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Chickpea seed mass influences agronomical performance
Cicer arietinum L. is a major food legume across the globe. However, the yield of legume crops appears to have reached a plateau in develo**...
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Impacts of moderateness and cobalancedness in seed mass and coat thickness on seed dispersal effectiveness of Quercus variabilis by rodents
Seed traits are important factors in determining the fitness of seeds under seed dispersal and predation by animals, but the combined effects of...
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Weak evidence of trade-offs modulated by seed mass among a guild of closely related winter annuals
Plant-plant interactions are integral to the establishment and persistence of diversity in plant communities. For annual plant species that depend on...
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Within and Between Population Variation in Saraca asoca Seed Mass and Shape Affects Seed Germinability
Saraca asoca is a highly traded medicinal tree in India. Due to heavy harvesting of the bark for traditional medicine, the demand for quality...
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Mass Scale Seed Production of Indigenous Small Fish Species: A Promising Solution to Scale Nutrition-Sensitive Aquaculture
This book chapter explores the potential of indigenous small fish (ISF) species as a solution to address undernutrition and promote...
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Seed Processing for Quality Upgradation
Pre-harvest and post-harvest operations are integral parts of the quality seed production system. If due attention is not paid during the first...
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What acceleration data from wildlife collars and animal body mass tell us about seed dispersal
BackgroundThe seeds of many plant species can be dispersed over long distances in animal fur (epizoochory). Quantifying epizoochory in the wild is,...
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Seed Development and Maturation
In plants, a fascinating set of post-fertilization events result in the development of a dispersal unit known as a seed. During the maturation phase,...
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Variation in seed number/mass trade-off for Pinus yunnanensis along a natural climate gradient in the mountains of Southwest China
A putative seed number/mass trade-off is fundamental to understanding the evolution of forest species and their capacity to recover from increasing...
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Diseases of Seed Spices
Diseases caused by fungal pathogens are important biotic constraints in the production of seed spices in India. A few bacteria and viruses also cause...
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Chemistry of Seed Spices
Historically, India has been recognized as a land of spices. Spices have been known for ages as a culinary and effective therapeutic food. The power...
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Effect of Osmia bicornis supplemental pollination on seed yield of forest seed orchards
Our study investigated the possibility of using the red mason bee Osmia bicornis as a pollinator of forest seed orchards of frequently grown European...
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Increasing Seed Number
High correlations are often observed between yield and plant seed number. These correlations are frequently interpreted as indicating a causal...
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Nigella (Black Cumin, Black Seed)
Black cumin or black seed as Nigella sativa is more often called and is an important spice and medicinal plant that probably originated in the...
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Testing Seed for Quality
The value of seed depends on its quality. Hence, evaluation of seed quality is of critical value in any seed production system. It is, therefore,...
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Seed Storage and Packaging
Storage is an essential component of seed programmes, which primarily aims at maintaining the high-quality standards of the seed from harvest till...
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Design and experiment of a soybean shaftless spiral seed discharge and seed delivery device
When the driven stubble-breaking and anti-blocking no-till planter operates in the Southwest China, the stubble-breaking blades will impact with the...
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Seed predation-induced Allee effects, seed dispersal and masting jointly drive the diversity of seed sources during population expansion
The environmental factors affecting plant reproduction and effective dispersal, in particular biotic interactions, have a strong influence on plant...
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Hybrid Seed Production Technology
Hybrid technology, harnessing the advantage of heterosis between two diverse genotypes to achieve maximum hybrid vigour, is widely recognized and...
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Minor Seed Spices: Ajwain, Dill, Celery, and Aniseed
The seed spices are cultivated in arid to semi-arid regions in India as well as in the Mediterranean climatic conditions. There are about 20 seed...