Increasing incidences of combined drought and heat stress poses a serious threat to
production and productivity of crops in sub-Saharan Africa where 95% of crop production is …

Seeds of maize (Zea mays L.) and sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.] were submitted
to different osmotic potential levels induced by polyethylene glycol (PEG) with the objective …

In the context of climate change and water scarcity, there is a need to develop and use
drought-tolerant sesame cultivars. This study was conducted to evaluate the response of 13 …

Excessive amounts of salts and soil water deficiency interfere on seed germination and the
full development of several crops. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of …

Sementes de aveia-preta (Avena strigosa Schreb., cv. Agro Planalto) e trigo (Triticum
aestivum L., cv. Jadeíte 11) foram submetidas a diferentes potenciais osmóticos simulados …

Sementes de trigo (Triticum aestivum L., cv. Jadeíde 11) foram utilizados para investigar os
efeitos do condicionamento osmótico com nitrato de potássio na germinação e no …

Salinity is one of the abiotic stresses that further limit the seed germination and growth of
plants because of low water potential of the soil. In this study, seeds of cucumber (Cucumis …

RESUMO A adoção de técnicas e equipamentos laboratoriais rápidos e confiáveis para a
escolha dos melhores lotes de sementes para comercialização influenciará a produção de …

Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.), cultivated from seeds, is one of the oldest plants
domesticated by humans and is popularly used as a medicine. It can be used as the raw …

Estudos relacionados ao tamanho de sementes e sua influência na germinação, pode
contribuir para a seleção de sementes com os melhores atributos para produção de mudas …