Mineral uptake by soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merrill) seeds during development can significantly affect seed quality and value. Little is known about seed mineral transport mechanisms and control processes, although it is clear that each mineral displays a characteristic accumulation pattern. Ion-specific accumulation patterns could result from changes in source availability, in transport kineti...

Seeds play a fundamental role in colonization of the environment by spermatophytes, and seeds harvested from crops are the main food source for human beings. Knowledge of seed biology is therefore important for both fundamental and applied issues. This review on seed biology illustrates the important progress made in the field of Arabidopsis seed research over the last decade. Access to 'omics'...

Cotton is the most important natural fiber source for the textile industry world-wide. It is also an alternative of the man-made petroleum-based “synthetic fibers” providing an advantage for a sustainable environment. Cotton is formed by developing seed of several Gossypium species, which are mainly grown as an important cash crop in more than 70 countries including USA, India, China and Uzbeki...

The endemic tree Acacia koa is used to reforest abandoned agricultural lands in Hawaii. Growth may be constrained by soil infertility and toxic concentrations of aluminum (Al) and manganese (Mn) in acidic Oxisols and Ultisols. The effects of phosphorus (P) fertilization at time of planting, soil type, and seed source on koa growth were studied for three years. Phosphorus, applied as triple supe...

SUMMARY In this article we present Simple Exploration of Ecological Data (Seed), a data exploration tool for microbial communities. Seed is written in R using the Shiny library. This provides access to powerful R-based functions and libraries through a simple user interface. Seed allows users to explore ecological datasets using principal coordinate analyses, scatter plots, bar plots, hierarcha...

The present study aimed to compare the nutritional and biochemical composition of Indian legume seed (white and black seeds of Velvet beans) flour used by tribals of South India. The crude protein content was higher in white seed compared to black seed; but the nutritive values of black seeds were better compared to the white seeds. The mineral constituents of both seed flour was found to be hi...

Traces of luteolin, an important rhizobial nod gene inducer in Rhizobium meliloti, are released by alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seeds, but most luteolin in the seed exudate is conjugated as luteolin-7-O-glucoside (L7G). Processes affecting the production of luteolin from L7G in seed exudate are poorly understood. Results from this study establish that (a) seed coats are the primary source of fl...

Shrimp aquaculture is playing a vital role in Malaysian agriculture, especially its increasing contribution to economic growth. White shrimp aquaculture is not only the key player in brackish water shrimp aquaculture but also the largest contributor to Malaysian shrimp aquaculture. This study estimates technical efficiency and investigates factors affecting technical inefficiency of Malaysian w...

Screening for tolerance of additional seedling types was continued on a reduced scale. J. nigra seedlings from 3 sources were no different than those of J. hindsii. ~. californica seedlings (1 source) had slightly greater average tolerance than those of J. hindsii. Single comparisons indicated no difference between J. honorei and J. hindsii and only a suggestion that 11anregian seedlings (1 sou...