The exotic vine Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopow) Barbar. (Asclepiadaceae) is a major natural-areas pest throughout the Great Lakes Basin. Colonization of new areas by this herbaceous perennial occurs by comose wind-dispersed seeds. Previous experiments suggested a trade-off between seed dispersability and seed quality: smaller seeds dispersed farther but were less likely to emerge and seedlings ...

Time-dependent aftereffect induced by γ-radiation in dry pea seeds at non-lethal 0.19–10 Gy doses is considered. By using phosphorescence at room temperature (RTP), seed lot was fractionated to strong and weak seeds producing normal and abnormal seedlings, respectively, and to dead seeds. After 0.19 Gy γ-radiation, strong seeds transformed to weak seeds during two months, whereas seeds after 7–...

Irradiated pollen technique is the most successful haploidization technique within Cucurbitaceae. After harvesting of fruits pollinated with irradiated pollen, classical method called as "inspecting the seeds one by one" is used to find haploid embryos in the seeds. In this study, different methods were used to extract the embryos more easily, quickly, economically, and effectively. "Inspecting...

Seed size is a plastic trait of the plants that directly affect seed germination and seedling recruitment. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between seed size, seed germinability and seedling performance of Copaifera langsdorffii by testing four hypotheses: 1) larger seeds have higher germination percentage; 2) smaller seeds require less time to germinate and for initial developm...