Sentence examples for breaking of seed from inspiring English sources
Fusicoccin (FC), a fungal phytotoxin produced by Fusicoccum amydali, stimulates several physiological and biochemical processes, such as cell elongation, breaking of seed dormancy, ethylene production, stomatal opening and solute transport (Marrè 1979; Malerba et al. 1995).
Seed development and breaking of seed dormancy were investigated to improve propagation of M. yunnanensis.
Some studies indicated that stratification could speed up the breaking of seed dormancy to about 6 months [ 7, 8].
The increase of seedling density with less frequent watering was also observed in dry temperate grassland, but the effect was attributed to the breaking of seed dormancy [ 48].
Recently, in wheat, it was demonstrated that Dehydrin is associated with the maintenance and breaking of seed dormancy, and that ABA affected the expression of Dehydrin gene at the transcript level [ 54].
Three genes of this category encode serpins, which are inhibitors of exogenous proteinases (capable of breaking down seed storage proteins); play important roles in the defence of specific cell types of vegetative tissues [ 24, 25].
Plant serpins are likely to use their irreversible inhibitory mechanism in the inhibition of endogenous and exogenous proteinases capable of breaking down seed storage proteins and in the defence of specific cell types in vegetative tissues [ 34].
Au NP-treated seeds were up taken by the imbibition process and breaking the seed coat of G. superba seeds, which enters the high affinity uptake system of gold ions and interact with embryo cells.
The best results of breaking seed dormancy were gained by near-natural methods – stratification, effect of microbial activity in water, scarification.
Increased available nutrient, decrease in pathogen population, breaking in seed dormancy, and opening of mineral soils could be the reason for enhanced number of seedlings and saplings.
Next, pour the seeds and any unabsorbed liquid into a food processor (a small one if possible) and set it turning at whatever speed does the best job of breaking the seeds up.
