(L.) Gaertn is an important medicinal plant and has been used as a traditional medicine for diseases of the liver and biliary tract. The effects of seed priming by HO (Haloprimig) and magnetic field (Magnetopriming, MF) on the impacts of seawater concentration were tested using at the vegetative stage. These plant species accumulate flavonoids especially slimarine that is used in liver treatment. Some soaked seeds were subjected to 0.18 T MF for different time durations (0, 10, 20 and 30 min) and other seeds were soaked in different concentrations of HO (0, 80,160 and 240μM) for 8h. HO priming increased growth and development under water irrigation more than under sea water stress. Moreover, our results uncovered statistical evidence that the priming seeds with HO and MF increased the tolerance of to salinity. In summary, we provide clear evidence that seawater stress caused a highly significant reduction in the growth parameters and stimulation in proline and phenolic compounds. It was concluded that, application of HO and MF of could scavenge or alleviate the harmful effects of salinity stress at early seedling stage and alleviate the oxidative damage leading to improvements in physiological attributes for the plant growth under sea water stress.
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