Effects of cold plasma treatment on soybean (Glycine max L. Merr cv. Zhongdou 40) seed germination and seedling growth were studied. Seeds were pre-treated with 0, 60, 80, 100 and 120 W of cold plasma for 15 s. Results showed that plasma treatments had positive effects on seed germination and seedling growth, and treatment of 80 W had the highest stimulatory effect. Germination and vigor indice...

to study the effects of chilling on dormancy breaking and the increased germination characteristics of nepeta (germination percent and speed, seedling length, vigor index, wet and dry weight), a factorial experiment in a completely randomized design with 4 replications was implemented in a laboratory in 2014. factor a was the chilling treatment in three levels (control, one-month and two-month ...

Johar (Cassia siamea Lamk) seeds have physical dormancy, because the entry of water and gases prevents by hard seed coat in process germination. Therefore, to assist germination process, pre treatment form scarification is needed, among others using sulfuric acid (H2SO4) solution. This study aims analyze effect soaking H2SO4 with 96% concentration on johar The used a completely randomized desig...

The protective effects of 5-aminolevulenic acid (ALA) on germination of Elymus nutans Griseb. seeds under cold stress were investigated. Seeds of E. nutans (Damxung, DX and Zhengdao, ZD) were pre-soaked with various concentrations (0, 0.1, 0.5, 1, 5, 10 and 25 mg l(-1)) of ALA for 24 h before germination under cold stress (5°C). Seeds of ZD were more susceptible to cold stress than DX seeds. Bo...

Vine-leaved kitaibelia (Kitaibela vitifolia Willd.), also known as balkanmalva or chalice flower, is a critically endangered plant species with high risk of extinction in the wild. A reason given for this is, among others, low germination rate primarily caused by dormancy. The present study evaluated seed and seedling growth parameters vine-leaved response to eight different pre-sowing treatmen...

The scarcity of surface water has led to the use underground sources as an alternative for crop irrigation by farmers in semi-arid regions. However, these generally have high salinity, which prevents agricultural production. objective this study was determine effects pre-germination treatments with plant growth regulators and bioactivators on melon seeds attenuate salt stress caused during germ...

Nowadays, in many rangelands, due to over grazing, and problems that some plantshave in germination, the rate of forage production is greatly reduced. So to take advantages ofthe benefits of such plants, it is necessary to identify and remove barriers of germination andestablishment of suitable plants. The present study was designed to investigate differenttreatments of breaking dormancy and st...

To understand germination timing in an ecological context, the response to environmental events that affect seed dormancy is central, and has to be combined with knowledge of germination responses to different circumstances. In this study, seed dormancy, germination, and emergence phenology of six annual co-occurring weedy Asteraceae species were investigated. Three pre-treatments (warm and col...