Background Food security is an important alarming issue across the globe and seed is an
important structure to maintain the production capacity of plants. With the fast development …

Cereals (CE) and pseudocereals (PSCE) play a pivotal role in nourishing the human
population. Low-frequency ultrasound (LFUS) modifies the structure of CE and PSCE …

Brown rice was exposed to low-pressure plasma ranging from 1 to 3 kV for 10 min.
Treatment of brown rice in low-pressure plasma increases the germination percentage …

Limited data are available concerning the physical and nutrient properties of soybean
sprouts from the ultrasound-treated seeds. In this study, soybean seeds were treated by …

Recent reports indicate that atmospheric cold plasma (ACP) treatment of seeds can
enhance their germination, however, the mechanisms of action are not yet entirely clear. In …

Using hard red spring (HRS), hard white (HW), and soft white (SW) wheat, this study
examined how germination time affected the functionality of whole-wheat flour (WWF) and …

Air atmospheric dielectric barrier discharge plasma (DBD) was attempted to pretreat wheat
seed to improve its germination and growth in this study. The effects of the DBD plasma …

Red rice (Oryza sativa L.) that has a red (reddish brown) bran layer in de-hulled rice is
known to contain rich biofunctional components. Germination is an effective technique to …

Seed germination and uniform plant stand in field are of most critical stages of crop growth
that determine the final yield. Crop production is very often hampered under suboptimal …

Cuminum cyminum is an annual and herbaceous plant with medicinal and aromatic
properties belonging to the Apiaceae family. Reactive nitrogen and oxygen species present …