“…On the aspects of respiration, our previous researches have indicated that seed priming enhanced the respiration rate in rice seeds and seedlings under chilling stress (Hussain et al., 2016; Wang et al., 2016). Meanwhile, the regulating effects of seed priming on energy levels, glycolysis pathways, and the mitochondria development have been reported in peas, soybeans, onions, and tomato (Benamar, Tallon, & Macherel, 2003; Corbineau, Ozbingol, Vinel, & Come, 1999; Li, Yang, Zhang, & Wang, 2010; Sun, Li, Wang, Wu, & Wang, 2011). However, under chilling stress, the influence of seed priming on the respiratory metabolism of rice during seed germination has rarely been explored.…”