Selecting seeds with high vigour eminently affects initial plant growth and determines stand. Various tests including electrical conductivity (EC), radicle emergence counts (RE), standard germination (SG) were used to assess the of eleven lentils (Lens culinaris L.) seed lots. Lentil lots over 75% normal germination, germinated use an ISTA test. The (2 mm) was tallied at constant intervals from...

Raising vegetable seedlings in pro trays is becoming an innovative approach to producing quality horticulture. The present investigation was conducted evaluate the effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF) Glomus bagyarajii and potassium (K) solubilizing bacterium Frateuria aurantia singly together enhancing growth capsicum raised under polyhouse conditions. Different parameters such as sho...

The experiment was conducted in the Ecology Field, Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur (Rajasthan), India during 2020-21 to explore role of insect pollinators fruit setting P. cineraria. For conducting experiments one branches selected trees covered with a mesh bags exclude floral visitors (pollinator exclusion). other branch kept uncovered for time (open pollination). Our findings revealed...

Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for shoot biomass were identified in wheat grown on a soil high in total phosphorus (P) but low in plant-available P. The two populations screened included recombinant inbred lines (RILs) from Chuan-Mai 18/Vigour 18 and doubled-haploid lines from Kukri/Janz. Glasshouse-grown plants were harvested at the five-leaf stage. Seven QTLs for shoot biomass were identified...

This study develops a cartographic index of forest stands vigour from Ikonos imagery data. The study area located at GOUNAMITZ (New-Brunswick, Canada) consists mainly of fir, tolerant and intolerant hardwoods at mature and overmature stages. Forest inventory plots were set up in the stands; dendrometric measures (height, DBH, annual increment, etc.) were collected and used to estimate reference...

Vitis vinifera scions are commonly grafted onto rootstocks of other grape species to influence scion vigour and provide resistance to soil-borne pests and abiotic stress; however, the mechanisms by which rootstocks affect scion physiology remain unknown. This study characterized the hydraulic physiology of Vitis rootstocks that vary in vigour classification by investigating aquaporin (VvPIP) ge...