Changes in the soluble protein content, electrophoretic profiles of total and thermostable proteins and polypeptides in endosperms and roots of wheat seedlings germinated under optimal and stress conditions were investigated. Low and high temperature, 0.2 M NaCl, 0.5 M sucrose, 30 μM ABA and 10 mM H2O2 were applied as stress factors and seeds germinated for 72 hours. The results obtained show t...

Both biotic and abiotic environmental filters drive the occurrence, distribution, persistence of plant species. Amongst drivers that influence distribution plants in harsh environments, seed predation temperature are particularly important habitats prone to fire. In this study, we highlight combined effects high simulating fire understand its on germination percentage speed species Copaifera ob...

We examined whether spectrally active phytochrome A (PhyA) and phytochrome B (PhyB) play specific roles in the induction of seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh., using PhyA- and PhyB-null mutants, fre1-1 (A. Nagatani, J.W. Reed, J. Chory [1993] Plant Physiol 102: 269-277) and hy3-Bo64 (J. Reed, P.Nagpal, D.S. Poole, M. Furuya, J. Chory [1993] Plant Cell 5: 147-157). When dormant...

Germinated finger millet, pearl millet and foxtail flours were investigated for their antinutritional factors, functional properties, colour, mineral nutritional composition. The results showed that tannin in was reduced after germination is 168 mg/100g, whereas it 115 197 mg/100g respectively. germinated flour, flour decrease bulk density viz. 540, 475 489 kg/m3 exhibited 124.04, 125.0 120.23 ...

UNLABELLED Raman spectroscopy and phase-contrast microscopy were used to examine calcium dipicolinate (CaDPA) levels and rates of nutrient and nonnutrient germination of multiple individual Bacillus subtilis spores treated with cold atmospheric plasma (CAP). Major results for this work include the following: (i) >5 logs of spores deposited on glass surfaces were inactivated by CAP treatment for...