An Overview of Seed Germination Mechanisms as a Target for Seed Priming
- 1Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
- 2V.F. Kuprevich Institute of Experimental Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 220072 Minsk, Belarus
Abstract
As a central developmental phenomenon, seed germination is highly vulnerable to abiotic stresses, which strongly influence subsequent plant development and ultimately determine crop establishment and yield. An improved understanding of seed germination mechanisms has enabled the development of diverse crop enhancement strategies. Among these, seed priming has become a key tool in sustainable agriculture, widely used to boost plant stress tolerance and improve overall productivity. Among the various priming techniques, hydropriming involves the controlled hydration of seeds that initiates germinative events, followed by drying to arrest metabolism. The effectiveness of hydropriming depends on the precise modulation of germination to activate stress-related physiological responses. However, limited knowledge of the molecular dynamics underlying seed germination remains the main bottleneck for developing next-generation priming methods. This review comprehensively covers the genetics, epigenetics, and biochemical mechanisms of germination induced by hydropriming of seeds in higher plants.
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BibTeX
@article{smolikova2026overview,
title = {{An Overview of Seed Germination Mechanisms as a Target for Seed Priming}},
author = {Galina Smolikova and Vadim Demidchik and Sergei Medvedev},
journal = {International Journal of Molecular Sciences},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.3390/ijms27209250},
url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/27/20/9250},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - An Overview of Seed Germination Mechanisms as a Target for Seed Priming
AU - Galina Smolikova
AU - Vadim Demidchik
AU - Sergei Medvedev
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/01
JO - International Journal of Molecular Sciences
DO - 10.3390/ijms27209250
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/27/20/9250
AB - As a central developmental phenomenon, seed germination is highly vulnerable to abiotic stresses, which strongly influence subsequent plant development and ultimately determine crop establishment and yield. An improved understanding of seed germination mechanisms has enabled the development of diverse crop enhancement strategies. Among these, seed priming has become a key tool in sustainable agriculture, widely used to boost plant stress tolerance and improve overall productivity. Among the various priming techniques, hydropriming involves the controlled hydration of seeds that initiates germinative events, followed by drying to arrest metabolism. The effectiveness of hydropriming depends on the precise modulation of germination to activate stress-related physiological responses. However, limited knowledge of the molecular dynamics underlying seed germination remains the main bottleneck for developing next-generation priming methods. This review comprehensively covers the genetics, epigenetics, and biochemical mechanisms of germination induced by hydropriming of seeds in higher plants.
SN - 1422-0067
ER -