Damage and degradation of cellular proteins is observed during age-induced seed deterioration, LIsoaspartyl protein methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.77) is an enzyme hypothesized to play a role in limiting and repairing age-induced damage to proteins. Tomato {Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. 'New Yorker') seeds were assayed for changes in L-isoaspartyl methyltransferase activity during accelerated agei...

background and objectives: milk thistle (silybum marianum), a medicinal plant of the asteraceae family that have been used long time ago, in the treatment of liver disease. sowing date of this plant has not been determined, therefore, this study was necessary. this plant was identified as a weed, this plant is identified as a weed, while silymarin in the seeds are used in the anti-hepatitis and...

the effects of priming treatment using five osmotic solutions (peg, manitol, kno3, kh2po4 and combination of two salts) in six osmotic potentials (-1 to -1.5 mpa) was studied on germination percentage, rate and uniformity of melon seeds. the best results were obtained with high concentrations of kno3 and lower concentrations of manitol. mean germination time of melon seeds in 19°c was preceeded...

Priming in coconut water and seed weight are important nursery techniques for seedling emergence vigorous juvenile growth phase the nursery. Two hundred ten (210) observational stands of soursop seedlings were gotten from five (5) seeds 0.6 - 0.8 g 0.3 0.5 weights which primed at 0, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 72 hours replicated three times. Findings showed that heavy had higher percentage (92.90 %) th...

                In order to determine the best developmental stage of three common bean cultivars (Talash, COS16 and Khomain) at which maximum seed quality is attained under different irrigation regimes (I1-irrigation after 60 mm, I2-irrigation after 80 mm and I3-irrigation after 100 mm evaporation from class A pan), a split plot experiment (using R.C.B. design) with 3 replications was conducte...