Modern Seed Technology

• Other Authors: Taylor, Alan G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Technology, engineering, agriculture; fluorescent tracer; systemic uptake; soybean; in vivo imaging system (IVIS); containerized transplants; humic acids; relative growth rate (RGR); specific root length (SRL); heat and drought stresses; heatmaps; Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp; seed health; spectroscopy; Solanum lycopersicum L.; crop establishment; potassium nitrate; seed quality; field emergence; low phytic acid; seed treatment; seed enhancement; seed dressing; seed coating; film coat; pellet; organic agriculture; baby leaf hemp; cultivar selection; sowing density; seed-size distribution; corn; seed acquisition of desiccation tolerance; oil-bodies migration; physiological maturity; tissue lipophilicity; coumarin; piperonyl amides; Brassica oleracea; blindness; multispectral; chlorophyll content; seed respiration; seed vigor; spinach; Zn priming; multispectral imaging; Zn localization; abiotic stress; fruit morphology; near-infrared; pericarp; testa; seed coat; seed testing; image analysis; chemometrics; n/a
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Satisfying the increasing number of consumer demands for high-quality seeds with enhanced performance is one of the most imperative challenges of modern agriculture. In this view, it is essential to remember that the seed quality of crops does not improve.