ABSTRACT
Seeds are a fundamental and essential part of the persistent growth in agriculture production, as 90% of crops are produced from seeds that require constant treatment to prevent seed-borne and seasonal diseases and damage from insects. Seed treatment is a method of applying some definite agents to the seed before sowing to make seeds resistant to pathogens, insects, and other pests. Seed priming is an advanced seed treatment technique that is used to avoid the consequences of traditional treatment procedures. In priming, seeds are subjected to effective solutions depending on the characteristics of the seeds, which improves performance under controlled environments and in field conditions. Seed biopriming is a single, attractive, and cost-effective approach to induce disease resistance and increase germination. In a broader sense, it is a biological strategy and an effective alternative to chemical control that is unique in that it uses live beneficial microbes.
