Pseudocereals are promising crops for coming decades keeping in view the global food
security. Amaranths are a leading group of plants among the pseudocereals that have the …

This chapter addresses the value of different Amaranthus [L.] species that have been
recorded in Nigeria. These are Amaranthus blitum, A. dubius, A. caudatus, A. cruentus, A …

Priming tekniği, tohumun ekim öncesinde su veya düşük ozmotik potansiyele sahip çözelti
içerisinde belirli bir süre ve sıcaklık altında bekletilerek tekrar kurutulması esasına dayanır …

Plant growth promoting bacterias (PGPBs) can be described as bacterial strains increasing
water and nutrient uptake, gaining nitrogen and phosphorus to plants by biological nitrogen …

Two field trials were conducted during the 2012 cropping season at the Fruits and Vegetable
Teaching and Research Farm of the Department of Crop Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo …

Marigold (Tagetes spp. L.) a member of Asteraceae is native to Central and South America
particularly Mexico. Marigold has been named after 'Virgin Mary'. It is also known as …

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd)-a potential pseudo-cereal, native to Andean region of
South America is known as “mother grain” as it is rich source of high quality proteins, lipids …

Priming technique is based on the soaking of seed in water or a solution with low osmotic
potential under a certain time and temperature before sowing, and re-drying to initial …

IntroductionLentil (Lens culinaris Medic.) as one of the oldest sources of human nutrition is
of particular importance among beans due to the ease of digestion and high protein content …

Musa et al.,(2014) conducted two field trials to evaluate the effect of hydropriming duration
on the growth and yield of amaranth. Treatments consisted of four hydropriming durations (2 …