the germination power of orchids (orchidaceae family) seems to betoo weak due lack of albumen. the study carried out with various treatments including pollination time and ga3 for breaking dormancy and increasing seed germination of orchids. the effect of pollination time (8 periods from january to august) and gibberellic acid (0, 500, 1000 and 1500 mg l-1) were studied on germination of phalae...

present study examines whether there is any beneficial effect of magnetized water application on seedling emergence of maize seeds. water from various sources like tap water, saline water (1,500 ppm), canal water, and sewerage water was treated magnetically by passing it through 235 mt magnetic fields at 3 lpm flow rate. seeds were soaked in water for 24 hours and planted in sand culture. numbe...

azam  kadkhodaie1, mohammad bagheri2* 1-young researchers club, ardestan branch, islamic azad university, ardestan, iran 2-ardestan branch, islamic azad university, ardestan, iran       *corresponding author:  e-mail:[email protected]      received: 31 jun 2012 accepted: 8 october 2012     abstract tolerance to salt (nacl) and drought conditions of treated seeds (control, osmopriming and h...

maize genotypes were screened for host resistance and seed treatment chemicals were evaluated in field to manage fusarium ear rot complex of maize at high- and mid-hill environments in nepal during 2003 and 2004. seven popular maize genotypes along with a susceptible check were used in the host resistance study. the maize genotypes adopted from exotic sources, manakamana-3 and deuti, performed ...

germination is a critical stage in the life cycle of plants and often controls population dynamics, with major practical implications. salsola arbusculiformis is one of the most important plants used to prevent soil erosion and a good fodder resource for sheep and goat in the rangelands of iran. however, the species seems to have low seed germination, so the purpose of this study was to investi...

an experiment was conducted to study the effect of sulfuric acid, temperature scales and the source of seed on to break hardness alfalfa seed (medicagoscutellatacvrobinson). this study was carried out as a factorial experiment based on randomized complete design with four replications at the agricultural collage of lorestan university in 2005. acid treatment as the first factor (to rinse with a...

Hybrid rice and insecticide seed treatments targeting rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel, have altered the landscape of rice production. The effect of reduced seeding rates on seed treatment efficacy in hybrid rice has not been studied. During 2011 and 2012, an experiment was conducted at seven locations to determine the relationship between low seeding rates used in hybrid ri...