Early atherosclerosis features functional and structural changes in the endothelial barrier
function that affect the traffic of molecules and solutes between the vessel lumen and the …

In seeds that dehydrate at maturity, the germination process is initiated by the imbibition of
water by the dry seed. If imbibition is prevented by impermeable seed coats, as with hard …

Seed biology and possible implications for agriculture are reviewed from a predominantly
physiological perspective. The main sections of the review consider seed development in …

The proposal is made that seed scientists need an internationally acceptable hierarchical
system of classification for seed dormancy. Further, we suggest that a modified version of the …

Due to increasing salinity problems, in this experiment four vegetables species were treated
with different concentration of salt solution to study salt effect. Results indicated that salinity …

The emphasis of modern dormancy research is almost entirely on the form of dormancy that
is acquired during seed development, primary dormancy. Abscisic acid (ABA) appears to be …

Salinity tolerance during germination and early seedling growth was evaluated for 24
accessions representing four wild Phaseolus species (P. angustissimus A. Gray, P. filiformis …

The onset of ripening involves changes in sugar metabolism, softening, and color
development. Most understanding of this process arises from work in climacteric fruits where …

Irrigation with 200 mM NaCl significantly increases vegetative and reproductive growth of
the extreme halophyte Suaeda salsa. However, little is known about how the progeny of S …

To determine the effects of and the interactions between salinity and temperature, and
alkalinity and temperature, we conducted three germination tests of Medicago ruthenica (L.) …