This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Aims Semi-arid cropping regions are commonly affected by surface crusting of sodic soils, resulting in reduced seedling emergence and grain ...

Dr. Dan Quinn, Purdue Corn Agronomist, shared his experience with abnormal mesocotyl growth of corn seedlings in the most recent Pest & Crop Newsletter. As a young agronomist, one of the first things ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 457, No. 1/2 (December 2020), pp. 113-129 (17 pages) Aims Understanding limitations to plant recruitment is a key element in devising effective restoration of semiarid ecosystems: ...

Researchers have discovered a new height-reducing gene Rht13 which means that seeds can be planted deeper in the soil giving access to moisture, without the adverse effect on seedling emergence seen ...

Pythium, Phytophthora, Fusarium and Rhizoctonia are soil borne fungal pathogens that infect soybeans as seedling blights. Soybean seedling diseases like these accounted for nearly 6 million bushels ...