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

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

Possible role of melatonin in the germination of negatively photoblastic and thermosensitive
seeds of Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth was studied. Final germination percentage (FGP) was …

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) seeds were primed in various concentrations of
polyethylene glycol (PEG), NaCl, KNO3, glycerol or boric acid for 1, 2 or 3 d at 25° C …

The presence of residual female fertility in most of the parthenocarpic banana accessions
encourages the banana breeder to develop new hybrids through conventional breeding …

Lack of germination or low germination due to seed dormancy prevents successful crop
establishment in several important plants. To determine the presence of innate seed …

Seeds of Amaranthus cruentus L. and Amaranthus caudatus L. were primed in the presence
of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) or 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) or spermine …

Based on the scientific information available, E. trinervium is currently of conservation
concern since it shows poor seedling growth even under satisfactory seed germination. Ex …

Application of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) plays several important roles in crops
yield and quality enhancement. In order to investigate the effects of Azotobacter …

This experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Research Farm of Isfahan University of
Technology in 2007-2008 to evaluate the effects of seed treatment and the levels of …