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Research & Publications
Explore peer-reviewed research from scientists in the PrimSeedPower network and discover how plant responses to environmental stress can inform seed technologies, biodiversity conservation and climate-resilient agriculture.
This collection brings together relevant journal articles and, as they become available, reviewed evidence syntheses prepared by the Action’s Working Groups.
📖Peer-reviewed publications
Research papers currently featured on the PrimSeedPower website.
01 • Peer-reviewed article
Altered Antioxidant Physiology and Cadmium Partitioning in Arabidopsis F2 Descendants of Chromium-Exposed Ancestors
Topics: Stress history · Cross-generational responses · Antioxidant physiology · Cadmium
Can the environmental experience of one generation influence plant responses in later generations? This study examines Arabidopsis descendants of chromium-exposed ancestors and reports persistent differences in antioxidant activity and cadmium distribution. Under cadmium stress, the descendant lineage also maintained longer roots and higher shoot biomass than the comparison line.
Read the article (DOI)02 • Peer-reviewed article
Seed Priming as a Tool for Ex Situ Conservation: Improving Micropropagation and Acclimatization Success of the Balkan Endemic Silene sendtneri Boiss.
Topics: Chemical priming · Conservation biotechnology · Micropropagation · Acclimatization
Can seed treatments help conserve rare plants beyond the germination stage? In the Balkan endemic Silene sendtneri, selected salicylic-acid-based priming treatments improved subsequent in vitro shoot multiplication, rooting and acclimatization. The findings highlight how seed-stage treatments may improve conservation-oriented propagation under controlled conditions.
Read the article (DOI)03 • Peer-reviewed article
Seed biopriming with Paraburkholderia phytofirmans PsJN reprograms micronutrient homeostasis and limits nickel translocation in “Micro-Tom” tomato
Topics: Biopriming · Plant growth-promoting bacteria · Nickel stress · Micronutrient homeostasis · Tomato
Can beneficial bacteria applied to seeds influence how plants accumulate and distribute potentially toxic metals? In “Micro-Tom” tomato, seed biopriming with Paraburkholderia phytofirmans PsJN altered micronutrient distribution under nickel stress, promoting nickel retention in roots and limiting its translocation to reproductive organs. The findings highlight the potential of microbial seed priming to improve nutrient homeostasis and reduce metal transfer to fruits.
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PrimSeedPower Working Groups are compiling and evaluating evidence across different priming approaches, plant species, stress conditions and molecular methods. Reviewed evidence maps, scientific summaries and knowledge syntheses will be added here as they are approved for public release.
WG1-01 • Resource series
Seed Priming Evidence Atlas
A visual introduction to treatments, plant systems, stresses and omics evidence — based on the WG1 evidence map of published original research on molecular responses to seed priming (WG1 Deliverable D1).
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