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<p>This study aimed to investigate the possibility of increasing the germination traits and early growth characteristics of Mediterranean cypress by applying nanopriming and magnetic field. To perform nanopriming, seeds were primed with nanochitin, nanochitosan and nanocellulose at a concentration of 1% for 2 h. For magnetopriming, the seeds were exposed to a magnetic field at three levels (20, 30 and 40 mT) for 1, 10 and 20 min and then sown. In combined treatment, the seeds were exposed to the magnetic field and then primed in nanoparticle solutions at the same treatments as mentioned earlier, and were planted. Non-exposed seeds were used as a control. The selected seed germination parameters (the percentage and speed of germination, stem and radicle length, collar root diameter, fresh and dry weights of the radicle and stem, number of leaves and leaf area) of young seedlings were examined. The interaction of nano × magnetic resulted in significant differences in the number of leaves, leaf area, length of the radicle, length of the stem, fresh weight of the radicle, fresh weight of the stem and stem dry weight traits. The results showed that among all the applied treatments, 10 min magnetism to 20 mT and then priming with 1% solution of nanocellulose was the best. It increased the germination percentage (1.31 times), germination rate (1.46 times), number of leaves (1.57 times), leaf area (1.36 times) and radicle length (1.74 times) compared to the control (no treatment). A 20-min treatment under a 30-mT magnetic field (without nanoprime) is also recommended.</p>
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This study aimed to investigate the possibility of increasing the germination traits and early growth characteristics of Mediterranean cypress by applying nanopriming and magnetic field. To perform nanopriming, seeds were primed with nanochitin, nanochitosan and nanocellulose at a concentration of 1% for 2 h. For magnetopriming, the seeds were exposed to a magnetic field at three levels (20, 30 and 40 mT) for 1, 10 and 20 min and then sown. In combined treatment, the seeds were exposed to the magnetic field and then primed in nanoparticle solutions at the same treatments as mentioned earlier, and were planted. Non-exposed seeds were used as a control. The selected seed germination parameters (the percentage and speed of germination, stem and radicle length, collar root diameter, fresh and dry weights of the radicle and stem, number of leaves and leaf area) of young seedlings were examined. The interaction of nano × magnetic resulted in significant differences in the number of leaves, leaf area, length of the radicle, length of the stem, fresh weight of the radicle, fresh weight of the stem and stem dry weight traits. The results showed that among all the applied treatments, 10 min magnetism to 20 mT and then priming with 1% solution of nanocellulose was the best. It increased the germination percentage (1.31 times), germination rate (1.46 times), number of leaves (1.57 times), leaf area (1.36 times) and radicle length (1.74 times) compared to the control (no treatment). A 20-min treatment under a 30-mT magnetic field (without nanoprime) is also recommended.

Nanoparticles and magnetic field as novel elicitors improve seed germination and early growth of Mediterranean cypress

Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Ahar Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Folia Forestalia Polonica

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This study aimed to investigate the possibility of increasing the germination traits and early growth characteristics of Mediterranean cypress by applying...

Nanoparticles and magnetic field as novel elicitors improve seed germination and early growth of Mediterranean cypress

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Mar 08, 2024

Page range: 22 - 32

Received: Jul 09, 2023

Accepted: Sep 30, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2024-0003

Keywords
Mediterranean cypress, nanochitin, nanocellulose, nanochitosan, magnetic treatment

© 2024 Rahmatollah Pordel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Nanoparticles and magnetic field as novel elicitors improve seed germination and early growth of Mediterranean cypress

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Mar 08, 2024

Page range: 22 - 32

Received: Jul 09, 2023

Accepted: Sep 30, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2024-0003

KeywordsMediterranean cypress, nanochitin, nanocellulose, nanochitosan, magnetic treatment

© 2024 Rahmatollah Pordel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Mediterranean cypress, nanochitin, nanocellulose, nanochitosan, magnetic treatment