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Seed Priming Improves Chilling Stress Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Seedlings

Md. Tahjib-Ul-Arif^1,2,*, Md Asaduzzaman³, Bir Jahangir Shirazy^2,4, Md. Shihab Uddine Khan⁵, A. M. Sajedur Rahman^2,6, Yoshiyuki Murata², Sozan Abdel Hamed⁷, Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef^8,9,*

1 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
2 Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
3 Atopy (Allergy) Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
4 Rice Farming Systems Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur, 1701, Bangladesh
5 Agricultural Research Station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Satkhira, 9400, Bangladesh
6 Breeding Division, Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute, Pabna, 6620, Bangladesh
7 Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt
8 Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt
9 Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Center, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt

* Corresponding Authors: Md. Tahjib-Ul-Arif. Email: ; Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef. Email: