Seed dispersal governs the distribution of plant propagules in the landscape and hence forms the template on which density-dependent processes act. Dispersal is therefore a vital component of many species coexistence and forest dynamics models and is of applied value in understanding forest regeneration. Research on the processes that facilitate forest regeneration and restoration is given furt...

This study examines how the seed morphology of two large arborescent palms, Attalea maripa (Aubl.) Mart. and Astrocaryum aculeatum G. Mey, may affect their seed shadow in a seasonally dry Amazonian forest. In addition to being smaller and produced in larger numbers than those of A. aculeatum, A. maripa seeds also presented a substantially lower amount of nutritional reserves available for the e...

mg(oet)2 with spherical morphology is one of the most important precursors for the preparation of industrialziegler-natta catalysts. in the present article, morphology evolution of mg(oet)2 particles is studied in the courseof the synthesis. the morphology of mg(oet)2 particles is observed throughout the process by sem. the resultsshow that mg(oet)2 particles are formed through i) seed generati...

We demonstrate the morphological control method of ZnO nanostructures by atomic layer deposition (ALD) on an Al2O3/ZnO seed layer surface and the application of a hierarchical ZnO nanostructure for a photodetector. Two layers of ZnO and Al2O3 prepared using ALD with different pH values in solution coexisted on the alloy film surface, leading to deactivation of the surface hydroxyl groups. This ...

SUMMER 2000 6 NYSTA Research Reports A study was conducted to evalu ate golf putting green establish ment procedures with four creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris Huds.) cultivars: Penncross, Penn A-4, L93, and SR1119. Five seed rates were used (0.5, 1.0, 2, and 4 lb.) with five seed treatments: metalaxyl (Apron), Pseudomonas aureofaciens, Azospirillum brasilience, Enterobacter cloacae, and ...

Seed morphology is one of the most addressed issues in seeding plants studies due to its importance in the propagation of seeding plants, which can be related to the influence of the environment of the genetic structure in plant populations. A distribution analysis was conducted on extreme values (minimum and maximum) of seed width and length for gymnosperms spread within the Carpathian Mountai...

Flowering plants, like placental mammals, have an extensive maternal contribution toward progeny development. Plants are distinguished from animals by a genetically active haploid phase of growth and development between meiosis and fertilization, called the gametophyte. Flowering plants are further distinguished by the process of double fertilization that produces sister progeny, the endosperm ...