Seed dispersal by animals is considered a pivotal ecosystem function that drives plant-community dynamics in natural habitats and vegetation recovery in human-altered landscapes. Nevertheless, there is a lack of suitable ecological knowledge to develop basic conservation and management guidelines for this ecosystem service. Essential questions, such as how well the abundance of frugivorous anim...

an experiment was conducted to study the effect of sulfuric acid, temperature scales and the source of seed on to break hardness alfalfa seed (medicagoscutellatacvrobinson). this study was carried out as a factorial experiment based on randomized complete design with four replications at the agricultural collage of lorestan university in 2005. acid treatment as the first factor (to rinse with a...

Rapid, non-destructive single-seed compositional analyses are useful for many areas of crop science, including breeding and genetics. Seeds are sometimes unique and require preservation due to small samples, which necessitates development of methods for total non-destructive measurement. Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) can be used for non-destructive single-seed composition predic...

Abstract Non-thermal atmospheric gas plasma is popular for its flexibility and inexpensive cost. NTP used in food preservation, medical therapy, biotechnology, agriculture. This study examines how jets affect honeydew seed germination, water intake, growth. In this research, high voltage (1.0–1.4 kV) was varied at a certain frequency with Argon gas. Honeydew melon seeds were treat sample. Untre...

Hybrid rice and insecticide seed treatments targeting rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel, have altered the landscape of rice production. The effect of reduced seeding rates on seed treatment efficacy in hybrid rice has not been studied. During 2011 and 2012, an experiment was conducted at seven locations to determine the relationship between low seeding rates used in hybrid ri...

in conventional agricultural systems application of fungicide and pesticides for seed treatment had been extended in wide range. this study was conducted to evaluate the effects of seed treatment on seed vigor indices on back cross roshan of wheat cultivar in vitro status during 2007. the experiment was done in a completely randomized factorial design with eight replications. treatment were inc...

Rambutan is a popular fruit widely cultivated in South East Asia. Rambutan seed is a by-product in canned fruit industry. The seed is rich in oil content. Rambutan seed oil contained high level of unsaturated fatty acids which are highly susceptible to microbiological, chemical and biochemical deteriorations. Oil microencapsulation is a popular method to prevent the change of oil quality during...