The effect of pre-sowing magnetic treatments was investigated on germination, growth and yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus cv. Sapz pari). The dry okra seeds were exposed to sinusoidal magnetic field induced by an electromagnet. The average magnetic field exposure was 99 mT for 3 and 11 min and seeds with no magnetic field treatment were considered as control. Both treated and non-treated s...

rapeseed cultivation in iran is growing rapidly while this product has been facing specific problems. every year a significant portion of edible oil is imported to the country from other countries. despite this deficit, a great amount of canola is being lost every year. therefore, in compliance with technical points, adding a suitable platform to the exisiting machineries may reduce the losses....

The effects of maturity degree and culture type on oligosaccharide content were studied in soybean seed, a rich source of non-digestible galactooligosaccharides (GOS). Therefore, two commercial cultivars of yellow soybeans (ripe seeds) and two of green soybeans (unripe seeds) were chosen. One yellow and one green soybean seed were from intensive culture, while one yellow and one green soybean s...

The regulation of lipid synthesis in oil seeds is still not fully understood. Oilseed rape (Brassica napus) is the third most productive vegetable oil crop on the global market; therefore, increasing our understanding of lipid accumulation in oilseed rape seeds is of great economic, as well as intellectual, importance. Matrix-assisted laser/desorption ionization-mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI...

Desert seed-harvester ants, genus Pogonomyrmex, are central place foragers that search for resources collectively. We quantify how seed harvesters exploit the spatial distribution of seeds to improve their rate of seed collection. We find that foraging rates are significantly influenced by the clumpiness of experimental seed baits. Colonies collected seeds from larger piles faster than randomly...

Radioactive gibberellin A(1) ((3)H-GA(1)) was injected into excised fruits of peas and Japanese morning glory. These were then grown in sterile culture to maturity and the label was followed in the seeds during further development and subsequent germination. During development of both pea and morning-glory seeds a large part of the radioactivity became associated with the aqueous fraction, whil...

Seed germination and early seedling growth are critical phases in the plant life cycle (Bewley and Black, 1994). Young seedlings need to grow rapidly in order to effectively compete with neighbours, yet young seedlings have limited nutrient reserves to draw on as they resume growth. Root systems are rudimentary, and this limits the ability of young seedlings to explore the environment for water...

The present experiment was carried out during Kharif, 2019 at Jawaharlal Nehru krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. A total of 500 accessions were evaluated and observations recorded on twelve traits viz., days to flower initiation, fifty percent flowering, maturity, plant height (cm), number primary branches per plant, secondary capsules seeds capsule, capsule length 1000 s...