Success was defined as the ability of seed grant recipients to develop proposals, obtain external funding and publish the results of cancer-related research.
In conclusion, the superior ability of seed wintering in weedy rice was based on the freezing resistance of embryo tissue and the ability of antioxidant enzymes and photochemicals to reduce seed deterioration.
In conclusion, the superior ability of seed wintering in weedy rice was based on freezing resistibility of embryo cellular tissue and higher antioxidant activity to protect seed deterioration during the winter season.
The ability of seed borne systemic endophytes to influence adaptation of both host and progeny to stressed or changing habitats has been examined extensively in cool season grasses [17], [18], [19], where the invasive nature of endophyte-infected fescue, combined with the toxicity of endophyte-produced alkaloids, has resulted in significant economic loss [20].
The competitive ability of seeds decreased as the number of loci homozygote for the deleterious mutation increased.
Poplar seed trichomes greatly facilitate the ability of seeds to float in the air and as a result, enhance their potential for long distance distribution by wind.
The ability of seeds and seedlings of the three species to utilize the small amount of precipitation for germination, emergence and survival is a determinant of their distribution.
Delayed drying improved the ability of seeds of A. nemorosa to survive drying as embryos developed to the desiccation-tolerant heart shape (Ali et al., 2007).
The prevalence of such damage-related mismatches in the seed region could limit the ability of seed-based mapping strategies to identify genuine but highly damaged hits for both Illumina and Helicos platforms.
In many species, the ability of seeds to withstand desiccation to the low moisture levels required for storage occurs around mass maturity (end of seed-filling stage), but desiccation tolerance in rice is acquired earlier (Ellis and Hong, 1994).
