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...

Lianas are an important component of tropical forests, and may reach their highest densities in disturbed areas. However, information on seed and germination characteristics is scarce. Twenty Amazon liana species were screened for their germination characteristics, including light dependence, tolerance of desiccation and of alternating temperatures; these characteristics are considered importan...

in order to study the effects of different levels of drought stress and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on the germination indices of seeds harvested from wheat (tritium aestivum l.) cv. sayonz in the field treated with different levels of nitrogen, in controlled conditions, a factorial layout based on completely randomized design with three replications, was conducted. treatments included...

in many studies, the medicinal properties and impact of blond plantain on mechanisms of human physical activities has been proven. salinity is an important abiotic stresses with detrimental effects on seed germination. an experiment was conducted to study germination characteristics of blond plantain under water and salinity stress conditions at different temperatures. the experiment was conduc...

endozoochory is one of the seed dispersal modes through animal’s digestive systems transmission and the increases rate germination and plant establishment. the aim of this study, investigated the relationship between seed characteristics and the passage through the digestive tract of livestock and domestic animals (cattle, sheep and goats) in the 7 species perennial grass 8 species perennial fo...

To characterize some important eco-physiological aspects of  Alhagi pseudalhagi growth, the present investigation was conducted at the farm of Khorasan Agricultural Research Center during 2004-2005. Various botanical characteristics including root structure and existence of starch in root were studied. Number of seeds per pod, pod length and test weight were recorded. A number of field and pot ...

this research was carried out to investigate allelopathic effect of peganum harmala on seed germination of bromus tectorum. aboveground and underground tissues of peganum harmala in addition to its seeds were collected from bijar rangelands. collected materials of root, leaves, stem, seeds and a complex of mentioned parts were dried and powder. the research was performed at the greenhouse condi...

in order to study the effect of  foliar application of zinc and iron on germination of soybaen seed under different level of irrigation, an experiment was conducted in 2009 at shahrekord agricultural research center. main factor was including of four levels of drought stress as irrigation (irrigation after 60, 80, 100 and 120 mm evaporation from class a evaporation basin) and sub factor was inc...

this study was conducted for the first time in order to introduce the pioneer forest trees and medicinal sea-buckthorn (elaeagnus rhamnoides) and determine the characteristics of the species seeds from seven provenances, including iran, china and tibet in the laboratory. after site identification of the species, seeds were collected from the regions including alborz, mazandaran, eastern azerbai...