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Researchers identified a stable major locus on wheat chromosome arm 4BS that influences drought tolerance during wheat ...

The world’s seed banks are a backup plan for our food supply, and new research is helping scientists figure out how to keep their collections viable.

In most plants, germination begins with the reactivation of metabolism during water uptake by the desiccated seed. Notably, Pol II transcription is hypothesised not to be required for early ...

Watch as sunflower, bitter melon, pea, and cucumber seeds transform into thriving seedlings in this captivating time-lapse compilation. See every stage of germination and early plant growth, from the ...

A screening study at Patuakhali, Bangladesh identifies snake bean, cucumber, and gima kalmi as promising salt-tolerant crops ...

Ames, IA - A recent study from Iowa State University provides accessible and effective techniques for the germination and ...

A research team led by Prof. Liu Xuncheng from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has recently published a study in the journal Plant Communications that sheds new ...

Issue No. 001When growing plants from seeds, we tend to focus on the "germination rate."A germination rate of over 90% is excellent. 50% leaves room for improvement. If it is around 10%, one might ...

In the 5th-grade unit 'Plant Germination, Growth, and Fruiting,' the focus is on investigating the conditions involved in ...

Plant seeds may strike the casual observer as unspectacular—but they have properties that are nothing short of superpowers. In a dry state they can store their energy for years and then suddenly ...

Plant seeds can store their energy in a dry state for years, only to suddenly release it and germinate. How is energy in the seed made available? How can energy metabolism be started early and ...