Effect of gibberellic acid and mechanical scarification on the germination and seedling stages of Chenopodium quinoa willd. under salt stress

Nazih Abderrahmane, Baghour Mourad, Maatougui Abdessalem, Aboukhalis Kaoutar, Chiboub Basma, Bazile Didier. 2024. Effect of gibberellic acid and mechanical scarification on the germination and seedling stages of Chenopodium quinoa willd. under salt stress. Plants, 13 (10), n.spéc. Crop Physiology and Crop Production:1330, 16 p.

https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13101330

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Résumé : Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is a facultative halophyte renowned for its importance in enhancing food security, and it supports forage production across diverse climatic regions. The objective of this study is to examine the impacts of multiple pre-treatment methods on C. quinoa seed (Titicaca cultivar) germination parameters, identify the optimum pre-treatment to diminish the consequence of salinity, and promote the productivity of this crop, especially in marginal environments. For this purpose, a spectrum of sodium chloride (NaCl) concentrations spanning from 0 to 500 mM and gibberellic acid (GA3) concentrations ranging from 0 to 300 ppm were tested, and mechanical scarification (MS) was carried out. The effect of a combination of these pretreatment NaCl/GA3 and NaCl/MS on the germination parameters of C. quinoa seed was also investigated. The results showed that the total germination, vigor index, and germination index decreased progressively with an increase in salinity. Hence, salinity exhibited a notable influence on most germination parameters. Moreover, seeds scarified with 500 mM of NaCl negatively affected all measured parameters. In contrast, gibberellic acid applied at 200 ppm was effective on most of the parameters measured, particularly under 100 mM of NaCl. These findings indicate that immersing seeds in gibberellic acid could mitigate the adverse impacts of salinity.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Chenopodium quinoa, scarification, germination, tolérance au sel, faculté germinative, germination des graines, acide gibbérellique, semence, stress osmotique, quinoa, graine, indice de germination, variété, plantule