Maize Seedling Growth Data with Silicon Quantum Dot Priming in Saline Soil

Yellow River Delta coastal saline soil experiments on maize (Zea mays L.) seed priming with silicon quantum dots (Si QDs). The dataset, authored by Lize Zhao and last updated in April 2026, contains results from plate germination and pot experiments comparing Si QDs to hydropriming, sodium silicate, and silica nanoparticles. It includes measurements of germination rates, physiological responses, and growth metrics under salt stress.

Use Cases

• Compare germination performance of different priming agents based on metrics like germination rate and vigor index.
• Analyze physiological responses to salt stress based on Na+/K+ ratio, superoxide dismutase activity, and malondialdehyde content.
• Model the relationship between seed priming treatments and seedling biomass accumulation or root system architecture.
• Evaluate the photosynthetic capacity enhancement in maize seedlings under saline conditions.

Strengths

• Includes specific quantitative results, such as a 132.3% improvement in germination performance over Na2SiO3 and a 19.5% decrease in Na+/K+ ratio.
• Compares multiple priming treatments (Si QDs, hydropriming, Na2SiO3, SiO2 NPs) in controlled experiments.
• Data is associated with a peer-reviewed research methodology described in the document.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The primary data is embedded within a 13.8 MB DOCX file, which may require extraction and formatting.

Provenance

Source

Lize Zhao via figshare

Collection Method

Data generated from laboratory plate germination assays and pot experiments in coastal saline soil.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 04:14:19; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yellow River Delta coastal saline soil