Plants are exposed to the following types of stress - Salt stress - occurs because of the presence of excess amounts of sodium and calcium... View Article
Abscisic acid is a naturally produced growth hormone, it is also known as dormin. These are synthesized in the leaves. Some functions of... View Article
Early seed germination starts with the imbibition of water by seeds. Through the process of imbibition and the osmosis of dry seeds, water is... View Article
The activation or awakening stage of germination is further classified into the following events- Water absorption Synthesis and activation... View Article
There are two types of germination, commonly seen in cultivated plants - Epigeal germination Hypogeal germination Seed germination takes... View Article
In the seedling growth phase, the seedling plant develops from the continuous cell division in various growing sites of the embryo. This is... View Article
The cotyledons or endosperm stores food materials such as proteins, fats or carbohydrates. These compounds are then converted into a simpler form... View Article
In order for germination to be initiated, these three conditions must be fulfilled, they are - Seed must be viable - embryo should be capable... View Article
Transplanting emergents or picking out is a practice of seed germination in a small region. Usually, seeds are hand-sown in shallow trays which... View Article
Sowing sprouts or germinant sowing is the practice of sowing seeds that germinate into containers when their young root emerges. When rightly... View Article
Follow these steps for successful direct sowing - Learn if the seeds need multiple seeds or can be singly sown to meet the production target... View Article
The process of seed cleaning assists in preventing diseases in the nursery. Cleaning seeds of fungal and bacterial infestation is required... View Article
Orthodox seeds can be dried without losing viability and are considered dormant. Often, they need particular treatments to promote germination.... View Article
These seeds germinate soon after they mature and disperse from the parent plant. It cannot be dried without losing viability. Recalcitrant seeds... View Article
A common annual beach plant of the temperature-zone shores, a sea rocket has a bipartite fruit. When mature, the top half is easily dislodged and... View Article
Listed below are some plant defenses: Fragmentation, dehiscence or the explosion of pods disperses seeds to escape from larvae coming through... View Article
Aggregate fruits are formed from many carpels of one individual flower. Such fruits are composed of several simple fruits attached to a fleshy... View Article
