in order to study on effect of magnetic field on germination characteristics and early growth of marigold (calendula officinalis l.) seeds an experiment was carried out in laboratory conditions in arak university of iran. seeds were magnetically exposed to magnetic field strengths, 100 or 200 mt for different periods of time; d1 (control), d2 (1 h), d3 (6 h), d4 (12h), d5 (24 h) and d6 (continu...

The physiological process of germination depends on several environmental factors such as temperature, water potential, light, nutrients and smoke. Water and temperature are determinant factors for seed germination. Both factors can, separately or jointly, affect the germination percentage and germination rate. The effect of temperature on germination and water potential on germination canoften...

The effects of magnetic treatments on germination and the initial growth stages of triticale seeds have been studied. Germination and growth tests were carried out under laboratory conditions by exposing triticale seeds to 125 mT for different times (1, 10 and 20 min, 1 and 24 hour). The rate of germination was assessed by determining the mean germination time (MGT) and time required to germina...

this research was conducted to evaluate the role of drought stress and planting dates on seeds vigour and seedling growth of produced seeds. the experiment was performed in the research field and seed technology laboratory of the department of agronomy and plant breeding, college of aboureyhan in pakdasht in spring 2008. five canola cultivars including licord, opera, modena, elite, sarigol (in ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The importance of thermal thresholds for predicting seed dormancy release and germination timing under the present climate conditions and simulated climate change scenarios was investigated. In particular, Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris was investigated in four Sardinian populations over the full altitudinal range of the species (from approx. 100 to 800 m a.s.l). METHODS...

Thermal-based germination models are widely used to predict germination rate and germination timing of plants. However, comparison of model parameters between large numbers of species is rare. In this study, seeds of 27 species including 12 C4 and 15 C3 species were germinated at a range of constant temperatures from 5 °C to 40 °C. We used a modified thermal time model to calculate germination ...