Although there have been advances in methods for extracting information about dispersal processes, it is still very difficult to measure them. Predicting dispersal groups using single readily-measured traits would facilitate the emergence of instructive comparisons among ecological strategies of plants and offer a path towards improved synthesis across field experiments. The leaf-height-seed sc...

We studied the survival and regrowth of naturally-occurring blue oak saplings burned in a September 1996 arson fire in Vacaville, California. The saplings (pre-fire height 33-353 cm) were burned in a rapid, low-moderate intensity fire. Of 67 blue oak saplings surveyed, 4 failed to resprout after the fire and 2 more died within the following 5 years (9 percent mortality overall); all mortality w...

The shoot apical meristem contains a pool of undifferentiated stem cells and generates all above-ground organs of the plant. During vegetative growth, cells differentiate from the meristem to initiate leaves while the pool of meristematic cells is preserved; this balance is determined in part by genetic regulatory mechanisms. To assess vegetative meristem growth and genetic control in Zea mays,...

cadmium as a heavy metal is also considered as a serious threat for the environment. this element is accumulated in soil through industrial processes as well as phosphate fertilizers and aggregates into the food chain.this study was conducted in order to investigate of different levels of cadmium effects on growth features of rapeseed(brassica napus l.) plants. root and shoot weight and height,...

in order to study the effects of herbicide rates of metribuzin on nodulations and growth characteristics of chickpea, a series of experiments were carried out at research greenhouses of ferdowsi university of mashhad during 2009 in a randomized complete block design with four replications. studied factors were: different doses of metribuzin herbicide (10- 25- 50- 75- 100- 125 percent of recomme...

the use of plants to remediate contaminated soil has been the most rapidly developing component in environmental cleansing. although total concentration of heavy metals in soil is used for regulatory review, it also is beneficial to assess the potential for ecosystem impact through a series of bioassays. one commonly used bioassay is seed germination. in current research study effect of contami...

On Yamoussoukro autonomous district, a study on the ability of Lippia multiflora L. (Verbenaceae) to shoot and grow was carried out at six soil height levels: 0 cm, 5 10 15 20 25 cm 30 cm. The objectif determine favourable levels pruning for better leaf production. From 28 samples grouped in 7 batches, out. After 3 months vegetation, agronomic parameters vigour were determined. results showed t...

Paclobutrazol (PBZ) is one of the most important triazole compounds. This compound increases plant tolerance to environmental stresses. A study aimed to investigate the effects of PBZ on morphological and biochemical traits of euonymus (Euonymus japonicas) exposed to NaCl stress. Plants were treated with three levels of PBZ (0, 500 and 1000 mg L-1) and four levels of NaCl (0...

Araucaria excelsa L. of Araucariaceae family is a beautiful conifer which has a high economic importance in the flower industry. A factorial experiment based on randomized completely block design with two factors: 1. Irrigation intervals in 2, 4 and 6 days (I1, I2 and I3) and 2. The growth bed in pots 3 L included M1 (100 % v/v cocopeat), M2 (100%  municipal waste compost), M3 (100 % vermicompo...

fire, as a natural ecological disturbance factor in forest, this study located in the marivan region, northern zagros forest, and western iranian state of kurdistan. in each burned and unburned area 30 circle sample plot (1000 m2) were collected by randomized–systematic method in the 100×200 m net (in total 60 plots). in every sample plot the kind of species, number of tree, the height of coppi...