Effect of planting distances and Humic Acid application on some vegetative growth and yield of Broad bean (Vicia faba L. var. Somar) in outdoor condition by Chnar Hama noori Meerza, Arsalan Azeez Marif, Ardalan Jalal Majeed

“…The (HA) were added by spray way directly to the top of the soil with two applications, the first after 3 weeks from complete germination, while the second after branching immediately. …”
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Poultry feather waste management and effects on plant growth by J. C. Joardar, M. M. Rahman

“…Plants were harvested 7 weeks after seed germination. Results TPFW contained higher amount of organic matter (35.9%) and total nitrogen (4%). …”
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Effect of Liquid Nitrogen Cooling and Heating on Mechanical Properties and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Coal by Yuhe Cai, Yi Xue, Faning Dang, Linchao Wang, Xue Li, Shanjie Su, Shengcheng Wang, Xinyu Liang, Shaowei Zhang

“…Finally, during phased loading of coal specimens, the primary factor is the germination, extension, and failure of tensile cracks, while the secondary factor is the development, extension, and failure of shear cracks. …”
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Investigation of the Major Crop Pest Affecting Ground Nut Production in Kapelebyong District: A Case Study og Adukule Village Kapelebyong Town Council. by Omoj, Thomas

“…While millipedes always preferred germinating and podding seeds with a good moisture content. …”
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The BnaBPs gene regulates flowering time and leaf angle in Brassica napus by Jiang Yu, Yi‐Xuan Xue, Rehman Sarwar, Shi‐Hao Wei, Rui Geng, Yan‐Feng Zhang, Jian‐Xin Mu, Xiao‐Li Tan

“…The results revealed that BnaBPs play a role in flowering time, floral organ abscission, and leaf angle as well as germination processes mediated. Additionally, BnaBPs exerted an impact on the biosynthesis pathways of ethylene and GA.…”
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Dormancy Breaking in Ormosia arborea Seeds by Edilma Pereira Gonçalves, Franklim Sales de Jesus Soares, Sérgio dos Santos Silva, Débora de Souza Tavares, Jeandson Silva Viana, Brenda Colleen Clifton Cardoso

“…On the other hand, seed scarification with sulfuric acid for 1 hour, 50, 45, and 30 minutes or sandpaper favored seed germination and vigor.…”
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Insect Pests and Diseases in Stored Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) and Maize (Zea mays L.) in West Hararghe, Ethiopia by Gelana Keno Beyene, Amin Mohammed Yones, Ahmed Beyan Heji, Mukaddes Kayim

“…The mean levels of major insect pest infestations and associated percentages of grain damage, weight loss, and germination loss were recorded across all traditional storage systems, including sacking, marketing, hanging or maize cob, and ground pit storage methods. …”
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Composting of municipal solid waste with microbial-inoculated biochar amendment: impact on process and end-product quality by Mohammad Javad Tahsini, Mahnaz Nikaeen, Farzaneh Mohammadi, Ahmadreza Taghipour, Meghdad Tahmasebi, Amir Hossein Nafez

“…Notably, piles 3 and 5, amended with biochar inoculated with a bacterial consortium and a bacterial-fungal consortium, respectively, achieved the highest composting temperatures (65 °C) and produced the highest-quality end products (C/N ratio: 10.1–11.8, Germination index: 100, and fecal coliform levels within acceptable limits) compared to the control piles. …”
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Unravelling the interplay of nitrogen nutrition and the Botrytis cinerea pectin lyase BcPNL1 in modulating Arabidopsis thaliana susceptibility by Antoine Davière, Aline Voxeur, Sylvie Jolivet, Luka Lelas, Samantha Vernhettes, Marie-Christine Soulié, Mathilde Fagard

“…Using mutant strains lacking BcPNL1, we observed reduced pathogenicity, a delay in germination and a lag in triggering the plant defense response. …”
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Accelerated bioconversion of cow dung into concentrated organic fertilizer using microbial composition by Gulnaz F Rafikova, Tatyana Yu Korshunova, Elena V. Kuzina, Oleg N. Loginov

“…After 29 days in almost all experimental samples with the introduction of a liquid bacterial culture, the rate of germination and seedling emergence exceeded the growth rate of the control sample. …”
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Self-Organized Crystallization Patterns from Evaporating Droplets of Common Wheat Grain Leakages as a Potential Tool for Quality Analysis by Maria Olga Kokornaczyk, Giovanni Dinelli, Ilaria Marotti, Stefano Benedettelli, Daniele Nani, Lucietta Betti

