Dill, Anethum graveolens L., is grown in various regions of the world. It has been used as vegetable and medicinal plant since ancient times. Seed quality is important in dill cultivation and there is limited information on the effects of cutting treatment in this species. This research was carried ...

Introduction: Seed aging is a phenomenon that occurs during the life of any seed. Changes that occur during aging affect seed quality. Through the process of aging, seed vigor is the first trait of the seed quality that decreases, followed by a decrease in germination capacity, seedling growth and...

Objectives: This study was conducted to provide a reliable theoretical basis for the correct formulation of breeding programs for red-seed watermelon and the effective breeding of hybrid offspring. Methods: With local varieties and inbred lines of red-seed watermelon as test materials, the...

Cucumber production in Indonesia has decreased every year. The availability of quality seeds is one of the important factors in increasing the productivity of cucumber plants. This study aims to identify physiological ripening markers, especially in cucumber fruit. This study used a one-factor...

With the growing demand for baby-leaf spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) and an increasing ban on chemical seed treatments, problems of damping-off diseases become more apparent. Pythium ultimum has been shown to be the most common damping-off pathogen of spinach. Previous studies showed a large...

In order to study the dormancy characteristics of Osmanthus fragrans seeds and break dormancy to shorten the sowing and seedling raising cycle, in this study, Osmanthus fragrans var. thunbergii seeds were used as test materials to identify the dormancy types through the determination of water...

Identifying and selecting high-quality seeds is crucial for improving crop yield. The purpose of this study was to improve the selection of crop seeds based on separating vital seeds from dead seeds, by predicting the potential germination ability of each seed, and thus improving seed quality. The...

The study was conducted on psyllium seed to assess the combine effect of seeding density and potassium rates on growth, productivity and yield. A factorial study was carried out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), during winter season of 2020-21, at Tobacco and Medicinal Crop Research...

Seed germination plays a significant role in establishment and growth of seedlings. Two factorial experiments were conducted to investigate seed dormancy and germination in fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) seeds. The first experiment evaluated cold stratification (0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks),...

Introduction: Predation is the common fate of most seeds produced by plants. Loss of seeds due to predation can be harmful to plants and causes such species to become rare, as rare species are vulnerable to extinction through processes that disrupt the mechanisms of plant dispersal. Therefore, the...