Sentence examples for improved germination from inspiring English sources

Dry heat treatment and scarification significantly improved germination compared to the control treatment.

Pneumatic scarification significantly improved germination, but optimal treatment durations were species specific.

This method is associated with many advantages such as enabling good root growth and improved germination rates.

However, improved germination due to heat exposure does not contradict the argument of heat protecting fruit shell and can just be a side effect.

This treatment made perforations in the carapace which improved germination, either by reducing the hydrophobic nature of the seed, aiding moisture absorption and/or breaking the dormancy.

The highest local increases in plant coverage could be related to increased rabbit abundance and to the improved germination rates of seeds which have passed through the rabbit gut.

Likewise, PGPRs also improve germination and seedling establishment.

For example, it improves germination, plant growth, transpiration rate, stomatal regulation and photosynthesis, ion uptake and transport (Khan et al. 2003; Metwally et al. 2003; Khodary 2004; He et al. 2010).

Several methods such as sonication (Miyoshi and Mii 1988), scarification by chemicals (Mweetwa et al. 2008), and chilling (Kauth et al. 2011) have been reported to improve germination by degrading the physical barrier.

Application of charate (charred and ground chaparral shrub stems) improves germination of many chaparral annuals [16] and can be an important management alternative in fire-adapted communities near human development.

Prior to germination, seeds were surface sterilized according to Groome et al. (2009) to remove potential fungal contamination and then stratified to improve germination rates.