Vegetables play a vital role in human diet as well as in improving farm income. Good quality
of seed is the basic input for success in vegetable production programme. However, age …

The effect of seed vigor on field performance of two oilseed rape cultivars (Licord and Okapi)
was investigated in 2008 at the Research Farm of the University Tabriz, Iran. The experiment …

Okra seed is vulnerable to loss of germination and vigor in variable storage conditions. High
seed moisture contents (SMC) accelerate seed deterioration during storage thus keeping …

The aim of this work was to develop a fast, optical and non-invasive method for determining
the germination capacity of seeds. The relationship between delayed luminescence and …

Kylvösiemenen itävyys ja elinvoima ovat tärkeitä tekijöitä orastuvuuden, kasvuston
rakentumisen ja sadontuottokyvyn kannalta. Muuhun Eurooppaan verrattuna, sertifioidun …

Temperature and moisture content are particularly important factors influencing the longevity
of seeds, and therefore the ageing of seeds is closely tied to storage conditions. The ageing …

About one-third of the food produced in the world is never consumed due to loss or waste,
which adversely affects agricultural productivity and food security for the rising population …

One of the main goals of molecular evolutionary biology is to determine the factors that
influence the evolutionary rate of selectively neutral DNA, but much remains unknown …

The Indian minimum seed certification standards recommend that black gram seeds should
have a minimum germination of at least 75% in order to pass the germination standard. The …

Precise knowledge of seed quality after harvest and during storage is of particular
importance for seed producers. We analysed different sunflower seed lots (Helianthus …