background & aim: black seed or black cumin (nigella sativa l.) belongs the family ranunculaceae. black seed is one of these species, which is naturally distributed in different parts of the country. it is extensively cultivated in various regions of iran.  experimental: the experiment was achieved using randomized complete block design with three replications in the research field of islam...

understanding of relations and interactions between ecosystem’s components and plants is one of the main conditions for sustainable production of medicinal plants. to study the effect of simultaneous application of organic and biological fertilizers on yield and yield components of zucchini squash, a split plot arrangement of factors based on randomized complete block design with tree replicati...

Environmental conditions during seed maturation influence germination, but the genetic basis of maternal environmental effects on germination is virtually unknown. Using single and multiple mutants of phytochromes, it is shown here that different phytochromes contributed to germination differently, depending on seed-maturation conditions. Arabidopsis thaliana wild-type seeds that were matured u...

Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) epidermal seed coat cells follow a complex developmental program where, following fertilization, cells of the ovule outer integument differentiate into a unique cell type. Two hallmarks of these cells are the production of a doughnut-shaped apoplastic pocket filled with pectinaceous mucilage and the columella, a thick secondary cell wall. Cellulose is thought ...

the most widely used machine for precision sowing of cucumber and sorghum seeds is vacuum type. the performance and distribution accuracy of the vacuum type metering unit is of great importance. therefore, the experiments at three pressures of 25, 35, 45 mbar and two level of forward speed 3 to 4.5 km/h and 6 to 8.5 km/h were conducted and multiple planting, feeding quality and miss planting we...

Phaseolin is the major protein in legume seeds and has provided evidence for protein diversity studies, particularly for subdividing Phaseolus vulgaris in two major gene pools: the Central American (S-type) and the Andean (T-type) groups. In the work reported here, a total of 73 representative landrace genotypes from Santa Catarina State, Brazil, were evaluated according to their phaseolin patt...

In this study the effect of different nitrogen source substrates on the amount of chitosan production by Aspergillus niger was investigated. A. niger PTCC 5012 from the Persian Type Culture Collection (PTCC) was grown on soy bean, corn seed and canola residues at 30 °C for specified cultivation days under sterilized conditions. ...

the main objective of this study was using of canonical correlation analysis (cca) to find relations between 15 different variables of seed emergence and seedling growth related characteristics of seven important crop that were classified in three groups. the studied groups of variables were included physical characteristics (seed weight, seed length, seed density, water absorption and water co...

in order to select high yielding and cold tolerant kabuli type chickpea entries in the farmer’s fields and introducing new cultivars to native chickpea producers, this trial was conducted in latin square design layouts with five genotypes including four selected entries as well as one local check (djam) in autumn sowing under rainfed conditions in one cropping season (2009-10) at highlands of k...