Trees are vital resources for economic, environmental, and industrial growth, supporting
human life directly or indirectly through a wide variety of therapeutic compounds …

Acacia auriculiformis Cunn. Ex. Benth is a multipurpose wattle tree with diverse
environmental and ecological significance. However, seeds dormancy and low germination …

Breaking physical dormancy in some forest seeds is a challenge for scientists and forest
managers to obtain an homogeneous germination for larger seed samples. The role played …

The experiments were led to study the effect of pretreatments and their duration on
germination behavior of three Acacia species A. cyanophylla Lindl., A. farnesiana L. and A …

Little mallow (Malva parviflora L.) is a notorious weed that causes substantial yield losses in
winter crops. For effective weed management and seed testing, a deeper understanding of …

Acacia mearnsii is a tree species commercially cultivated in Africa and South America. This
species requires physical or chemical treatments to overcome physical seed dormancy. In …

Heavy metals are characterised by a relatively high density and cause genotoxic, cytotoxic
and mutagenic effects on plants, animals and humans. Lead (Pb) is one of the heavy metals …

Seed germination of some woody species is done with difficulty and at a low rate due to
various reasons, including physiological and mechanical dormancy and the presence of …

Leucaena [Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit] is a perennial weed in more than 25
countries, including Australia. Knowledge regarding the seed biology of L. leucocephala …

Seed coat-imposed dormancy in seeds of the leguminous forage Leucaena leucocephala is
an important impediment to rapid, uniform and high germination rates. Thus to test the …