Cultivar variation in seed characteristics can affect seedling vigor, and nitrogen (N) availability influences early-season growth some instances. However, interactions between cultivar N application rate for have received limited attention. Thus, the objectives of this research were to quantify effects cultivar, N-application rate, their interaction on growth, predict vigor from plant morpholo...

This study was performed to investigate the effect of storage conditions on seed germination performance of faba bean (cv. Shami). For this purpose, a three factors factorial experiment was conducted in laboratory of Seed Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University, in 2013-2014, based on CRD design with five replications.  The experimental factors were storage temperature...

Annual Sainfoin (Onobrychis crista-galli (L.) Lam.) is widely adapted to moderate and cold regions of Iran and naturally grows in pasture and rangelands used for forage in these areas. In order to study the effects of priming on seed germination and seedling growth in O. crista-galli, two factorial experiments were conducted based on a randomized complete design with three replications under la...

Effects of hormonal priming with abscisic acid (ABA), salicylic acid (SA), or ascorbic acid on wheat (Triticum aestivum cv. Auqab 2000) germination and seedling growth under normal (4 dS/ cm) and saline (15 dS/ cm) conditions were studied to determine their usefulness in increasing relative salt-tolerance. During germination test, most of treatments were effective in improving germination and s...

The formation of abnormal amino acid residues is a major source of spontaneous age-related protein damage in cells. The protein l-isoaspartyl methyltransferase (PIMT) combats protein misfolding resulting from l-isoaspartyl formation by catalyzing the conversion of abnormal l-isoaspartyl residues to their normal l-aspartyl forms. In this way, the PIMT repair enzyme system contributes to longevit...

ABSTRACT Sunn hemp (Crotalaria spectabilis) is widely used for soil correction and cover, but it still necessary to know the characteristics that influence storage of its seeds. This study aimed evaluate physiological quality sunn seeds under uncontrolled environmental conditions in acclimatization chamber. A completely randomized experimental design was used, with four replicates, subplots eva...

Background: Astragalus membranaceus seeds have dormant properties that not only limit germination but also negatively affect the growth of seedlings. We investigated enhancing effect cold plasma treatment on seed and positive seedling by treating its with at different power levels. Method: The were treated levels 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 220 240 W for 15 seconds helium gas with...

Objective: To evaluate the effect of chemical stimuli on germination and seedling growth of Caper (Capparis Spinosa) under drought stress. Methods: Factorial experiment in a completely randomized design with four replicates per treatment were performed. First factor of priming include three levels of acetylsalicylic acid (300, 200 and 100 mg/L), gibberellic acid levels (500, 250 and 12...