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Principles of Quality Seed Production
Plant breeding and seed technology are the two arms of crop improvement programmes. The ultimate goal of any plant breeding programme is to make...
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Source effects determine hydrochorous seed dispersal of ancient forest plants
Plant species of ancient forests tend to be poor dispersers, but recent field studies suggest that dispersal may be strongly accelerated in streams....
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How does population outcrossing rate influence seed quality? A case study from a seed tree stand of Pinus massoniana
Inbreeding is thought to be a key adverse factor impacting the genetic quality of seeds in seed production populations and the inbreeding degree...
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Seed properties and bacterial communities are associated with feeding preferences of a seed-eating beetle
AimsBacterial communities inhabiting seeds may interact not only with the plant host, but also with seed predators. The study compared the bacterial...
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Seed Dormancy and Regulation of Germination
Seed germination and dormancy are vital components of seed quality; hence, understanding these processes is essential for a sound seed production...
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The role of the sunflower seed coat and endosperm in the control of seed dormancy and germination: phytohormone profile and their interaction with seed tissues
The sunflower embryo is surrounded by a one-layered endosperm and a unitegmic seed coat, which are multifunctional tissues involved in dormancy and...
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Two decades of climate change alters seed longevity in an alpine herb: implications for ex situ seed conservation
Climate warming in mountain areas is increasing faster than the global average, threatening alpine plants. Climate affects many traits including...
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Seed predation of woody species in different microhabitats of the Mediterranean-type region of Chile
Seed predation may reduce the quantity and diversity of seeds and limit seedling recruitment. However, the extent to which seed predation may depend...
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Seed Priming for Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Seed priming is relatively a quick and easy way to boost germination, yield in many crops of field and vigor index, especially those cultivated in...
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Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle Based Seed Priming for Enhancing Seed Vigour and Physio-Biochemical Quality of Tomato Seedlings under Salinity Stress
AbstractSeed priming with nanoparticles (NPs) has gained considerable scientific attention; especially in regulating seed metabolism and signaling...
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Effectiveness of Trichoderma species in controlling the seed-borne infestation of Anguina tritici in wheat seed-galls
Anguina tritici is a seed-borne nematode and survives inside the infected seeds (seed galls). The cockles are the sole source of nematode inoculum,...
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Fodder and Seed Productivity of the Awnless Brome of the Selection of Omsk Agricultural Scientific Center
AbstractThe study was conducted in 2019–2023 in the Omsk oblast in order to assess the feed and seed productivity of varieties of awnless brome of...
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Seed Plants as a Sustainable Biomonitoring Tool for Environmental Pollutants
Seed plants, encompassing many species, have emerged as robust and sustainable biomonitoring tools for assessing environmental pollutants. This...
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Contrasting seed traits of co-existing seeds lead to a complex neighbor effect in a seed-rodent interaction
Scatter-hoarding rodents play important roles in seed dispersal and predation in many forest ecosystems. Existing studies have shown that the seed...
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24-Epibrassinolide and Methyl Jasmonate Promoted Seed Development of Styrax tonkinensis and Affected Seed Chemical Compositions, Especially Seed Lipid Metabolism
Due to the increasing demand for biofuel feedstock production, Styrax tonkinensis , as a woody oilseed tree species, has received much more attention....
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Variation in physiological seed quality of eggplant cultivars in relation to seed extraction time
Eggplant is one of the most essential vegetable crop which is cultivated widely across the world for its fruits. The study aimed to assess the effect...
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APETALA2 is involved in ABA signaling during seed germination
APETALA2 (AP2) is well known for regulating the development of floral organs, ovules, seed coats, and the mass of seeds, but the role of AP2 in seed...
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The complexity of vegetation structure decreases the seed-hanging ability of the vegetation layer during secondary wind dispersal
Key messageFor the first time the interaction of vegetation structure, wind speed and seed attributes on seed suspension on the plants was quantified...
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Artificial Seed Technology
Artificial seeds are produced by encapsulating somatic embryos, shoot tips, or any other micropropagule which have the ability to convert into a...
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Analysis of the global transcriptome and miRNAome associated with seed dormancy during seed maturation in rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Nipponbare)
BackgroundSeed dormancy is a biological mechanism that prevents germination until favorable conditions for the subsequent generation of plants are...
