A Systematic Review of Research on Late Spring Frost and its Estimation Methods by Mobina Abdollahi Fuzi, Bahram Bakhtiari, Kourosh Qaderi

“…Late-spring frosts occurring after the germination of herbaceous plants and trees have an important impact on agriculture and forestry in regions of the world. …”
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Use of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles to Reduce Cd Contamination in Agricultural Soils: Effects on Growth and Development of <i>Chenopodium quinoa</i> Willd by Rocío González-Feijoo, Cecilia Martínez-Castillo, Vanesa Santás-Miguel, Daniel Arenas-Lago, Paula Pérez-Rodríguez

“…HANPs also decreased Cd mobility in soil, retaining it in fractions less available for plant uptake. Germination rates differed between pot experiments and phytotoxicity assays, although the first demonstrated greater Cd immobilization in HANP-treated soils, resulting in reduced Cd translocation to quinoa shoots. …”
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Effects of Plant Growth-promoting Microorganisms on Kentucky Bluegrass Field Establishment by Qi Zhang, Kevin Rue

“…Slow seed germination and seedling growth cause the slow field establishment of kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis). …”
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Deletion of a Putative GPI-Anchored Protein-Encoding Gene Aog185 Impedes the Growth and Nematode-Trapping Efficiency of Arthrobotrys oligospora by Disrupting Transmembrane Transpor... by Hui Peng, Hengqian Lu, Xinyuan Dong, Xiao Liang, Kangliang Sheng, Jingmin Wang, Xiaowei Kong, Xiangdong Zha, Yongzhong Wang

“…Compared to the wild-type (WT) strain, the ΔAog185 mutant grew more slowly, exhibited a 20% decrease in conidiation, delayed conidial germination, generated fewer traps, attenuated nematode trapping efficiency, and was more sensitive to chemical stressors. …”
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VsMATE1-Mediated Citrate Efflux Is Involved in Al Resistance in Common Vetch (<i>Vicia sativa</i> L.) by Wenhui Yan, Jia Shi, Ling He, Zigang Hou, Zhenfei Guo, Haifeng Zhu

“…The root growth of 418 was less inhibited by Al toxicity in both the germination stage and seedling stage than that of 426. …”
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Effects of Superphosphate on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Compost Quality During Industrial Scale In-Vessel Swine Manure Composting by Haotian Chen, Haoruo Li, Tianqing Sun, Xin Huang, Yuyi Li, Baoli Zhang

“…However, it had an adverse impact on compost maturity, with the SSP15 dose showing the lowest germination index (GI) at 70.4% and the highest electrical conductivity (EC) at 9.04 mS·cm⁻¹. …”
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2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Derived Schiff Base and Its Lanthanide(III) Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, Spectroscopic Studies, and Plant Growth Activity by Ganesh N. Naik, Raghavendra P. Bakale, Aishakhanam H. Pathan, Shashikala G. Ligade, Shreenivas A. Desai, Kalagouda B. Gudasi

“…Auxin activity of HL and lanthanum(III) complex on wheat seeds (Triticum durum) was measured at different concentrations. The percentage germination, root length, and shoot length were recorded. …”
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Enhancing food waste compost quality with nutrient amendments by John Nkansah, Samson Oduro-Kwarteng, Helen Essandoh, Richard Kuffuor

“…Toxicity of composts to cucumber (Cucumis sativus) was ascertained. Germination index (GI) was the highest in T5 (FW amended with PM only) whereas the control (FW only) recorded the least GI. …”
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Nutritional enrichment of traditional complementary foods using underutilized nutritious plant foods in sub-Saharan Africa: their nutritional potential and health benefits: A scopi... by Diriba Chewaka Tura, Tefera Belachew, Dessalegn Tamiru, Kalkidan Hassen Abate

“…Cassava enriched with pigeon pea, Bambara groundnut, moringa and cowpea; wheat with quinoa, lupine, amaranth, orange-fleshed sweet potato, groundnut, mango and spinach; oats with soybean, linseed and premix (moringa leaf powder, fenugreek); teff enriched with pea, sesame, soybean, chickpea and spinach. Fermentation, germination and roasting were the most processing methods used. …”
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Tropical fruit-derived Lactiplantibacillus as potential probiotic and antifungal agents against Fusarium oxysporum by R. Vasundaradevi, M. Sarvajith, S. Divyashree, N. Deepa, Premila N. Achar, M. Y. Sreenivasa

“…The cell-free supernatant (CFS) of Lpb. argentoratensis MYSVCF5 reduced the growth of fungal biomass by 94% and completely inhibited conidial germination, retaining activity even after extended cold storage. …”
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Investigating the effect of plasma activated water on entomopathogenic nematodes under laboratory conditions by Pratik Doshi, Matej Klas, Stanislav Kyzek, Anna Zahoranová, Božena Šerá

