Seed enhancement: getting seeds restoration-ready
© 2020 The Authors. Restoration Ecology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Ecological Restoration Seed enhancement technologies such as seed priming and seed coating, developed by the agricultural seed industry, are standard procedures for the majority of crop and hortic...
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| author | Pedrini, Simone Balestrazzi, A. Madsen, M.D. Bhalsing, Khiraj Hardegree, S.P. Dixon, Kingsley Kildisheva, O.A. |
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Seed enhancement technologies such as seed priming and seed coating, developed by the agricultural seed industry, are standard procedures for the majority of crop and horticultural seeds. However, such technologies are only just being evaluated for native plant seeds despite the potential benefits of such treatments for improving restoration effectiveness. Key approaches applicable to native seed include: (1) seed priming, where seeds are hydrated under controlled conditions, and (2) seed coating, in which external materials and compounds are applied onto seeds through a diversity of treatments. These technologies are commonly employed to accelerate and synchronize germination and to improve seed vigor, seedling emergence, establishment, and to facilitate mechanized seed delivery to site, through standardizing seed size and shape. Seed enhancement technologies have now been tested on native seeds to overcome logistical and ecological barriers in restoration. However, further research is needed to extend the application of seed enhancements to a broader array of species, ecosystems, and regions as well as to evaluate new and innovative approaches such as the incorporation of beneficial soil microorganisms and plant growth regulators in the coatings. As techniques in native seed enhancement develop, these approaches need to be capable of being scaled-up to provide the tonnages of seed required for global restoration. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-809902022-03-15T01:24:35Z Seed enhancement: getting seeds restoration-ready Pedrini, Simone Balestrazzi, A. Madsen, M.D. Bhalsing, Khiraj Hardegree, S.P. Dixon, Kingsley Kildisheva, O.A. Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Ecology Environmental Sciences & Ecology agglomerates coating encrusting germination pelleting priming seed technology PRIMING TREATMENTS ONION SEEDS GERMINATION GRASS TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY PERFORMANCE STRATEGIES EMERGENCE GROWTH © 2020 The Authors. Restoration Ecology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Ecological Restoration Seed enhancement technologies such as seed priming and seed coating, developed by the agricultural seed industry, are standard procedures for the majority of crop and horticultural seeds. However, such technologies are only just being evaluated for native plant seeds despite the potential benefits of such treatments for improving restoration effectiveness. Key approaches applicable to native seed include: (1) seed priming, where seeds are hydrated under controlled conditions, and (2) seed coating, in which external materials and compounds are applied onto seeds through a diversity of treatments. These technologies are commonly employed to accelerate and synchronize germination and to improve seed vigor, seedling emergence, establishment, and to facilitate mechanized seed delivery to site, through standardizing seed size and shape. Seed enhancement technologies have now been tested on native seeds to overcome logistical and ecological barriers in restoration. However, further research is needed to extend the application of seed enhancements to a broader array of species, ecosystems, and regions as well as to evaluate new and innovative approaches such as the incorporation of beneficial soil microorganisms and plant growth regulators in the coatings. As techniques in native seed enhancement develop, these approaches need to be capable of being scaled-up to provide the tonnages of seed required for global restoration. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80990 10.1111/rec.13184 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/IC150100041 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ WILEY fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Ecology Environmental Sciences & Ecology agglomerates coating encrusting germination pelleting priming seed technology PRIMING TREATMENTS ONION SEEDS GERMINATION GRASS TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY PERFORMANCE STRATEGIES EMERGENCE GROWTH Pedrini, Simone Balestrazzi, A. Madsen, M.D. Bhalsing, Khiraj Hardegree, S.P. Dixon, Kingsley Kildisheva, O.A. Seed enhancement: getting seeds restoration-ready |
| title | Seed enhancement: getting seeds restoration-ready |
| title_full | Seed enhancement: getting seeds restoration-ready |
| title_fullStr | Seed enhancement: getting seeds restoration-ready |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seed enhancement: getting seeds restoration-ready |
| title_short | Seed enhancement: getting seeds restoration-ready |
| title_sort | seed enhancement: getting seeds restoration-ready |
| topic | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Ecology Environmental Sciences & Ecology agglomerates coating encrusting germination pelleting priming seed technology PRIMING TREATMENTS ONION SEEDS GERMINATION GRASS TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY PERFORMANCE STRATEGIES EMERGENCE GROWTH |
| url | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/IC150100041 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80990 |