Both drought and salinity represent the greatest plant abiotic stresses in crops. Increasing
plant tolerance against these environmental conditions must be a key strategy in the …

There have been many developments in seed vigour research and vigour testing since 2001
when seed vigour was first introduced into the ISTA Rules. This article will describe the seed …

Safflower oil is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids that is important for health. Drought
stress can severely decrease the productivity and oil quality of safflower. Thus, in order to …

Drought is a critical factor affecting rapeseed seed germination, leading to poor stability of
direct seeding rapeseed cultivation in the Yangtze River Basin region of China. Identifying …

Abstract Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.; Brassicaceae) is the second largest source of
oilseed crop which is used for food and industrial applications globally. The production of …

Seed vigor is an important aspect of seed quality. High-vigor seeds show rapid and uniform
germination and emerge well, especially under adverse environmental conditions. Here, we …

To quantify both the possible impacts of temperature as well as salinity stress on the
germination responses of three seed lots of maize (large flat (LF), large round (LR) and …

Hydrothermal time (HTT) and halothermal time (HaloTT) models were used to quantitatively
characterize the combined effects of temperature (T), water potential (ψ) and NaCl …

We determined the hydrotime model parameters of 10 alfalfa seed lots by incubating seeds
at various water potentials in the laboratory. Meanwhile, seedling emergence under drought …

Winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus) is one of the most cultivated oilseeds in the Czech
Republic and belongs among major pollen allergens. Pollen allergies have an extensive …