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Assessment of seed quality of pea (Pisum sativum L.) influenced by different storage containers at different storage periods
Three types of containers and four storage periods were used as experimental treatments. The experiment was laid out by Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with four replications. Seed quality factors viz., moisture content, germination percentage, vigor index, percentage of abnormal seedling, normal seedlings and dead seed were recorded every 15 days interval. The initial moisture content […]
Effect of commercial growing media on emergence, growth and development of tomato seedlings
Commercial growth media were evaluated for their effect on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) seedling emergence, growth and development in 80% net shade house at Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources from March-April 2015. Three locally available commercial growth media (germination mix, cocopeat and hygromix) were used. A completely randomized design (CRD) with four repetitions […]
The Influence of Row Spacing on Yield and Quality Levels of Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.) Seed in Agroecological Conditions of South Serbia
In agroecological conditions of South Serbia, the influence that row spacing has on sainfoin seeds yield and quality was examined. The Makedonka cultivar was sown at the row spacing of 20,40 and 60 cm. The three year average seed yield of 483.5 kg ha-1 was made. The first year yielded the lowest (256.1 kg ha-1), […]
The influence of row spacing on seed yield, yield components and seed quality of Alfalfa
In order to determine the influence row spacing has on yield, yield components and the quality of alfalfa in agro-ecological conditions of south Serbia, a three year long research has been conducted, testing the NS Novosadjanka H-11 cultivar of alfalfa. The average seed yield of alfalfa was highest at a row spacing of 40 cm […]
Effect of seed priming through gibberellic acid (GA3) and imidacloprid on bismarckia palm seed
Bismarckia nobilis is an oldest solitary silver blue fan palm of tropics and subtropics areas all through the world. A slow growing elegant ornamental, has currently a strong world demand as an outdoor plant in landscape industry from past twenty years. It is ideal for both domestic and commercial gardens as single specimen are also […]
Induction of Striga hermonthica germination and haustorium initiation by Allelochemicals produced by millet cultivars
Laboratory experiments were conducted to evaluate the allelopathic potential of 16 millet cultivars on early developmental stages of Striga. Millet leaves and roots residue dry matter powder with different level was used for the bioassays on Striga germination and haustorium using Fuji techniques. Result revealed that leaves residue of the cultivar DST displayed the highest […]
Response of germination parameters of some canola cultivars to salinity stress
A laboratory experiment was conducted at Agronomy Department Laboratory of Seed Testing, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Egypt, during December 2013 to study the effect of salinity concentrations on germination and seedlings parameters of some canola cultivars. The aim of this experiment was the study performance of three cultivars of canola i.e. Serw 4, Serw […]
Assessment of allelopathic potential of different weeds on germination and early growth of aromatic rice
An experiment was carried out at the Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during the period from July to November 2011 to investigate the allelopathic potential of different weeds on aromatic rice cv. BRRI dhan 50. Six weed species viz., joina (Fimbristylis miliacea), mutha (Cyperus rotundus), khude shama (Echinochloa colonum), sobuj nakful (Cyperus […]
Effect of drought stress on germination in 18 population of thyme (Thymus kotschyanus)
Thyme is an important medicinal plant of Iran that have Thymol and Carvacrol and used for antimicrobial and antibacterial agent. The present study was carried out to determine the effect of drought stress in 18 populations of this species. The environmental stress such as, drought are serious obstacles for medicinal plants and field crops in […]
Quality assessment of yard long bean (Vigna unguiculata) seeds through the controlled deterioration technique
A three-factor experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Laboratory, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur during April- May 2014 to study the effects of the controlled deterioration (CD) on the yard long bean seed quality at the constant temperature of 350C to assess the physiological seed quality of both the two cvs. The […]