Effects of cold plasma treatment on soybean (Glycine max L. Merr cv. Zhongdou 40) seed germination and seedling growth were studied. Seeds were pre-treated with 0, 60, 80, 100 and 120 W of cold plasma for 15 s. Results showed that plasma treatments had positive effects on seed germination and seedling growth, and treatment of 80 W had the highest stimulatory effect. Germination and vigor indice...

During last two decades studies on endozoochorous seed dispersal indicated that a large numbers of plant seeds are potentially dispersed and suceefully germinated via animal dung. However, very little is known about the relative importance of endozoochory in germination success of plant species in semi-steppe rangelands. In this paper we examined dung germinating seed content, seed deposition p...

This study aimed to investigate the effects of priming treatments on germination indices soybean cultivars under osmotic stress in a completely randomized design with factorial arrangement botany laboratory located Kordestan Province, Sanandaj, Iran. Experimental included three (control and gibberellin at concentration 0.04%), cultivar (Clark Hobbit), -1.5MPa) replications. The standard test wa...

Heavy metal pollution in the biosphere has become a worldwide problem. Metal industry effluents, mining sites, municipal and agricultural waste are important sources of dispersion environment. imposed phytotoxicity affects seed germination, seedling growth, photosynthesis other physiological processes. Exposure seeds to cadmium (Cd) lead (Pb) deleterious effects resulting into inhibition delaye...