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SUBMITTER: Macovei A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3914328 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Macovei Anca A Garg Bharti B Raikwar Shailendra S Balestrazzi Alma A Carbonera Daniela D Buttafava Armando A Bremont Juan Francisco Jiménez JF Gill Sarvajeet Singh SS Tuteja Narendra N
BioMed research international 20140116
Recent reports have underlined the potential of gamma (γ)-rays as tools for seed priming, a process used in seed industry to increase seed vigor and to enhance plant tolerance to biotic/abiotic stresses. However, the impact of γ -rays on key aspects of plant metabolism still needs to be carefully evaluated. In the present study, rice seeds were challenged with different doses of γ -rays and grown in absence/presence of NaCl to assess the impact of these treatments on the early stages of plant li ...[more]