Aluminum (Al) toxicity is directly related to acidic soils and substantially limits maize yield. Earlier studies using hormones and other substances to treat the seeds of various crops have been carried out with the aim of inducing tolerance to abiotic stress, especially chilling, drought and salinity. However, more studies regarding the effects of seed treatments on the induction of Al toleran...

in order to study the effect of sowing date and plant density on ear of sweet corn an experiment was conducted in gorgan reaserch station since june 2001 during 3 years. in this experiment five sowing date (24th june, 9th july, 24th july, 18th agust and 23th agust) and four plant density (45000, 55000, 65000 and 75000 plant per hectar) were evaluated in form of factorial experiment (5×4) within...

The paper considers the issues of possibility damage to sowing cotton seeds during mechanical processing. Sowing can be processed in various technological processes and devices. In most cases, seed processing takes place between surfaces gaps them. cases jamming delintering machines with metal- brush working bodies when seeds. Seed depends on size seeds, configuration type surfaces. Theoretical...

UNLABELLED • PREMISE OF THE STUDY Assessing seed quality in orchids has been hindered by stringent germination requirements. Seed quality has traditionally been assessed in orchids using in vitro or in situ germination protocols or viability staining. However, these methods are not always well suited for rapid assessment of viability in the context of ecological studies.• METHODS The potent...

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects splitting application 30 kg N ha-1 on growth, yield and economics soybean (Glycine max var. Dea-won) in semi-arid sub-tropical Afghanistan. Besides no-N-fertilization control, urea (30 ha-1) was applied fields four-splits: S1, one time basal at sowing; S2, two-splits 50% sowing 10 DAS (days after sowing); S3, three-splits 33% sowing, 20 ...

Rangelands are the main source of forage production whose degradation is being accelerated due to improper utilities. Furthermore, re-vegetation of palatable plants like Vicia variabilis is more limited in overgrazed rangelands. The objective of this study was to improve degraded rangelands in Meleh-Kabud (Kermanshah, Iran) through planting Vicia variabilis. The research was conducted at experi...