Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas, Tinu; Manojkumar, K.; Saravanane, P.; Nadaradjan, S. Title A name given to the resource Enhancing Early Seedling Stage Salinity Tolerance in Rice Through Brassinosteroid Priming Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2025 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Crop Health;Volume;77;Issue;5;Article No.;169; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10343-025-01240-7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10343-025-01240-7</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105018338750?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105018338750?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Thomas T., Crop Physiology Unit, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Nedungadu (PO), UT of Puducherry, Karaikal, 609 603, India, Department of Life Sciences, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Manojkumar K., Crop Physiology Unit, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Nedungadu (PO), UT of Puducherry, Karaikal, 609 603, India; Saravanane P., Department of Agronomy, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Nedungadu (PO), UT of Puducherry, Karaikal, 609 603, India; Nadaradjan S., Crop Physiology Unit, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Nedungadu (PO), UT of Puducherry, Karaikal, 609 603, India Description An account of the resource Rice (Oryza sativa), astaple food for the major global population, faces substantial productivity challenges due to salinity stress, an increasingly prevalent issue exacerbated by climate change. Salinity impacts rice at critical growth stages especially at seedling stage, root development, shoot elongation and ultimately seedling establishment. This study evaluated the effect of brassinosteroid (BR) priming as astrategy to improve seedling stage salinity tolerance in rice seedlings across 15genotypes subjected to moderate (140?mM NaCl), and severe (200?mM NaCl) salinity stress in comparison with control. BR-primed seeds demonstrated enhanced germination rates, seedling vigor index, shoot length and root length under salinity conditions compared to non-treated seeds. BR priming led to a35% improvement in SVI under control conditions and up to 30% under severe salinity, suggesting that BRs may facilitate osmotic regulation and ion homeostasis, key for maintaining growth under stress. Furthermore, BR priming significantly increased root development, essential for water uptake and nutrient acquisition in saline environments. Our results showed the prospect of BR priming as an effective approach to enhance rice resilience to salinity stress, providing afoundation for further field-based research on BR-mediated stress tolerance mechanisms. This study underscores the relevance of BR priming in improving rice productivity in saline-prone areas, contributing to food security in the face of increasing soil salinization. The author(s), exclusively licensed to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, a part of Springer Nature 2025. Subject The topic of the resource Brassinosteroid; Early seedling stage; Salinity; Seed priming; Stress tolerance Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH Relation A related resource ISSN: 2948264X; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online