Performance of NUA45 bean variety between two generations for seeds grown under farmer management at Rupike Irrigation Scheme in Masvingo, Zimbabwe by Chakare Benhura, Farai Mapanda, Albert Machisvo, D Mavhiri, Tinashe Chirambadare

“…The NUA 45 sugar bean missed the target potential yield (2400 kg/ha for Highveld) by between 54% and 62%. The 100 seed mass of second generation seeds ranged from 62.13 to 78.47 g. …”
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Equilibrium Isotherms, Kinetics, and Thermodynamic Mechanisms of a Novel Polyacrylamide-Strychnos potatorum Seed-Derived Activated Carbon Composite for Aqueous Hardness Removal by Yohan L. N. Mathota Arachchige, T. D. Fernando

“…In this study, a composite was synthesized using activated carbon of Strychnos potatorum seeds (ACSP) and acrylamide to remove hardness in drinking water. …”
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Correlation between aboveground vegetation composition and soil seed bank of Raudhat desert habitat: a case study of Raudhat Alkhafs, Saudi Arabia by Asma A. Al-Huqail, Hanan F. Al-Harbi, Abdullah M. Alowaifeer, Mohamed A. El-Sheikh, Abdulaziz M. Assaeed, Turki S. Alsaleem, Hazem S. Kassem, Omar M. Azab, Basharat A. Dar, Jahangir A. Malik, Ahmed M. Abd-ElGawad

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Toxicological Assessments of a Proprietary Blend of Punica granatum Fruit Rind and Theobroma cacao Seed Extracts: Acute, Subchronic, and Genetic Toxicity Studies by Ravi Kumar Madireddy, Krishnaraju Venkata Alluri, Venkateswarlu Somepalli, Trimurtulu Golakoti, Krishanu Sengupta

“…LN18178 (Tesnor®) is a standardized, proprietary composition of aqueous ethanol extracts of Punica granatum fruit rind and Theobroma cacao seeds. The present study demonstrates a broad-spectrum toxicological evaluation of LN18178 utilizing in vitro and in vivo preclinical models following the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines for testing chemicals. …”
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Thermodynamic, Nonlinear Kinetic, and Isotherm Studies of Bisphenol A Uptake onto Chemically Activated Carbons Derived from Safou (Dacryodes edulis) Seeds by Cyrille Donlifack Atemkeng, Arnaud Kamdem Tamo, Giscard Doungmo, Liouna Adoum Amola, Julio Jimmy Kouanang Ngouoko, Théophile Kamgaing

“…The interest of this work is to evaluate the possibility of using safou seeds to develop a new low-cost adsorbent and study its application to remove bisphenol A from an aqueous solution for a sustainable and ecological use of this biomass. …”
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Native Oils from Apple, Blackcurrant, Raspberry, and Strawberry Seeds as a Source of Polyenoic Fatty Acids, Tocochromanols, and Phytosterols: A Health Implication by Marek Pieszka, Władysław Migdał, Robert Gąsior, Magdalena Rudzińska, Dorota Bederska-Łojewska, Magdalena Pieszka, Paulina Szczurek

“…The oils from strawberry, blackcurrant, raspberry, and apple seeds were characterized by a high content of unsaturated fatty acids (90.8%, 88.6%, 94.0%, and 86.9%, resp.). …”
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Inhibitory Effect of <i>Moringa oleifera</i> Seed Extract and Its Behenic Acid Component on <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Biofilm Formation by Seoyoung Kim, Tae-Jong Kim

Subjects: “…<i>Moringa oleifera</i> seed…”
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Vitamin, Trace Element, and Fatty Acid Levels of Vitex agnus-castus L., Juniperus oxycedrus L., and Papaver somniferum L. Plant Seeds by Ahmet Ozkaya, Harun Ciftci, Okkes Yilmaz, Ahmet Zafer Tel, Erol Cil, B. Sitki Cevrimli

“…., and Papaver somniferum L. seeds in Turkey were determined by using HPLC, ICP-OES, and GC, respectively. …”
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Determination of the Antioxidant Capacity of Germinated and Yeast-Fermented Sweet and Bitter Lupin Seeds and Sprouts via Cyclic Voltammetry Compared to the Spectrophotometric and Photochemiluminescence Methods by Danuta Zielińska, Piotr Gulewicz, Małgorzata Kasprowicz-Potocka, Henryk Zieliński

Subjects: “…lupin seeds…”
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Genome-Wide Association Study on Imputed Genotypes of 180 Eurasian Soybean <i>Glycine max</i> Varieties for Oil and Protein Contents in Seeds by Nadezhda A. Potapova, Irina V. Zorkoltseva, Alexander S. Zlobin, Andrey B. Shcherban, Anna V. Fedyaeva, Elena A. Salina, Gulnara R. Svishcheva, Tatiana I. Aksenovich, Yakov A. Tsepilov

