate the potential of combinations of these agents, assessing the dynamics of germination, seedling length, and performance, in a pot experiment for selected combinations. About half of the screened agents increased germination rate (on the 3rd day) or seedling length (from 8% to 75%), where chitosan and green tea improved total germination and seedling formation. The selected combination of priming agents improved only seedling growth compared to hydropriming and control, where the combination of fermented weed juice + green tea and H2O2 + thyme infusion seems effective (+61%). In the pot experiment, only a combination of mixed priming with the coating method led to improved lucerne root growth (+33% compared to the untreated control). These results can contribute to the adoption of easily available, cost-effective, and sustainable treatments with the potential to accelerate germination and lucerne seedling development.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40106 - Agronomy, plant breeding and plant protection; (Agricultural biotechnology to be 4.4)
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/QL25020003" target="_blank" >QL25020003: Impact of perennial forage crops on plant nutrition, soil, water and climate</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Plant, Soil and Environment
ISSN
1214-1178
e-ISSN
1214-1178
Volume of the periodical
71
Issue of the periodical within the volume
9
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
595-603
UT code for WoS article
001586932500001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105017996210