Research Journal of Seed Science1819-35522151-6146Science International10.3923/rjss.2014.1.13ManonmaniV. Junaithal BegumM. Ameer M. Jayanthi 1201471Seed priming is a commercially used technique for improving seed germination
and vigour. It is a technique which involves uptake of water by the seed followed
by drying to initiate the early events of germination upto the point of radicle
emergence. The benefits include rapid, uniform and increased germination, improved
seedling vigour and growth under a broad range of environments resulting in
better stand establishment. The common feature in these priming is the controlled
uptake of water. Also, the seeds used for priming elicit specific subcellular
responses. This review article summarises the recent information available on
the various physiological and subcellular processes associated with priming
which lead to seed enhancement.]]>Afzal, I., S.M.A. Basra, N. Ahmad, M.A. Cheema, E.A. Warraich and A. Khaliq,2002 L.).]]>2303306Anuradha, V., N.T. Yaduraju, U. Singh and S.P. Sharma,199523116117Argerich, C.A. and K.J. Bradford,198940599607Ashraf, M. and C.M. Bray,1993Allium porrum L.) seeds and evidence for repair and replication.]]>31523Bailly, C., A. Benamar, F. Corbineau and D. Come, 1998104646652Basra, A.S, S. Bedi and C.P. Malik,198861635639Basra, S.M.A., E. Ullah, E.A. Warraich, M.A. Cheema and I. Afzal,2003Brassica napus) seeds.]]>5117120Basra, S.M.A., I.A. Pannu and I. Afzal,2003Triticum aestivum L.) Seeds.]]>2121123Basu, R.N. and P. Pal,19804916Bewley, J.D. and M. Black,19821982pp: 268-273pp: 268-273Bino, R.J., J.N. De Vries, H.L. Kraak and J.G. Van Pijlen,199269231236Bradford, K.J.,19862111051112Bray, C.M.,19951995pp:767-789pp:767-789Bray, C.M., P.A. Davison, M. Ashraf and R.M. Taylor,198963185193Bruggink, G.T., J.J.J. Ooms and P. van der Toom,199994953Burgass, R.W. and A.A. Powell,198453735757Cantliffe, D.J.,199119597Cantliffe, D.J., J.M. Fischer and T.A. Nell,198475290294Chiu, K.Y., C.L. Chen and J.M. Sung,20024219962003Chiu, K.Y., C.S. Wang and J.M. Sung,199594441446Clarke, N.A. and P.E. James,199142261268Coolbear, P. and D. Grierson,1979Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) resulting from osmotic presowing treatments.]]>3011531162Coolbear, P., R.J. Slater and J.A. Bryant,199065187195Cruz-Garcia, F., A. Gomez, J.J. Zuniga, J. Plasencia and J.M. Vazquez-Ramos,2003de novo during maize germination.]]>13209217Davison, P.A. and C.M. Bray,1991Allium porrum L.) seeds.]]>12935Dell`Aquila, A. and P. Spada,199227580Dell'Aquila, A. and G. Taranto,198614333341Demer, I. and K. Mavi,2004Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum and Nakai) seeds.]]>102467473Farooq, M., S.M.A. Basra and Hafeez-ur-Rehman,2006314244Farooq, M., S.M.A. Basra, A. Wahid, N. Ahmad and B.A. Saleem,2009Oryza sativa L.) by exogenous application of salicylic acid.]]>195237246Fujikura, Y. and C.M. Karssen,199222331Furutani, S.C., B.H. Zandstra and H.C. Price,198614545551Gao, Y.P., P.C. Bonham-Smith and L.V. Gusta,2002Brassica napus exposed to abiotic stresses during germination.]]