Genebanks maintaining seeds for long-term genetic resources conservation monitor seed lots to detect early loss in viability. Monitoring is costly and depletes valuable seed. Three decades of genebank seed germination test results of diverse forage species from 50 legume genera in the Internation...
Ellis, R.H.
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Nasehzadeh, M.
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Hanson, Jean
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Woldemariam, Y.
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[Medium-term seed storage of 50 genera of forage legumes and evidence-based genebank monitoring intervals]
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Medium-term seed storage of 50 genera of forage legumes and evidence-based genebank monitoring intervals
Ellis, R.H.
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Nasehzadeh, M.
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Hanson, Jean
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Woldemariam, Yeshi
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[Medium-term seed storage of diverse genera of forage grasses, evidence-based genebank monitoring intervals, and regeneration standards]
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Medium-term seed storage of diverse genera of forage grasses, evidence-based genebank monitoring intervals, and regeneration standards
Dormancy in seeds of Sesbania sesban is caused by a water-impermeable seed coat (hard seeds or hardseededness). A two-phase pretreatment technique was developed for breaking seed dormancy and was validated using different accessions and seed lots. Seeds were first soaked in water at 80 °C for 8 m...
Wang, Y.R.
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Hanson, Jean
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[An improved method for breaking dormancy in seeds of Sesbania sesban]
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An improved method for breaking dormancy in seeds of Sesbania sesban
The mating system of Sesbania sesban was studied using one natural population and two cultivated populations. A large number of progeny (600) was assayed from each population for one polymorphic locus of Malate dehydrogenase (Mdh). The level of out-crossing in the studied populations ranged from ...
Gebremariam, G.
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Nemomissa, S.
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Demissie, A.
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Hanson, Jean
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[The mating system of Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. (leguminosae)]
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The mating system of Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. (leguminosae)
Seeds of legumes and grasses have become increasingly important as planting materials to establish forages for animal production in the tropics and subtropics. Availability of high-quality seeds of adapted and productive forage species is essential for successful pasture establishment. However, s...
Jones, Christopher S.
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Hanson, Jean
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[Achieving a “forage revolution” through improved varieties and seed systems]
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Achieving a “forage revolution” through improved varieties and seed systems
Negassa, A.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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Kidane, T.
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Abdena, A.
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Hanson, Jean
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[Ex-ante assessment of demand for improved forage seed and planting materials among smallholder farmers in Ethiopia: A contingent valuation analysis]
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Ex-ante assessment of demand for improved forage seed and planting materials among smallholder farmers in Ethiopia: A contingent valuation analysis