Soil management systems directly interfere in the soil–plant relationship. However, there are still few studies evaluating influence of long-term on physiological quality soybean seeds. Another little-known topic is pre-harvest desiccation seeds, especially seed longevity. Thus, aim this research was to evaluate seeds cultivated under conventional tillage and no-tillage with without desiccant u...

The trehalose content of exponentially growing Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells rapidly increased in response to a temperature shift from 27 to 40 degrees C and decreased again when the temperature was shifted back from 40 to 27 degrees C. These changes were closely correlated with increases and decreases in the thermotolerance and desiccation tolerance of the cells. Our results support the hypot...

The fatty acid composition of the phospholipids from the desiccation-tolerant moss Tortula ruralis (Hedw.) Gaertn, Meyer and Scherb and the desiccation-intolerant moss Cratoneuron filicinum has been determined. No changes in composition occur in either moss as a consequence of rapid drying, but, after slow drying, there is a decline in some unsaturated fatty acids. Upon rehydration of T. rurali...

The water crisis is one of the important issues in the Middle East countries. Many lakes are ‎drying up and/or facing critical situations, exerting tremendous impacts on the socio-economics ‎of their region. Lake Urmia, in northwestern Iran, currently is facing critical situations and is on ‎the brink of total ‎shrinkage and environmental disaster. This paper investigates the roots of crises ‎t...

The desiccation cracking of soil occurs when shrinkage is restricted during the drying process and induced tensile stress equals strength. Thus far, experimental estimations have not been realized, although such estimates are important for predicting crack initiation. This study presents development a laboratory-based test to measure generated until In this proposed test, in longitudinal direct...