The initiation of radicle growth during seed germination may be driven by solute accumulation and increased turgor pressure, by cell wall relaxation, or by weakening of tissues surrounding the embryo. To investigate these possibilities, imbibition kinetics, water contents, and water (Psi) and solute (psi(s)) potentials of intact muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) seeds, decoated seeds (testa removed, ...

The molecular functions of several aquaporins are well characterized (e.g., by analysis of aquaporin-expressing Xenopus oocytes). However, their significance in the physiology of water transport in multicellular organisms remains uncertain. The tobacco plasma membrane aquaporin NtAQP1 was used to elucidate this issue. By comparing antisense plants that were inhibited in NtAQP1 expression with c...

Water relations are obviously crucial to the physiology of terrestrial plants, but 25 years ago most plant biologists viewed this area of research as somewhat of an oddity. Dominated by equations and unusual physical theories about liquids flowing in pipes, water relations seemed to be a field with little seeming need for the burgeoning concepts and approaches offered by molecular and cellular ...

Wild jujube, Ziziphus lotus, is a multipurpose xerophytic shrub of the Rhamnaceae family widely distributed in arid and semi-arid regions of Tunisia, where it occupies most soil types. The fruit is the edible part of the plant by local population. The reintroduction of this shrub requires the control of its multiplication in response to water shortage. This study aims to evaluate growth and wat...

this article aims at designing the mathematical model for aras dam reservoir in time operation with missions of agriculture needs safeguarding, water electric energy production and torrent controls. reservoir system relations determinate and these relations at framework of are determined and stochastic dynamic programming are calculated executive results of this model are presentation of guides...