To study the effects of halopriming and hydropriming in overcoming salt and drought stress in corn (Zea mays L.),two experiments were separately conducted at Shahrood University of Technology. Seed treatments consisted ofcontrol (untreated seeds), soaking in distilled water for 32 h (hydropriming), and soaking in 50 mmol solution ofCaCl2 for 16 h (halopriming). Germination and early seedling gr...

seed germination is the most sensitive growth stages of the plant to salinity stress. seeds of many species produce a jelly-like layer called mucilage upon exposure to water. the purpose of this study was to determine the role of mucilage in increasing salinity tolerance of lallemantia ibrica. seeds of this plantcontain mucilage that can be used to treat some diseases such as neurological, live...

medical plants are adapted to different kinds of dormancy to survive in the worst situations. regarding to ecological viewpoint, this kind of adaptation is very important in respect to restriction of genetic draft and decrease of genetic resource of medicinal plants. this leads to plant survival even after prolonged drought. since some of them are endangered species and in the other hand increa...

Seed dormancy is a serious limiting factor in revenue of an economically important species to its fullest. Because of the importance of medicinal plants in curing diseases and the shortage of natural habitats, little reproduction rate and mass cutting of trees, it is necessary to program cultivation and naturalization of medicinal plants.  The objectives of this study were to investigate the ef...

soil and water sources salinity are important constrains which threat the sustainable agriculture production in iran. in order to evaluate the effect of different antioxidants and salinity levels on germination and seedling properties of two medicinal species (cnicus benedictus l.), and (cichorium intybus l.), an experiment was conducted using a factorial based on completely randomized design w...

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...