This research was conducted to test the benefits of priming treatment and its effects on the pre-treatment germination percentages of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) seed lots. Germination percentages of 12 pepper seed lots which ranged between 66 and 98% before treatment were treate...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26810
This study was conducted to test changes in seed storage longevity of lettuce seeds at ambient monthly mean temperatures mimicked in five different regions of Turkey, for 28 months and moisture contents of 7, 9 and 11±0.1%. Hermetically stored samples were removed from storage ev...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/25526
Late and non-uniform emergence of rootstock seeds affect grafting efficiency in cucurbit species. As seeds age, (vigor decreases) they emerge later and the time to get graftable stage becomes longer. Therefore determination of emergence potential of a seed lot before sowing is cr...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/19553