The effects of magnetic fields (MF) on germination and early growth parameters, redox state and the activity of antioxidant system were investigated in soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) seedlings. The seeds were imbibed in water and then were exposed to a 30 mT static magnetic field (SMF) and a 10 kHz electromagnetic field (EMF) for 4 days, each 5 h. Water uptake of seeds increased after 40 and ...

Germination of the medicinal and aromatic plant basil raises interesting questions due to its no seed periodicity dormancy demand, priming could help assure permanent needs for this herb. The study aimed provide an adapted BBCH (Biologische Bundesanstalt Bundessortenamt CHemical industry) scale germination secondary stages sweet Ocimum basilicum L. (var. MVSt). A standardized test was performed...

It was evaluated the damage caused by Bruchus pisorum on the germination ability of pea forage cultivars. Result of damage in seeds with parasitized larva was a significant decrease of the germination by 16.4% percentage points, the length and weight of primary radicle by 16.8 and 24.5%, the length and weight of plumule by 12.3 and 14.1%, the vigor index of primary radicle and plumule by 32.5 a...

Acceleration in germination time by 12–24 h for barley seeds treated with atmospheric air plasmas may have a significant economic impact on malting processes. In this study, the increase rate and decrease contamination level upon plasma treatment could not be directly correlated any water uptake capacity, except exposed to mild drying treatment. A variety of essays been carried out impregnated ...

OBJECTIVES Vancomycin and metronidazole remain the only primary options for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Recent reports have suggested a superior clinical response to vancomycin therapy compared with metronidazole, but this has been difficult to prove or explain. There are few robust in vitro data of the effects of antibiotic treatment of CDI in a gut reflective setti...

Yellow-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis [D. Don] Spach) seeds exhibit prolonged coat-imposed dormancy following their dispersal from the parent plant. Analyses were undertaken using S-(+)-[(3)H] abscisic acid (ABA) to monitor the capacity of embryos to metabolize ABA following their isolation from seeds subjected to various dormancy-breaking and control treatments. Radiolabelled phaseic acid (...

Fagopyrum esculentum Moench (buckwheat) is a dicot species from the Polygonaceae family used as cover crop in agricultural systems featured with remarkable allelopathic potential for weed control, helping herbicide-resistance management and promoting substantial reductions herbicide applications. The aim of this research was to examine aqueous extracts seeds aerial part buckwheat on seed germin...

breeding medics species to drought and salinity tolerant  can play an important role in herb production and pasture rehabilitation. with the aim of study of the performance of annual burr medics under drought and salinity stresses, a pot study was conducted with factorial arrangement of treatments in a randomized complete block design in shiraz university. sown seeds were two types (threshed an...

ethylene as a plant hormone plays various functions in a variety of physiological phenomena including seed germination, root initiation on stem cutting, senescence and organs abscission. in our previous investigation, five rose genotypes were identified showing high-sensitivity or low-sensitivity to exogenous ethylene treatment. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the rooting capacity and...