Increasing the potential for improving morphological characteristics of soybean seeds (Glycine max L.) through an ecological approach
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Tabaković, MarijenkaPerić, Vesna
Brankov, Milan
Dragičević, Vesna
Šenk, Milena
Kravić, Natalija
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Soybean is one of the most important oil and protein crops in the world. Soybean accounts for 30% of
the world’s edible oil production. A major problem affecting soybean production is low seed viability.
One treatment that promotes uniform and rapid seed germination and increases resistance to adverse
environmental conditions is seed hydropriming. The objective of this study was to determine the
importance of hydropriming treatment on seed morphological and physiological characteristics. Three
soybean varieties: Lela, Selena and Laura were used for the experiment. After a period of immersion
in water (T0-control, T1-2h, T2-4h, and T3-6h), the length, and weight of the roots, stems, and seed
germination were measured in a laboratory setting. Compared to untreated seed, germination was
not significantly altered by seed treatment. This characteristic was primarily variety dependent, with
seed of the cultivar Laura having the highest germination rate (98%) when treated with T0 and... T1.
The morphological characteristics of the seedlings differed significantly after hydropriming. After T1
treatment, the variety Laura had the longest root with 15.822 cm. In the T1 treatment, the variety Lela
had the longest stems (9.033 cm). Seed treatment did not significantly increase root and stem weight.
The results of the study show that seed treatment increases the ability of seeds to withstand stressful
conditions, especially during prolonged droughts.
Keywords:
eco-friendly priming / phenotype / seeds / soybeanSource:
Book of abstracts of 59. Croatian and 19. International symposium on agriculture, 11-16.02.2024., Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2024Publisher:
- Zagreb : University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture