Both seed germination and early seedling establishment are important biological processes
in a plant's lifecycle. Seed longevity is a key trait in agriculture, which directly influences …

During seed aging, there is a critical node (CN) where the population viability drops sharply.
Exploring the specific locations of the CN in different species of plants is crucial for …

Soybean seed vigour declines with increase in storage duration, due to ageing, which can
be alleviated through seed priming. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects …

The purpose of this research was to examine the effect of the interaction between the
different dosages of shallot extract and immersion time on the viability and growth of Kaba …

Discontinuous hydration and dehydration (HD) cycles refer to controlled imbibition followed
by dehydration before seed germination. Here, we investigated whether the level of …

Seed pelleting with leaf powders of two botanicals viz., pungam (Pongamia glabra) and
prosopis (Prosopis juliflora) was done to study the effect of botanical seed pelleting on …

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an important legume crop. Investigations were undertaken to
study the effect of seed hardening, seed pelleting and combined effect of seed hardening …

Background Drought stress and salt stress are two major stresses that significantly affect
germination and plant growth. Seed priming is a beneficial agro-technology that results in …

A laboratory experiment was conducted at Department of Seed Science and Technology,
Institute of Agricultural Science, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India in 2015 to …

Pre-storage dry treatment of freshly harvested (high-vigour) sunflower (Helianthus annuus
L.) seeds in different seed sizes (viz. composite, large, medium and small) with red chilli …