Eight faba bean (Vicia faba L.) genotypes were grown at lowlands of the west-Mediterranean region of Turkey in order to estimate the broad-sense heritability for plant height, number of stems and pods per plant, seed yield, biological yield, 100-seed weight, days to flowering and maturity. The heritability for plant height, number of stems and pods per plant, seed yield, biological yield, 100-s...

Poor storage facilities expose seeds to deterioration, resulting in low seed quality under a prolonged time. We compared the performance of five bag types: Two hermetic bags (Super GrainPro [SGB] and Purdue Improved Crop Storage [PICS]), with three non-hermetic (woven polypropylene lined polyethylene [WPP PE], [PP], jute bags) for faba bean 24 months. Faba was assessed ambient conditions after ...

Abiotic variables are crucial for seed germination and seedling development. In the present work, we attempted to determine optimal conditions (temperature, water, density, fungal growth) sunflower development (Helianthus annus L. Larissza). The of seeds was investigated under controlled at eight consistent temperatures: 5 °C, 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 °C. For water test, there were 12 levels based ...

Native seed underpins the success of most terrestrial restoration efforts globally; however, fragility native supply chain presents a key challenge to achieving global goals. With current heightened focus on ecological restoration, chains are under unprecedented pressure worldwide. New and practical solutions required help industry move toward more sustainable reliable supply, in turn, facilita...

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) has been a globally important source of nutrition for human and animal diets several thousand years. In the United States, chickpeas are integral components dryland agriculture systems throughout Pacific Northwest Northern Plains, but seed rot preemergent damping-off chickpea caused by metalaxyl-resistant isolates Pythium ultimum Trow have emerged as diseases incre...

Objective: In order to study the effect of solopotasse fertilizer on yield and essential oil of cumin medicinal plant. Methods: A experiment in randomized complete block design with three replications conducted in kermam city, Iran, in 2013. solopotasse fertilizer in four levels (0, 50, 100 and 150 kg/h) investigated. Plant height, number of umbrella per plant, number of seed per umbrella, 1000...

The experiment was conducted to determine optimum plant spacing and suitable variety as well identify the interaction effect of varieties Intra-row on yield sorghum. having a factorial arrangement three (Geremew, Lalo farmer’s local variety) intra-row levels (10 cm, 15 cm 20 cm) laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with replications. According current results, were significantly ...

Invasion of alien species is one the main drivers land degradation threatening both natural and managed ecosystems. Ecological restoration crucial in controlling invasion to improve biotic resistance avoid further degradation. We investigated possibility establishment invasive (IAS) by native seed addition. tested if trait similarity or increased propagule pressure results suppression IAS at ea...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Using two parental clones of outcrossing Trifolium ambiguum as a potential model system, we examined how during seed development the maternal parent, number of seeds per pod, seed position within the pod, and pod position within the inflorescence influenced individual seed fresh weight, dry weight, water content, germinability, desiccation tolerance, hardseededness, and subs...