To evaluate the effect of on-farm seed priming and methods of zinc sulfate application on some growth indices of two corn cultivars, an experiment was conducted as factorial in a randomized complete block design with three replications at the Research Farm of Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran. First factor was method of zinc sulfate application containing four levels of no-application, broa...

Extended Abstract Introduction: Iranian oak has the largest forest habitat in the country and has a high position in terms of economy and protection. Recent studies have confirmed the positive effects of carbon nanotubes on the germination and organ growth of herbaceous and woody species. Nanotechnology is an evolving field in all periods of human life and various research is done to use nanom...

Extended Abstract Introduction: Drought stress, as abiotic and multidimensional stress, has severe effects on plant growth. One of the new approaches in the management of drought stress is the use of nanoparticles. Nanoparticles infilterate the seeds and increase nutrient and water uptake and ultimately, improve germination. The present research was conducted to evaluate the effects of titaniu...

Priming is one of techniques to improve the physiological and biochemical efficiency that can enhance seed germination under stressful conditions such as salinity. Therefore, for seeds produced in the years of 2012, 2013 and 2014, three separate experiments were conducted based on completely randomized design with two factors of seed priming and salinity stress. first factor was priming treatme...

the present study aims at identifying, classifying and analyzing collocation errors made by translators of the holy quran into english.findings indicated that collocationally the most acceptablt translation was done by ivring but the least appropriate one made by pickthall.

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of hydropriming and seed aging on germination and enzymatic properties of pinto bean under salinity stress as factorial based on a completely randomized design with four replications. Two groups of seeds (i.e., non-aged and aged seeds), two hydropriming treatments (i.e., hydro primed and unprimed seeds) and six salinity treatments (i.e., 0, 2, 4, ...

Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is a highly conserved molecule that is not exclusive to the animal kingdom and its presence in plants has been confirmed by numerous studies. Melatonin has delayed flowering in some day-sensitive plants. When spinach enters the reproduction phase, its nutritional value is markedly reduced. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of melatoni...