Effects of Seed Priming on Vitality and Preservation of Pepper Seeds

Keling Tu, Ying Cheng, Tong Pan, Jianhua Wang and Qun Sun
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Keling Tu: Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Department of Plant Genetics & Breeding and Seed Science, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University—The Innovation Center (Beijing) of Crop Seeds Whole-Process Technology Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China
Ying Cheng: Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Department of Plant Genetics & Breeding and Seed Science, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University—The Innovation Center (Beijing) of Crop Seeds Whole-Process Technology Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China
Tong Pan: Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Department of Plant Genetics & Breeding and Seed Science, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University—The Innovation Center (Beijing) of Crop Seeds Whole-Process Technology Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China
Jianhua Wang: Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Department of Plant Genetics & Breeding and Seed Science, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University—The Innovation Center (Beijing) of Crop Seeds Whole-Process Technology Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China
Qun Sun: Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Department of Plant Genetics & Breeding and Seed Science, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University—The Innovation Center (Beijing) of Crop Seeds Whole-Process Technology Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 5, 1-15

Abstract: Seed priming is a method for improving seed vigor, which can improve seed germinability, but the disappearance of positive priming effects and decrease of seed longevity during storage may limit its application. To determine the effect of priming on hot pepper seeds and the time during which priming effects can be maintained, it is necessary to monitor and study the variability of primed seeds during storage. In this study, several priming treatments with 3% KNO 3 , 20% PEG, or 3% KNO 3 + 20% PEG and up to 8 months of storage of primed seeds were conducted on seeds of pepper strains No.63, No.73, and No.101. Germinability was improved by priming treatment. The germination percentage of primed seeds did not vary compared to non-primed ones, seeds germinated quickly and had strengthened emergence, especially for those primed with 3% KNO 3 solution, which germinated significantly faster and the seedlings grew stronger. During the 8-month storage process, the beneficial effects of priming disappear after 6 months, beyond which the performance of primed seeds is worse than non-primed seeds. After 8 months of storage, the viability of primed pepper seeds dropped sharply. In general, preservation at −4 °C can retain the priming effects to the greatest degree and prevent the seed from losing viability for up to 6 months. Resistance to aging differed across varieties, with No.101 pepper seeds more resistant to aging than the other two varieties, regardless of priming treatment.

Keywords: pepper seeds; seed priming; germinability; preservation; longevity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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