>159951958Gonzalez-Zertuche, L., C. Vazquez-Yanes, A. Gamboa, M.E. Sanchez-Coronado, P. Aguilera and A. Orozco-Segovia,2001Wigandia urens seeds during burial: Effect on germination growth and protein expression.]]>112734Gurusinghe, S. and K.J. Bradford,200111121134Gurusinghe, S.H., Z. Cheng and K.J. Bradford,199950101106Harris, D., A. Joshi, P.A. Khan, P. Gothkar and P.S. Sodhi,1999351529Hill, H.J., J.D. Cunningham, K.J. Bradford and A.G. Taylor,20074214361439Hudson, M.E., T. Bruggink, S.H. Chang, W.J. Yu and B. Han et al.,2007Brassica seed germination using a cross-species microarray platform.]]>4796112Hussain, M., M. Farooq, S.M.A. Basra and N. Ahmad,200681418Job, C., A. Kersulec, L. Ravasio, S. Chareyre, R. Pepin and D. Job,19977225244Kaur, S., A.K. Gupta and N. Kaur,2003101819Kaya, M.D., G. Okcu, M. Atak, Y. Cikili and O. Kolsarici,2006Helianthus annuus L.).]]>24291295Khan, A.A.,19921992pp: 131-181pp: 131-181Koehler, K.H., B. Voigt, H. Spittler and M. Schelenz,19971997pp: 531-536pp: 531-536Lanteri, S., F. Saracco, H.L. Kraak and R.J. Bino,1994Capsicum annuum) and tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) seeds.]]>48187Lanteri, S., H.L. Kraak, C.H.R. de Vos and R.J. Bino,1993Capsicum annum L.).]]>89433440Lin, J.M. and J.M. Sung,2001293950Liu, Y.Q., R.J. Bino, W.J. Van der Burg, S.P.C. Groot and H.W.M. Hilhorst,1996Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) seeds.]]>64955Cavallaro, V., G. Mauromicale and G. Di Vincenzo,1994Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.).]]>362213220Mavi, K., S. Ermis and I. Demir,20065940947McDonald, M.B.,199927177237McDonald, M.B.,20002000pp: 287-325pp: 287-325Mohan Kumar, G. and V. Manonmani,20112011pp: 209212Murthy, U.M.N. and W.Q. Sun,20005112211228Naglreiter, C., T.G. Reichenauer, B.A. Goodman and H.R. Bolhar-Nordonkampf,2005Pinus sylvestris and Larix deciduas seeds primed with polyethylene glycol or potassium salt solution.]]>43117123Odell, G.B. and D.J. Cantliffe,198699303306Osborne, D.J.,19836135683577Perl, M.,1979114183192Ramzan, A., I.A. Hafiz, T. Ahmad and N.A. Abbasi,2010Gladiolus alatus).]]>42247258Rao, N.K., E.H. Roberts and R.H. Ellis,19876097108Redfearn, M. and D.J. Osborne,1997Beta Vulgaris) seeds.]]>7261268Smith, P.T. and B.G. Comb,199182433439Subbarao, G.V., J.V.D.K. Kumar Rao, J. Kumar, C. Johansen and U.K. Deb et al.,2001Pages: 316Pages: 316Subedi, K.D. and B.L. Ma,200597211218Tarquis, A.M. and K.J. Bradford, 199243307317Taylor, A.G., P.S. Allen, M.A. Bennett, K.J. Bradford, J.S. Burris and M.K. Misra,199883245256Van Pijlen, J.G., S.P.C. Groot, H.L. Kraak and R.J. Bino, 1996Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) seeds. ]]>65763Wahid, A., A. Noreen, S.M.A. Basra, S. Gelani and M. Farooq,2008Helianthus annuus) achenes improve germination and seedling growth.]]>49343350Windauer, L., A. Altuna and R. Benech-Arnold,2007Lesquerella fendleri seed germination responses to priming treatments.]]>257074Yeh, Y.M., K.Y. Chiu, C.L. Chen and J.M. Sung,2005104101112Zheng, G.H., R.W. Wilen, A.E. Slinkard and L.V. Gusta,19943415891593