“…Additionally, the wheat cultivars were analyzed for their vigor by means of the germination test and measurement of the electrical conductivity of the grain leakages. …”
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De Novo Transcriptome Sequencing of Olea europaea L. to Identify Genes Involved in the Development of the Pollen Tube by Domenico Iaria, Adriana Chiappetta, Innocenzo Muzzalupo

“…The whole transcriptomic analysis, through the identification of the differentially expressed transcripts set and an extended functional annotation analysis, will lead to a better understanding of the mechanisms of pollen germination and pollen tube growth in the olive.…”
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An evaluation rule to manage productivity properties performance of male date palms by Abdel-Sattar Mahmoud, Al-Obeed Rashid S., Aboukarima Abdulwahed M., Górnik Krzysztof, El-Badan Ghada E.

“…The findings showed that the evaluation rule for a male date palm should depend on pollen grains productivity and germination percentage traits with a weight of 5, spathe morphological traits with a weight of 4, pinnae morphological traits with a weight of 3, leaf morphological traits with a weight of 2 and leaf nutritional status with a weight of 1. …”
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Cultivable bacterial diversity and early plant growth promotion by the traditional organic formulations prepared using organic waste materials by Rangasamy Anandham, Nagaiah Premalatha, Hyeong Jin Jee, Hang Yeon Weon, Soon Wo Kwon, Ramasamy Krishnamoorthy, Pandiyan Indira Gandhi, Yong Ki Kim, Nellaiappan Olaganathan Gopal

“…Radish and Chinese cabbage seed germination and growth were significantly improved by traditional organic formulations compared to control. …”
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An Enhanced Drought-Tolerant Method Using SA-Loaded PAMPS Polymer Materials Applied on Tobacco Pelleted Seeds by Yajing Guan, Huawei Cui, Wenguang Ma, Yunye Zheng, Yixin Tian, Jin Hu

“…In addition, there were better seed germination performance and seedling growth in the pelleted treatments with SA-loaded PAMPS hydrogel under drought stress than control. …”
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Nano‐pyrite as a plant hormone regulator: Emulating seed hormopriming by Brijesh Kaler, Himanshi Jangir, Sabyasachi Sarkar, Jayprakash Sharma, Mainak Das

“…The observed enhancement in germination of nano‐pyrite treated seeds across various plant species indicate a shared underlying mechanism. …”
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Impact of resistant starch formation in chickpea products on blood glucose and lipid profiles: Effects of cooking and storage conditions by Saloni Chauhan, Harpreet Kaur, Renuka Aggarwal, Prabhjot Kaur, Kiran Bains

“…Common cooking methods were used including boiling, roasting, pressure cooking and steamed after germination (steamed after seeds were germinated).The processed chickpea was held at various temperatures: it was made freshly prepared (T1), kept at room temperature (20–22 °C) for 24 h (T2), kept at 4 °C for 24 h (T3), and processed chickpea after being kept at 4 °C for 24hthen samples were reheated (T4).The proximate composition, total dietary fibre, resistant starch, and amylose content were analyzed. …”
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Flowering characteristics and breeding system of the rare plant Rosa anemoniflora by YU Qun, RUAN Shuming, SHI Qinghua, HUANG Xiaochun, ZENG Huahao, GAO Wei

“…[Methods] Pollen viability was measured by in vitro culture germination method. Stigma receptivity was measured by benzidine hydrogen peroxide method. …”
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Subtilases: a major prospect to the genome editing in horticultural crops by Umashankar Chandrasekaran, Umashankar Chandrasekaran, Woo Jong Hong, Hyeran Kim, Hyeran Kim

“…Among these, SBTs (serine proteases) are a major class of proteolytic enzymes in plants and play key roles in various regulatory mechanisms, including plant immune response, fruit development and ripening, modulating root growth, seed development and germination, and organ abscission. However, current knowledge about SBTs is largely limited to ‘in vitro cleavage assays,’ with few studies exploring loss of function analyses for more in depth characterization. …”
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Investigations on the Antifungal Effect of Nerol against Aspergillus flavus Causing Food Spoilage by Jun Tian, Xiaobin Zeng, Hong Zeng, Zhaozhong Feng, Xiangmin Miao, Xue Peng

“…The NEL also had an evident inhibitory effect on spore germination in A. flavus along with NEL concentration as well as time-dependent kinetic inhibition. …”
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