Dormancy is one aspect of tuber physiological age that begins with potato tuber initiation. During dormancy, biochemical and physiological processes do occur but they do not trigger immediate morphological changes, yet these processes are relevant for the number of sprouts produced after breaking of the dormancy and for the growth vigour of the seed tuber. This review article reports that dorma...

Seed priming with zinc increases the seed germination and seedling growth of many crops. The present study aimed to investigate effect different levels sources on barnyard millet variety MDU1. A experiment was conducted various Zn concentrations viz., T1- Non-primed seeds (control); T2-water priming; T3-GA3 T4-T6: 0.10%, 0.25% & 0.50% ZnSO4 ; T7- T9: EDTA; T10-T12: citrate experimental desi...

Seed deterioration is an unavoidable process to which seeds of oilseed plant species such as sunflower are especially sensitive. This study aimed determine whether different invigoration techniques can improve the attributes germination in and alleviate effects seed ageing. Both aged non-aged were subjected by pre-soaking with distilled water 3% KH 2 PO 4 for 24 hours at 25°C. Germination perfo...

The question of whether or not perennial plants senesce at the organism level remains unresolved. The aim of this study was to unravel whether or not plant age can influence the production and composition of seeds. Flower and seed production was examined in 3-, 8-, and 13-year-old Cistus albidus plants growing in experimental plots corresponding to the F2, F1, and F0 generations of the same pop...

Transporter genes and cytokinins are key targets for crop improvement. These genes are active during the development of the seed and its establishment as a strong sink. However, during germination, the seed transitions to being a source for the developing root and shoot. To determine if the sucrose transporter (SUT), amino acid permease (AAP), Sugar Will Eventually be Exported Transporter (SWEE...

A laboratory experiment was carried out at the Professor GAF Seed Pathology Centre and Laboratory of Department Science Technology, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh during period July 2018 to January 2019 determine effect seed sources on quality health status in some Transplanted Aman rice varieties Bangladesh. Among sources, moisture content recorded from 10.40% 13.37%. In ...

Seed vitality and vigour are the two most common parameters related to seed quality. It is crucial have reliable methods tests for quality testing. The standard germination test can be used predict field emergence, but laboratory testing conditions often in conflict with conditions. Validated evaluation legumes conductivity test, accelerated ageing tetrazolium test. Also, other types of been so...

Temperature and relative humidity in combination cause rapid decline in seed quality during storage. To maintain the seed quality in storage a number of physical and chemical treatments are used. Magnetic field treatment is one such physical treatment practiced to improve the seed quality. An experiment was conducted to investigate the efficacy of this treatment to improve the storability of se...