Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Saponin Extracts from Different Parts of Argania spinosa L. Skeels by Yousra El Idrissi, Youssef Elouafy, Hamza El Moudden, Najoua Mghazli, Chakir El Guezzane, Adil El Yadini, Hicham Harhar, Abdelkader Zarrouk, Khang Wen Goh, Long Chiau Ming, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Mohammed Tabyaoui

“…Butanol was used to fractionate phytochemical groups from different parts of Argania spinosa (branch, leaf, pulp, shell and seed), which were subsequently precipitated in ether. …”
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Effects of organic amendment on some soil physicochemical characteristics and vegetative properties of Zea mays in wetland soils of the Niger Delta impacted with crude oil by Francis E. Egobueze, Josiah M. Ayotamuno, Chukwujindu M. A. Iwegbue, Chibogwu Eze, Reuben N. Okparanma

“…They also improved the seed emergence of Zea mays.…”
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Effect of Simulated Autogamy and Allogamy on the Success of <i>Cephalanthera longifolia</i> and <i>Cephalanthera rubra</i> (Orchidaceae) Fruit Set by Laurynas Taura, Zigmantas Gudžinskas

“…The artificial pollination of flowers can be used to increase fruit set in rare species of the Orchidaceae family and improve their natural recruitment by seed.…”
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Effect of tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon RoxB.) leaf vermicompost on growth and yield of French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) by Dilip Kadam, Girish Pathade

“…Results The study revealed that the seed germination, shoot and root length, shoot and root fresh weights, shoot and root dry weights, thousand grain weight and grain weight per plant increased significantly (p B 0.05) compared to control due to application of vermicompost when used at proper proportions. …”
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The viral and cellular microRNA targetome in lymphoblastoid cell lines. by Rebecca L Skalsky, David L Corcoran, Eva Gottwein, Christopher L Frank, Dong Kang, Markus Hafner, Jeffrey D Nusbaum, Regina Feederle, Henri-Jacques Delecluse, Micah A Luftig, Thomas Tuschl, Uwe Ohler, Bryan R Cullen

“…We identified 7,827 miRNA-interaction sites in 3,492 cellular 3'UTRs. 531 of these sites contained seed matches to viral miRNAs. 24 PAR-CLIP-identified miRNA:3'UTR interactions were confirmed by reporter assays. …”
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Distribution of (1,3)(1,4)-β-D-Glucans in Grains of Polish Oat Cultivars and Lines (Avena sativa L.) – Short Report by Sykut-Domańska Emilia, Rzedzicki Zbigniew, Zarzycki Piotr, Sobota Aldona, Błaszczak Wioletta

“…It is important not only to focus on increasing the content of β-glucans, but also to investigate molecules distribution in the seed. It was also demonstrated that Dukat cultivar was characterised by an especially valuable triple aleurone layer, which makes this cultivar predestined for further breeding studies as an extremely valuable carrier of genetic information.…”
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Atmospheric cold plasma alters plant traits and negatively affects the growth and development of fall armyworm in rice by Deepak Dilip, Nikitha Modupalli, Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Rupesh Kariyat

“…Although cold plasma has been found to break seed dormancy and improve germination rate, only a few studies have explored the potential of cold plasma against insect herbivory. …”
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Recent Developed Strategies for Enhancing Chondrogenic Differentiation of MSC: Impact on MSC-Based Therapy for Cartilage Regeneration by Kangkang Zha, Zhiqiang Sun, Yu Yang, Mingxue Chen, Cangjiang Gao, Liwei Fu, Hao Li, Xiang Sui, Quanyi Guo, Shuyun Liu

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are one of the most commonly used seed cells in cartilage tissue engineering. However, MSCs tend to lose their multipotency, and the composition and structure of cartilage-like tissues formed by MSCs are far from those of native cartilage. …”
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Whole genome sequence of seaweed endophyte Bacillus halotolerans strain AUPP for antagonistic activity against Fusarium incarnatum causing chilli fruit rot by Hudson Ann Suji, Karuppiah Manikandan, Appusami Sudha, Arjunan Muthukumar, Chelladurai Jeyalakshmi, Muniyandi Charumathi, Manickam Rajesh, Thankaraj Suthin Raj

“…The biocontrol strain AUPP displayed strong antifungal against Fusarium incarnatum (80.23%) and plant growth-promoting activity including seed germination (97.60%) and vigour index (1287.34) under in-vitro conditions. …”
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Impact of Seasonal Atmospheric Factors and Photoperiod on Floral Biology, Plant–Pollinator Interactions, and Plant Reproduction on <i>Turnera ulmifolia</i> L. (Passifloraceae) by Ujjwal Layek, Nandita Das, Arabinda Samanta, Prakash Karmakar

