This study was conducted to determine the effects of argon plasma on the growth of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] sprouts and investigate the regulation mechanism of energy metabolism. The germination and growth characteristics were modified by argon plasma at different potentials and exposure durations. Upon investigation, plasma treatment at 22.1 kV for 12 s maximized the germination and se...

Introduction Quiescent and dormant embryos, germination: definitions Nuclear characteristics of the cell population in quiescent embryos Distribution of quiescent embryo cell nuclei in different phases of the cell cycle How is the high G\ cell level of quiescent embryos established? What are the mechanisms controlling G\ cell accumulation? Controversial observations on the high G\ accumulation ...

Germination is complex process during which the seed must quickly recover physically from maturation drying resume a sustained intensity of metabolism, complete essential cellular events to allow for the embryo to emerge, and prepare a subsequent seeding growth. Legumes consumed after processing and germination are most economical food. This process is also an appropriate low cost low technolog...

An experimental manipulation of germination timing was conducted to test whether germination timing influences the phenotypic expression of postgermination lifehistory characteristics and whether it alters natural selection on those characters. Seeds collected from five natural populations of Arabidopsis thaliana in Kentucky were forced to germinate in early November, early December, and early ...

The article presents the results of bioecological characteristics and phenological features some varieties Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench in Vinnytsia region: two Ukrainian origin - ‘Sopilka’ ‘Alabama red’, as well a variety okra Turkish ‘Sultani’. Germination energy seed germination were studied. observations are obtained: calendar terms beginning phases, duration phases interphase periods...

Beta vulgaris belongs to the family Amaranthaceae and was found to have halophytic ancestors. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of sodium chloride on seed germination, therefore the early stages of seedling growth of Beta vulgaris grown under different salinity levels (0, 100, 150 and 200 mM of NaCl) were studied. The experiment was laid out in a completely randomized de...

allelopathic relationship between plant associations, could be applied in non-chemical ‎weed management, however, those allelochemicals should not have adverse effects on arable ‎crops. in order to evaluate allelopatic effects of barley (hordeum vulgare) on ‎germination & growth characteristics of lentil (lens esculenta), two experiments were ‎conducted based on compactly randomized design (crd...

to compare the seed characteristics in accessions of atriplex canescens under exclosure and non-exclosure conditions, two even-aged sites were selected with an area of 400 ha as the exclosure and 1000 ha as non-exclosure area. to conduct the study, 30 species were randomly selected in autumn 2009 in reference area of the sites and seeds were collected. some important seed characteristics were s...