“…In addition, it is also used to induce seed germination. In this investigation, the effect of plasma activated water (PAW) was tested on three EPN species, namely Steinernema feltiae Filipjev (1934), S. carpocapsae Weiser (1955), and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar (1976). …”
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Bio-inspired preparation of Ag NPs, rGO, and Ag/rGO nanocomposites for acoustical, antioxidant, and plant growth regulatory studies by Prashant D. Sarvalkar, Anuj S. Jagtap, Neeraj R. Prasad, Amit R. Yaul, Kiran Kumar K. Sharma, Avinash A. Ramteke

“…Plant growth studies have demonstrated enhanced germination rates (100% in spinach and 40% in fenugreek) and improved root and shoot elongation at 0.0025–0.005 mol/dm3. …”
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Phytotoxicity and Benzoxazinone Concentration in Field Grown Cereal Rye (Secale cereale L.) by C. La Hovary, D. A. Danehower, G. Ma, C. Reberg-Horton, J. D. Williamson, S. R. Baerson, J. D. Burton

“…Two different measures of phytotoxic compound content were taken. Seed germination bioassays were used as an estimate of total phytotoxic potential. …”
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Effects of Seed Priming with Zinc Sulfate on Nutritional Enrichment and Biochemical Fingerprints of Momordica charantia by Shazia Anwer Bukhari, Nabila Farah, Saqib Mahmood, Javaria Altaf, Ghulam Mustafa

“…Based upon seedling establishment, 0.3% zinc sulfate was selected for final field experiment with randomized complete block design (RCBD) with five replications. Improved germination percentage, vigor, total soluble sugars, chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-b, total chlorophyll content, and peroxidase activity were observed variably in leaves, fruit, and peel. …”
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Co-application of polyethylene oxide (PEO), biochar, and seaweed fertilizer improves desert soil properties by Haoying Li, Huanan Liu, Bo Qi, Lianghao Zhai, Jiashun Ding, Dan Qiu

“…Soil nutrients showed varying degrees of increase, and seed germination increased by 26.7%. The results of the principal component analysis showed that B6P0.6S2 had the best overall improvement effect. …”
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Wartime activities of the Vavilov Institute by I. G. Loskutov

“…Only the heroic efforts of VIR’s staff helped to save the collection from destruction and loss of germination. This heroism cost more than 20 experts and scientists their lives. …”
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In vitro micropropagation protocols for two endangered Dianthus species - via in vitro culture for conservation and recultivation purposes by Dóra Farkas, Judit Csabai, Angéla Kolesnyk, Pál Szarvas, Judit Dobránszki

“…Abstract Background D. giganteiformis subsp. pontederae and D. superbus subsp. superbus are protected or critically endangered species in several European regions; therefore, developing an efficient in vitro micropropagation protocol is essential for germplasm conservation and recultivation purposes. Results After germination, one-nodal segments of both species were transferred onto several MS media supplemented with 3% sucrose and different types of cytokinins (at a concentration of 4.5 µM) alongside 0.54 µM 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) for the multiplication phase for 3 weeks. …”
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Effect of oil palm bio-organic wastes on macro-propagation of some permanent crops’ seeds by Wasiu Lamidi, Janet Dada

“…Purpose: Research investigated oil mill decanter cake (OPDC) and empty fruit bunch (EFB) from oil palm in varying forms as soil media for growth performances of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) and citrus (Citrus sp.) seeds during germination and growth.Method: Factorial design with 4 levels of bio-organic: oil palm decanter cake (OPDC) treated with hot water at 70 oC, OPDC treated with hot water at 80 oC, OPDC raw and EFB; 2 levels of crops: citrus and cocoa seedlings were investigated. …”
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Advantages of more stressful cold test procedure for evaluation of maize seed vigour by Milivojević Marija, Branković-Radojčić Dragana, Vukadinović Radmila, Poštić Dobrivoj, Popović Aleksandar, Petrović Tanja

“…Also duration of low temperatures was prolonged from 7 (standard CT) to 10 days (severe CT). Germination at optimal conditions were the same (7 days at 20<=>30°C). …”
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Grape pomace transformed by specific fungi has the potential as a promising substrate for vermicomposting by Mar´ıa Ines Troncozo, Mart´ın Eduardo Escaray, Mar´ıa Florencia Vianna, Mario C. N. Saparrat

“…The combination of U. botrytis-vermicomposting showed a reduction in the adult and juvenile earthworm number at 60 days and presented a higher germination index compared to the control. Conclusion: Results suggest that grape pomace pretreated with U. botrytis could be an optimal starting substrate for vermicomposting, obtaining an organic fertilizer in a short period. …”
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