Seedlings from two families of the BC3F3 backcross generation of the American chestnut (Castanea dentata) and Chinese chestnut (C. mollissima) were cultured in 2013 in Missouri using the Root Production Method®, a container-based system used to avoid disease problems associated with bareroot nursery production. After culling part of the seedlings at initial leaf formation in a greenhouse, both ...

A major portion of the Iranian fig (Ficus carica) industry is located in high-salinity regions, and salinity is an important limiting factor in the production of this fruit. The present study was conducted to investigate the changes of leaf antioxidant-enzyme activity, proline and total protein content in two fig cultivars with two leaf shapes: ‘Anjir Sabz’ with lobate and palmate leaves, and ‘...

the research was carried out to study the effect of provenance variation on stem length, stem biomass, root biomass and survival ofcaucasian oak (quercus macranthera) seedlings. the seeds were collected from several seed sources grown in an altitude range of 1800-2000 m a.s.l in alborz mountain, both from the northern facing slope, kordkoy and chichal, and from the southern facing slope, roudba...

influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (amf) (glomus etunicatum, g. intraradices and glomus versiforme) and external phosphorus supplement (8 and 35 mg p kg-1 soil) on leaf p, zn, cu and fe nutrition of 4-month-old tea(camellia sinensis) was studied in an glass house pot experiment. the highest leaf p concentration (up to 59.43% increase) was found in g. versiforme inoculated seedlings gro...

To test effects of fertilization on late-season growth and nutrient content of container-grown red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.), seedlings were subjected to a factorial combination of two fertilization regimes (exponentially increasing concentrations providing 25 (1N) and 75 (3N) mg N seedling(-1), respectively) and two irrigation regimes (well-watered and water-stressed) followed by drought-hard...

Recently much attention has been paid by horticulturists to light-emitting diodes as a new source of economical and spectral-selective light. The reason is mainly coming from their versatility in handling and mounting, long working time, wattage use efficiency and lower heat production. In this study we examined their potential in promoting seed germination and producing quality flower seedling...

Temporal changes in gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence of Paeonia suffruticosa seedlings acclimated to three levels of light environments were investigated. There was a significant photosynthetic depression in seedlings acclimated to a long time of shading and then suddenly exposed to full ambient radiation. The decreased transpiration (E ) resulted from ‘feed-forward effect’ mechanism [...

effects of salinity and drought on growth, contents of proline, malondialdehyde (mda), proteinand activity of antioxidative enzymes were studied in two trigonella species. seeds andexplants of t. foenum-graecum and t. aphanoneura were grown on murashige and skoogmedium (ms) complemented with iso-osmotic concentrations of nacl (0, 100, 150 mm) andmannitol (0, 180, 275 mm). growth and relative wa...

“Morphologically improved” seedlings (large-diameter seedlings grown at low nursery spacings) have a higher probability of survival (about 5% better) than regular seedlings since they have larger root systems, a higher root-weight ratio (root dry weight/seedling dry weight), and have a greater root growth potential. In addition, these seedlings will grow faster during the first several years af...

The effects of gibberellin (GA) on the expression of GA-20 oxidase gene homolog were examined in light-grown seedlings and dark-grown seedlings of DongJinByeo. The growth rates of the stems of etiolated seedlings were faster than those of green seedlings. However, upon addition of GA to these seedlings, the stem growth rates of green seedlings were faster than those of etiolated seedlings. To u...