“…The fruit set (%) did not differ significantly season-wise, but the seed set remained higher in the hot days of summer than in cold winter. …”
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Cold Plasma as a Novel Pretreatment to Improve the Drying Kinetics and Quality of Green Peas by Jun-Wen Bai, Dan-Dan Li, Reziwanguli Abulaiti, Manqian Wang, Xiaozhi Wu, Zhenwei Feng, Yutong Zhu, Jianrong Cai

“…Traditional drying methods face challenges due to the dense structure of the seed coat and wax layer, which limits moisture migration. …”
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Linkage of Equatorial Ionization Anomaly With the Day‐To‐Day Occurrence of Postsunset Irregularities and Scintillation in Low‐Latitude Region Around 110°E by Weihua Luo, Heng Li, Chao Xiong, Zhengping Zhu, Xiao Yu, Shanshan Chang

“…There are other key factors to affect the initiation and evolution of irregularities besides zonal electric field and meridional wind, such as seed perturbations or wave‐like structures. The day‐to‐day variations of electron density in EIA regions, EIA strength and EIA asymmetry were not well correlated quantitatively with the scintillation intensity representing by daily S4 maximum in low‐latitude region. …”
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Diversity of harmful and beneficial insects on faba bean, Vicia faba L. in Assiut Governorate, Northern Upper Egypt by Hend O. Mohamed, Hassan F. Dahi, Asmaa H. Mahmoud

“… Faba bean, Vicia faba, is one of the main popular legume crops in the world. Their seeds are rich sources of proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins for human food and animal consumption. …”
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Application of Trichoderma harzianum enhances salt tolerance and yield of Indian mustard through increasing antioxidant enzyme activity by Kartik Chandra Saha, Md Kafil Uddin, Pallab Kumer Shaha, Md Akhter Hossain Chowdhury, Lutful Hassan, Biplob Kumar Saha

“…On average, application of Trichoderma as compost enhanced seed yield by 23 % than control. The better growth and yield in Trichoderma treated plants were the results of better uptake and assimilation of N, P, S, Ca, Mg, and K and reduced uptake of Na with a lower Na/K. …”
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Nomenclatural standards for the spring oat cultivars (<i>Avena sativa</i> L.) developed in the Urals and Siberia by I. V. Varganova, V. Е. Kardashina, L. V. Bessonova, R. I. Vyatkina, N. V. Lebedeva

“…All specimens of one cultivar are the plants grown from a single seed sample. Each herbarium sheet contains the entire plant in the state of milky ripeness, as well as mature spikes and grains.Results and conclusion. …”
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Regulatory mechanism analysis of signal transduction genes during rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) germination under aluminum stress using WGCNA combination with QTL by Chenyang Li, Ruili Wang, Jiana Li, Qingyuan Zhou, Cui Cui

“…As soil becomes more acidic, aluminum toxicity has emerged as a key issue impacting seed germination and crop productivity in such environments. …”
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Pollination deficits increase with urbanization in Chicago by Alexandra Zink, Paul J. CaraDonna, Kelly Larsen, Amy M. Iler

“…For C. pepo, there was only evidence of pollen limitation at the most urban site, and a weak trend of pollen limitation of fruit set (but not seed set) increasing with impervious surface. Our results demonstrate that urban plants are likely experiencing deficits in pollination services but in ways that vary with both the type of pollination system and the level of urbanization in the surrounding area.…”
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Genetic parameter analysis and evaluation of maize hybrids under local climatic condition of Mymensingh, Bangladesh by Nahid Hasan, Md. Jahid Hasan Jone, Biswajit Das, Md. Nure Adil Siddique, Yousuf Islam, Md. Abul Kashem

“…Positive correlations were noted between cob length, cob diameter, grains per row, and 100-seed weight with kernel weight per plant. Path coefficient analysis revealed that plant height, cob diameter, number of leaves at harvest, cob length, and grains per row positively influenced grain yield. …”
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Intraspecific diversity of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.): a unif ied classif ication by О. A. Lyapunova

“…A detailed classification makes it possible to identify a wide variety of forms in the genus Triticum L. and its individual species, which is especially important for collections preserved in genetic seed banks. The use of the intraspecific classification of the genus Triticum L. greatly simplifies the identification of the VIR collection accessions introduced from various sources or checking accession identity after regeneration in the field. …”
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Use of S. Wright’s path coefficient method for statistical analysis of interrelated traits in rice by D. P. Palamarchuk, M. R. Kozachenko, S. I. Sviatchenko

“…The experiments were conducted in the irrigated experimental field of theInstituteofRiceof the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences ofUkrainein 2013, 2014 and 2016. Seeds were sown with an SKS-6A manual seeder; the seeding rate was 7.0 mln germinable seeds per hectare. …”
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