Plants in habitats with unpredictable conditions often have diversified bet-hedging strategies
that ensure fitness over a wider range of variable environmental factors. A striking example …

Pre-sowing cold plasma (CP) treatment of seeds is a proven method for enhancing seed
germination and plant growth. This paper presents a study on the long-lasting effects of CP …

Underwater germination could risk seedling survival suggesting the need for control through
seed perception of environmental cues. These cues include diurnally alternating …

Underwater germination could risk seedling survival, suggesting the need for control
through seed perception of environmental cues. These cues include diurnally alternating …

In agriculture, seeds are the most basic and vital input on which croplands productivity
depends. These implies a good starting material, good production lines and good storage …

Seeds are highly dehydrated, quiescent or resting structures, and carriers of next generation
in the life cycle of plants. Seeds have different shapes and sizes, ranging from the smallest …

Plants and fungi have established extensive inter-kingdom interactions in the form of
mycorrhiza, involving approximately 340,000 plants and more than 50,000 fungal species …

Food producers, in collaboration with scientists, are actively interested in natural biologically
active food compounds with antioxidant activity that can be applied in production. One of …