Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum L.) belong to family solanaceae is one of the largest vegetable crop. A Field experiment was conducted at Mother Teresa College Agriculture study effects different seed extraction methods on quality parameters in Tomato. The taken make treatments (i.e,) T1-Manual Extraction, T2--HCl@10ml for 15mins, T3-HCl@10ml 30mins, T4--Fermentation 24hrs (1day), T5-Fermentation ...

Background and Aims Rootstock type can lead to differences in scion canopy growth fruit yield by conferring specific traits the scion. Conferred may interact alter relationship between vine water use yield, providing a mechanism whereby rootstocks could be used improve efficiency of production. This study aimed determine whether rootstock conferred vigour crop index (yield per unit transpired) ...

Background and Aims The use of rootstocks to enhance the performance low-yielding wine cultivars grown under hot irrigated conditions was studied. Methods Results Field grape composition low-vigour (Chasselas, Egiodola, Ehrenfelser, Gamay, Perdea, Reichensteiner Roussanne) as own roots or grafted on (1103 Paulsen, Dog Ridge, Ramsey, Schwarzmann SO4) were assessed over three seasons. Across all ...

A study of 13 grapevine cultivars was carried out in a vineyard located near Krakow (Poland) in order to identify the most suitable grapevine cultivars for cool climate regions. The vines’ vigour, yield and the yield efficiency index were studied in the years 2010-2013. The grapes were analysed to determine soluble solids content (SSC), titratable acidity, total polyphenol content (TPC) as well...

Climate shifts at decadal scales can have environmental consequences, and therefore, identifying areas that act as environmental refugia is valuable in understanding future climate variability. Here we illustrate how, given appropriate geohydrology, a rift basin and its catchment can buffer vegetation response to climate signals on decadal time-scales, therefore exerting strong local environmen...

Early vigour of rice, defined as seedling capacity to accumulate shoot dry weight (SDW) rapidly, is a complex trait. It depends on a genotype propensity to assimilate, store, and/or use non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) for producing large and/or numerous leaves, involving physiological trade-offs in the expression of component traits and, possibly, physiological and genetic linkages. This stu...

Seed imbibition under cold temperature is dangerous when dry seeds have relatively low water content. The aim of this study was to investigate germination of 20 lines/cultivars of narrow-leaf lupine at 7 °C (cold) and 13 °C (control) under the influence of smoke water and following seed hydropriming for 3 h at 20 °C. The efficacy of individual treatments was examined with regard to seed protect...