Selection of rice genotypes with greater seedling vigor under controlled conditions
Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 2006 This study aimed to identify allele sources for seedling vigor in 65 rice genotypes, using the slantboard test in a germination chamber, and to determine the best parameter for evaluating seedling vigor.
Paulo Hideo Nakano Rangel +4 more
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Drought stress has transgenerational effects on soybean seed germination and seedling vigor. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2019 Effects of environmental stressors on the parent may be transmitted to the F1 generation of plants that support global food, oil, and energy production for humans and animals.
Wijewardana C +4 more
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Assessing the vigor of cowpea seeds using the Vigor-S software
Journal of Seed Science, 2021 : The use of computational resources to assess the physiological potential of seeds has attracted the attention of researchers and professionals in the seed sector.
Carlos Henrique Queiroz Rego +3 more
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Carbon Nanoparticles Functionalized with Carboxylic Acid Improved the Germination and Seedling Vigor in Upland Boreal Forest Species. [PDF]
Nanomaterials (Basel), 2020 Nanopriming has been shown to significantly improve seed germination and seedling vigor in several agricultural crops. However, this approach has not been applied to native upland boreal forest species with complex seed dormancy to improve propagation ...
Ali MH +7 more
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Carrot seeds vigor on plant performance and crop yield
Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 2021 Rapid emergence and uniform seedling growth are essential attributes in the production of vegetables such as carrots, whose sowing is direct in the field.
Gisela Hélnia Nunes Chipenete +5 more
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Seed Priming Improves Seedling Vigor and Yield of few Vegetable Crops
International Journal of Bio-Resource and Stress Management, 2023 Seed priming is a useful technique for enhancing seed vigor, and thereby, improving overall germination and seedling development in crop species. In tomato variety Gem, germination percentage, early flowering, plant height and leaf length were increased
R. K. Maiti +4 more
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Response of nine triticale genotypes to different salt concentrations at the germination and early seedling stages [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Salinity stress poses a major challenge to agricultural productivity worldwide, and understanding their responses at the early growth stage is vital for devising strategies to cope with this stress.
Ebrahim Ramadan +10 more
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Improving Vigor in shrunken-2 Corn Seedlings [PDF]
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 1996 The shrunken-2 ( sh2 ) mutant of maize ( Zea mays L.) increases sucrose and reduces starch in developing endosperm. An associated trait is poor seed and seedling vigor in seeds containing the mutation.
Carlos A. Parera +3 more
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Germination and Seedling Vigor of Jack Bean (Canavalia ensiformis) as Affected by Seed Size [PDF]
BIO Web of Conferences, 2023 Seed size is one of a quantitative indicator of seed quality that influences the plant performance and is often associated with yield. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of seed size on germination and seedling vigor in jack beans ...
Krisnawati A, Nuryati, Adie MM
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Seed Germination and Seedling Vigor of Magonia pubescens [PDF]
Floresta e Ambiente, 2019 ABSTRACT The timbó (Magonia pubescens A. St.-Hil.) is a tree species of the family Sapindaceae occurring naturally in the Cerrados of Central Brazil. The objective of this study is to verify the influence of seed size, pre-soaking time in water and seedling production containers in the development of timbó seedlings.
Cárita Rodrigues de Aquino Arantes +3 more
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