New Mexico locust (Robinia neomexicana A. Gray [Fabaceae]) is an important pioneer and reclamation species in the southwestern US. The species requires scarification to facilitate germination. Current ...
Until the 1870s, Maori men of New Zealand etched deep tattoos over their entire faces. Patterns were chiseled into the skin to create parallel ridges and grooves, much like designs cut into wood. This ...
Bluebonnets are members of the genus Lupinus in the pea family, Fabaceae. The seed coat of Lupines is hard, which impedes the water imbibition that is essential to break the dormancy of seed, thereby ...
Seed Technology, Vol. 31, No. 1 (2009), pp. 55-65 (11 pages) Seeds of Rosmarinus officinalis L. (rosemary) exhibit slow and irregular germination. Improvement of germination rate and percentage may ...
IBADAN, Nigeria -- The wail of 6-week-old Quari Babaola cut through the air like the blade that had just sliced through his chin. His mother, Kafilat, shuddered but kept a determined grip on his tiny ...