deterioration of seed is one of the most important limiting or even hindering factors in its germination. an evaluation and understanding of the factors responsible for/ and enhancing seed deterioration is of paramount importance. the main aim of this study was to determine the effects of seed deterioration on its germination and as well on the activities of antioxidant enzymes in canola culitv...

Mitochondria are the source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in plant cells and play a central role in the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) and tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) cycles; however, ROS production and regulation for seed germination, seedling growth, as well as mitochondrial responses to abiotic stress, are not clear. This study was conducted to obtain basic information on...

Effects of accelerated aging and seed priming treatments were studied on milk thistle seeds during germination process. Experiment was performed in a factorial based on Complete Randomized Design (CRD). Treatments were Salicylic acid concentrations (0, 500, 1000, 1500 and 2000 ppm) and accelerated aging for (0, 48, 96 and 144 hours under 45 °C and 95% humidity) with three replications. Our ...

Abstract Application of plant growth regulators emerges as one the most reliable methods to enhance crop productivity and quality. However, knowledge is limited in seed quality hybrid rice subjected exogenous 6-Benzyladenine (6-BA) application during development. A 2-year experiment was conducted investigate effects 6-BA treatment after pollination on vigor its underlying regulatory mechanisms....

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.) is one of the important vegetable crops in China. However, the seeds of this crop are short-lived and their vitality tends to be easily lost in the course of storage. The present study was conducted to elucidate the effects of welsh onion seed priming with potassium nitrate (KNO3) on seed vigor and on other such related mechanisms during twelve months of stora...

in‏ ‏order‏ ‏to‏ ‏study‏ ‏chamomile‏ ‏tolerance‏ ‏to‏ ‏salinity‏ ‏and‏ ‏find‏ ‏a way‏ ‏to‏ ‏increase‏ ‏its‏ ‏tolerance‏ ‏afactorial‏ ‏experiment‏ ‏was‏ ‏conducted‏ ‏in‏ ‏acompletely‏ ‏randomized‏ ‏design‏ ‏with‏ ‏three‏ ‏replications‏ ‏in‏ ‏‎2012.‎‏ ‏seeds‏ ‏primed‏ ‏with‏ ‏salicylic‏ ‏acid‏ ‏and‏ ‏gibberellic‏ ‏acid‏ ‏‎(ga)‎‏ ‏at‏ ‏‎250‎‏ ‏ppm‏ ‏by‏ ‏a‏ ‏combination‏ ‏of‏ ‏the treatments‏ ‏at‏...