Table 6.

Different seed priming techniques and their effects on cotton growth under saline condition

Priming agent	Improvement	References
Water	Germination, emergence, length of plumule and radicle, dry weight of seedling and plant, plant length and leaf area/plant	Ahmadvand et al. (2012)
Potassium nitrate	Germination, emergence, length of plumule and radicle, dry weight of seedling and plant, plant length and leaf area/plant
Kinetin	Improved germination	Bozcuk (1981)
H2O2	Improved the germination through down regulation of the abscisic acid biosynthesis genes (NCED5 and NCED9)	Kong et al. (2017)
Calcium	Compensate the shoot length reduction	Kent and Läuchli (1985)