Hongling Wang

Sep 27, 2024 | mdpi.com | Ping Zhang |Hongling Wang |Lifeng Chen |Wenlong Li

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Jan 19, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Lei Wang |Mohsin Tanveer |Hongling Wang |Marino B. Arnao

1 INTRODUCTION Seed germination (SG) involves the protrusion of hypocotyl by breaking seed dormancy (SD) and seed coat using internal food storage and the action of several biochemical processes.1 SG is sensitive to different stimuli, including phytohormone levels, internal storage proteins, seed water contents and seed age, and abiotic stress conditions.1, 2 Abiotic stresses reduce SG by altering imbibition process, causing physical damage to seed coat, and inducing oxidative damages to...