Plants are exposed to any number of potentially adverse environmental conditions such as
water deficit, high salinity, extreme temperature, submergence, etc. These abiotic stresses …

Rapid seed germination and stand establishment are critical factors to crop production
under salt‐stress conditions. In many crop species, seed germination and early seedling …

The critical stages during the growth of crops are the uniform seed germination, early
seedling growth, and uniform plant stand. Low crop yield is attributed to uneven seed …

In recent years, environmental-friendly measures have been developed for managing crop
diseases as alternative to chemical pesticides, including the use of natural compounds such …

The Brassica genus contains diverse and economically important species and crops, for
example, Brassica oleracea including cauliflower to kohlrabi, B. rapa including pak choi to …

Higher water requirements and increasing labor costs are the major problems of the
traditional rice production system. Direct seeded rice culture, growing rice without standing …

Transplanting is the major method of rice cultivation in the world, in which seedlings are
raised in nursery and then transplanted into well puddle and prepared fields. The traditional …

Plants under natural conditions often face multiple environmental constraints in terms of
submergence, temperature extremes, salinity, and drought stress. Plant growth and …

Impact of priming and growth regulator treatment on a hybrid maize seeds on the
emergence and seedling growth was studied both under laboratory and field conditions. The …

Abstract Changes in germination and seedling vigour after priming of fine rice seeds were
studied. For priming, rice seeds were soaked in tap water by traditional method, hardened …