Seed quality and relative lignan profiles of sesame prospected from northern Ghana
The sesame seed contains oil, protein, dietary fibre, and several minerals and it is also a store of lignans. Lignans are key selection factors for sesame quality due to their health, nutritive and market value.
Henry Ofosuhene Sintim
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Multivariate NIR studies of seed-water interaction in Scots Pine Seeds (Pinus sylvestris L.) [PDF]
This thesis describes seed-water interaction using near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, multivariate regression models and Scots pine seeds. The presented research covers classification of seed viability, prediction of seed moisture content, selection of ...
Lestander, Torbjörn
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The effect of vernalization on reproductive potential of garlic (Allium sativum L.) especially on flowering and its true seed production behaviour which includes bolting behaviour, scape colour, flower colour, bulbil colour, number of bulbils per umbel ...
YADWINDER KAUR, R K DHALL
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An Explanatory Model of Red Lentil Seed Coat Colour to Manage Degradation in Quality during Storage
This study presents an explanatory biophysical model developed and validated to simulate seed coat colour traits including CIE L*, a*, and b* changes over time for stored lentil cultivars PBA Hallmark, PBA Hurricane, PBA Bolt, and PBA Jumbo2 under ...
Bhawana Bhattarai +5 more
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Genotypic variation of dormancy in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science, Department of Plant Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
Embryo dormancy and α - amylase dormancy are desirable in wheat to minimise pre-harvest sprouting damage. The current work focuses on the embryo and graincoat colour.
Zvomuya, Norman
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Gossypium survey. Collecting in Peru (III), collecting in Mexico (IV), present survival of sub-spontaneous cotton [PDF]
Ces dernières années, le CIRP a organisé avec le concours de l'Institut français de recherches du coton et textiles exotiques (IRCT) une mission en plusieurs phases pour récolter des spécimens de cotonniers subspontanés.
Ano, Georges, Schwendiman, Jacques
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Stellar winds observed in asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars are usually attributed to a combination of stellar pulsations and radiation pressure on dust.
Aringer, B. +3 more
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The red vented-bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) : invasion dynamics and ecological impacts of an introduced pest bird in New Caledonia and implications for management : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand [PDF]
This thesis is constructed as a series of connected manuscripts which had been published or accepted for publication in open access publications at the time of thesis submission: 1. Thibault, M., Vidal, E., Potter, M. A., Dyer, E., and Brescia, F. (2018)
Thibault, Martin
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