What is the effect of soaking to the growth of plants?

Answer 1

Abstract- Effects of seed soaking with plant growth regulators (IAA, GA3, kinetin or prostart) on wheat

(Triticum aestivum cv. Auqab-2000) emergence and seedling growth under normal (4 dS/cm) and saline (15

dS/cm) conditions were studied to determine their usefulness in increasing relative salt-tolerance. During

emergence test, emergence percentage and mean emergence time (MET) were significantly affected by most of

priming treatments, however, root and shoot length, fresh and dry weight of seedlings were significantly

increased by 25 ppm kinetin followed by 1% prostart for 2 h treatments under both normal and saline

conditions. All pre-sowing seed treatments decreased the electrolyte leakage of steep water as compared to that

of non-primed seeds even after 12 h of soaking. Seed soaking with 25 ppm kinetin induced maximum decrease

in electrolyte leakage while an increase in electrolyte leakage was observed by 25, 50 or 100 ppm IAA

treatments. It is concluded that priming has reduced the severity of the effect of salinity but the amelioration

was better due to 25 ppm kinetin and 1% prostart (2 h) treatments as these showed best results on seedling

growth, fresh and dry weights under non-saline and saline conditions whereas seed soaking with IAA and GA3

were not effective in inducing salt tolerance under present experimental material and conditions

Answer 2

Soaking seeds before planting can help speed up germination by softening the seed coat and triggering the germination process. However, soaking plants for too long can lead to waterlogging and suffocation of the roots, which can hinder plant growth. It's important to follow specific soaking recommendations for each plant species to avoid negative impacts.