* Calculated from the zero-time viable spore concentration taken as 0 per cent germination. The data shown in table 1 indicate that the phenol-inactivation method and the dilution heat-shock method were superior to the conventional heat-shock method usually employed in germination studies if germination rates are desired. This was especially true for short incubation times when the germination ...

Release of Ca(2+) with dipicolinic acid (CaDPA) was monitored by Raman spectroscopy and differential interference contrast microscopy during germination of individual spores of Bacillus subtilis strains with alterations in GerD and SpoVA proteins. Notable conclusions about germination after the addition of nutrient were as follows. (i) Following L-alanine addition, wild-type and gerD spores and...

in order to study stigma receptivity in peach cultivars : (‘makhmali’, ‘anjiri-ye-tabestane’, ‘anjiri-ye maleki’, ‘haj-kazemi’ and ’zoodras’) controlled pollination was done in both field and laboratory conditions. before pollination trials the in vitro germination of the pollen was tested in petridish. branches with adequate number of flowers were chosen for controlled pollination. self pollin...

haloxylon aphyllum is one of the most important species in sandy and saline areas in deserts, and some ecophysiology characters for viability in unfavorable condition have evaluated in this species. seed germination is the critical stages in life cycle for species survival. in this study investigated salinity and temperature stresses on percentage and velocity of germination using six salinity ...

This essay shows how Todd LaPorte’s work on reliability-seeking organizations contains insights for how we might understand the financial crisis of 2008–2009. In particular, the financial system was not perceived and described as critical infrastructure, there was a regulatory overemphasis on routine operational practices at the entity level, and there was insufficient countercyclical leadershi...

The effect of germination conditions on the nutritional benefits of germinated brown rice flour (GBR) bread has been determined. The proximate composition, phytic acid, in vitro protein digestibility and in vitro enzymatic hydrolysis of starch, glucose and starch content, as well as the most relevant bioactive compounds (GABA, γ-oryzanol and total phenolic compounds) and antioxidant activity of...

The effects of magnetic treatments on germination and the initial growth stages of triticale seeds have been studied. Germination and growth tests were carried out under laboratory conditions by exposing triticale seeds to 125 mT for different times (1, 10 and 20 min, 1 and 24 hour). The rate of germination was assessed by determining the mean germination time (MGT) and time required to germina...

Numbers and kinds of microflora were determined in 160 samples of barley grown in different regions of the United States; microflora were more abundant in the grains grown in the central states than in those grown in the western states. During steeping and germination in micromalting equipment, the number of colonies of filamentous fungi increased from two to five times, colonies of yeasts from...