“…Soybean (<i>Glycine max</i>) is a leguminous plant with a broad range of applications, particularly in agriculture and food production, where its seed composition—especially oil and protein content—is highly valued. …”
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Optimizing Methane Production from Anaerobic Digestion of Dairy Cow Manure: The Potential Use of Carica (Carica pubescens) Seeds as a Co-Substrate by R. Purwasih, M. Saindah, H. Triyuwanti, F. S. Yusuf, A. Purnomoadi, E. Purbowati, S. Sutaryo

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Response of Teff (Eragrostis tef (Zucc) Trotter) to Seeding Rate and Methods of Sowing on Yield and Yield Attributes in a Subhumid Environment, Northern Ethiopia by Abraha Arefaine, Daniel Adhanom, Negasi Tekeste

“…Results indicated that days to panicle emergence, plant height, total number of tillers, productive tillers, main panicle seed weight, thousand-seed weight, panicle length, and harvest index were significantly (P<0.05) affected by the main effects of seeding rate and methods of sowing but these parameters showed no response to interaction effects of the two treatment factors. …”
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Jumping Gall Wasp, California Jumping Gall Wasp, Jumping Oak Gall, Flea Seeds Neuroterus saltatorius Edwards (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)­ by Kirsten M. Prior, Jiri Hulcr

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Effects of Honey Supplementation in Female Brood Feed on Male and Female Percentages, Growth, and Survival Rate of Crayfish Red Claw (Cherax quadricarinatus) Seed by Akhmad Taufiq Mukti

“… The aim of this study was to know effects of honey supplementation in female brood feed on male and female percentages, growth, and survival rate of crayfish red claw seed. The method that used in this study was laboratory scale experiment. …”
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Effects of increasing levels of rubber seed cake on growth performance, nutrient digestion metabolism, serum biochemical parameters, and rumen microbiota of Hu sheep by Huwei Zhao, Jinling Hua, Wenwen Lu, Longfei Yan, Min Zhang, Chao Chen, Xiaokang Lv

Subjects: “…Rubber seed cake…”
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Unveiling genetic basis of seedling emergence from deep soil depth under dry direct- seeded conditions in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by Vagish Mishra, Vagish Mishra, Shilpi Dixit, Shilpi Dixit, Swati Tyagi, Swati Tyagi, Challa Venkateswarlu, Challa Venkateswarlu, Pronob J. Paul, Pronob J. Paul, Anoop Kishor Singh Gurjar, Anoop Kishor Singh Gurjar, Shalabh Dixit, Nitika Sandhu, Smita Kurup, Arvind Kumar, Arvind Kumar, Pallavi Sinha, Pallavi Sinha, Vikas Kumar Singh, Vikas Kumar Singh, Uma Maheshwar Singh, Uma Maheshwar Singh

Subjects: “…direct-seeded rice (DSR)…”
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Adsorption Properties of Coriander Seed Powder (): Extraction and Pre-concentration of Pb(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) Ions from Aqueous Solution by Rifaqat Ali Khan Rao, M. Kashifuddin

“…Coriander seed powder has been shown to exhibit a remarkable adsorption potential towards Pb(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) ions from aqueous solution, with the adsorption capacities following the order Pb(II) > Cu(II) > Zn(II). …”
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Modeling of Six Openers for Seeding Machines, Cross-Shaped, T-Inverse, U-Shaped, V-Shaped, V-Shaped with Two Plates and Tulip-Shaped by Behnam Sepehr, isa Hazbawi

“…The use of cultivation techniques that can properly prepare the seed bed and plant the seeds at an almost uniform depth has become necessary more than ever. …”
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Jumping Gall Wasp, California Jumping Gall Wasp, Jumping Oak Gall, Flea Seeds Neuroterus saltatorius Edwards (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)­ by Kirsten M. Prior, Jiri Hulcr

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Advances in plant male sterility for hybrid seed production: an overview of conditional nuclear male sterile lines and biotechnology-based male sterile systems by Naresh Vasupalli, Naresh Vasupalli, Kanakachari Mogilicherla, Kanakachari Mogilicherla, Vahab Shaik, Vahab Shaik, K. R. S. Sambasiva Rao, Shripad R. Bhat, Xinchun Lin, Xinchun Lin

“…Male sterility forms the foundation of hybrid seed production technology in field crops. A variety of genetically controlled male sterility/fertility systems starting with cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS), genic male sterility (GMS) including conditional male sterility and transgenic-based male sterility have been developed and deployed for heterosis breeding over the past century. …”
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