Progress of Research on Seed Priming in Major Field Crops | Chapter 1 | Agricultural Sciences: Techniques and Innovations Vol. 7

 

Seed priming is a pre-sowing technique where seeds are hydrated with solutions of specific osmotic potential for a set period, often with organic or inorganic chemicals at controlled temperatures. This process repairs cell structures, activates enzymes, converts stored materials to energy, and initiates metabolism before germination. Seed priming promotes rapid, uniform germination, dormancy breaking, water and nutrient use efficiency, improved tolerance to environmental stresses, and resistance to diseases. It is an affordable, effective technology that enhances seed performance and early plant development in field crops. Seed priming methods include hydro-priming, halo-priming, hormonal, osmo-, solid-matrix, nutrient, nanoparticle, and bio-priming. Advanced seed priming methodologies such as nanoparticles, gamma-ray, magnetic-ray, and ultraviolet irradiation have prompted concerns regarding their potential adverse effects on plants, human health, and the environment.   The optimal treatment differs between species, cultivar, and seed lots. Such variability is a major limitation of the priming method, and hence, numerous trials are required to identify the most appropriate strategy for each situation. Selection of the right priming technique is crucial for realising optimal results with this cost-effective approach and is a valuable technology for sustainable agriculture.  The review aims at summarising the seed priming principles, mechanisms, and recent research advances made adopting different methods of seed priming and the beneficial effects of seed priming on morpho-physiological and biochemical characters in major field crops such as rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, greegram, blackgram, pigeon pea, chickpea, groundnut, soybean, sunflower and sesame.

 

 

Author(s) Details

N. Sabitha
Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Tirupati-517 502, Andhra Pradesh, India.

 

N. V. Naidu
S.V. Agricultural College, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Tirupati-517 502, Andhra Pradesh, India.

 

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Selected Nigerian Foods and Vegetables and Their Health Benefits | Book Publisher International

The book "Selected Nigerian Foods and Vegetables and Their Health Benefits" explores the nutritional aspects of the traditional Nigerian diet, highlighting the advantages of consuming green leafy vegetables and other locally grown foods. This extensive book examines the antioxidant capacity, micronutrient makeup, and possible health benefits of a variety of Nigerian native foods, including peanut soup, amala, rice, moimoi, chinchin, and vegetables like bitter leaf, eggplant, ewedu, egusi, and Lagos spinach. It also offers insightful information on dietary habits and the nutritional contributions of these foods to general well-being. The book helps readers understand the role of staple foods in promoting a healthy lifestyle in the Nigerian context, emphasising both well-known and lesser-known foods. Academic institutions, governmental bodies, and public health organizations must work together to overcome the lack of research on the Nigerian diet. Research on food consumption trends, dietary patterns, nutritional deficiencies, and their links to health outcomes should be supported financially. Data collection techniques and instruments suited to the Nigerian environment should be created and applied to obtain precise dietary data. A thorough understanding of the Nigerian diet is essential for public health policies and interventions to improve nutrition and prevent diet-related diseases.

Author(s) Details:

Abiodun Olukemi Famakinwa,
Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville 7535, Cape Town, South Africa.

Anthony Olusegun Obilana,
Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville 7535, Cape Town, South Africa.

Oluwafemi Omoniyi Oguntibeju,
Phytomedicine and Phytochemistry Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville 7535, South Africa.

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Assessment of Heavy Metals in Soya Beans and Some Cereal Samples from Shani and Kwayakusar Local Government Areas in Borno State, Nigeria | Chapter 5 | Emerging Issues in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 3

 Shani and Kwayakusar municipality areas produce large of cereal and soya beans for two together consumption and marketing purposes, thus use many of agrochemicals and other soil corrections to boost production. Heavy metals are grown and afterward absorb by plants on account of long-term use of agrochemicals, hence the need to idiot the level of these metals in cereal and soya beans samples from these regions. Cereal (sorghum and maize) and soya beans samples were calm in agricultural regions of the two municipality areas and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AA–6800 SHIMADZU) was use to the decide level of the heavy metals. When distinguished with joint security limit of WHO/FAO, the levels of heavy metals in rice and soya beans samples were taller in most of the land locations. The levels of all the weighty metals studied entirely the agricultural positions were higher in the post-harvest grains than in the pre-harvest grains. The average day-to-day dose (ADD) of the burdensome metals computed for cereal and soya beans samples were above the acceptable daily consumption. According to the Incremental Lifetime Cancer Risk (ILCR) results, eating wheat and soy samples from the study area commit increase your risk of developing malignancy-related ailments by agreement tolerable limits. The verdicts further suggested that the request of agrochemicals over an extended range may have happened a major subscriber to the presence of burdensome metals in the grain samples. As a result, use of the study's soy beans and cereals poses a health risk on account of their Pb, Cd, and As content and should be prioritised for one appropriate authorities.

Author(s) Details:

I. B. Lawan,
Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

M. C. Zaynab,
Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

I. M. Addullahi,
Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

M. Zakari,
Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

C. A. Joseph,
Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

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Plant Based Probiotic Functional Foods – History, Research and Market | Chapter 2 | Emerging Challenges in Agriculture and Food Science Vol. 2

 Foods fermented by probiotic lactic acid bacteria are good for your gut and may even be curative. Despite the fact that there is an increasing demand for vegan probiotic foods, the majority of probiotic products on the market are dairy-based. Plant foods have been fermented since the beginning of time, yet probiotic plant foods are hard to come by. This chapter takes you on a journey through history, from ancient fermented foods to cutting-edge research in the realm of functional plant-based probiotic meals. The difficulties that must be solved in the production of plant probiotic food are discussed, as well as a prospective outlook for its popularisation and research advancements.

Author(S) Details

Subhashree S.
Department of Food Processing and Quality Control, Stella Maris College, Chennai, India.

Kavita Sudersanadas
Department of Food and Nutrition, Govt. College for Women, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India and College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

A. K. Beena
Department of Dairy Microbiology, College of Diary Science and Technology, KVASU, Trissur, Kerala, India.

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The Details of the Analysis of Seed Released and / or Registered in Nigeria from 1937-2013: The Success and the Gaps | Chapter 7 | Research and Development in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 3

 

The National Crops Varieties and Livestock Breeds Registration and Release Committee in Nigeria is
domiciled in the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), Moor –
Plantation, Ibadan, Nigeria. The Director/Chief Executive Officer of NACGRAB doubles as the
Registrar of National Crops Varieties and Livestock Breeds Registration and Release Committee.
Before the Promulgation of Decree 33 of 1987, there was no national institutional mechanism for the
validation of claims by individual or institutions on the development of new crop varieties or institutions
on the development of new crop varieties or livestock breeds. However from 1937 to 2013, thirty-six
(36) different crops were released and / or registered in Nigeria. The ones previously released before
Decree 33 of 1987 were retroactively registered in 1991. If the thirty-six (36) crops are grouped into
nine (9) sub-divisions, we have root and tuber crops (72), legumes (82), cereals (248), vegetable
crops (33), fruits, beverages and tree Crops (37), oil crops (7), spices crops (5), Latex crops (17) and
fibre crops (15). The total number of released materials, as of 2013 were 516 crop varieties, however,
there exists some gaps to be addressed.

Author (s) Details

Dr. Timothy Oluwafemi Ajiboye
National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, P.M.B. 5382, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Dr. Sunday E. Aladele
National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, P.M.B.5382, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Nigeria.

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