INTRODUCTION In the southern United States, chemicals are an integral part of the management of bare-root nurseries. The rationale for using chemicals is based on economics as they can reduce hand labor, improve the use of valuable seed, and increase seedling performance. The cost of all chemicals associated with loblolly pine seedling production averages less than 0.2 cent per seedling. The co...

Recently, we reported that the basal localization of the PIN1 auxin efflux facilitator protein is disrupted in hypocotyls of Arabidopsis mdr (pgp) mutants grown in the dark or unidirectional light (Noh et al., 2003). Molecular genetic and physiological evidence indicates that PIN1 is required for transport of auxin from shoot to root apices (Okada et al., 1991; Friml and Palme, 2002), whereas i...

Analysis of seedling growth characteristics between two greenhouse cover types, old fiberglass and new polycarbonate, shows significant differences in height and sturdiness coefficients in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) seedlings. Three rates of nitrogen (N) application (20, 40, and 60 mg) indicate that seedling growth will increase under both cover types, but may cause a reduction in seedlin...

Seedling morphology of 210 species (173 trees and 37 lianas) was studied from a community perspective to identify major patterns of seedling functional types in a Mexican rain forest. Five types of seedlings were distinguished: cryptocotylar with reserve storage or absorption cotyledons (epigeal [CER] and hypogeal [CHR]), phanerocotylar epigeal, either with photosynthetic cotyledons (PEF) or wi...

this experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of nursery establishment under plastic cover on yield of some rice cultivars at lordegan region in 2007. experimental design was a split plot with a randomized complete block with three replications. four rice cultivars (hashemi, hasani, saleh and native) were seeded at three seedling date (14 april, 5 may and 15 may). two first planting date...

an investigation was initiated to examine the effects of nanoscale titanium dioxide particles on plant growth and development. in view of the widespread cultivation of canola in iran and in other parts of the globe and in view of the potential influence of titanium on its growth, this plant was chosen as the model system. canola seeds were separately treated with different concentrations of nan...

abstract     crop residues are well known for their chemical (allelopathic) effects on crops. the allelopathic potential of the aqueous extracts and chopped residual of sorghum (sorghum bicolor l.) on germination, seedling growth, relative water content, seedling dry weight, seedling length and antioxidant enzyme activity namely catalase (cat), peroxidase (pod) and superoxide dismutase (sod) of...