2. Following imbibition, the next evidence of germination is the swelling of the coleorhiza until it breaks the fruit coat. The subsequent elongation of the radicle breaks through the coleorhiza.

Inadequate or uneven soil moisture inhibits germination and prevents uniform stands, especially in maize. A deeper planting depth can help increase seed-to-soil contact and moisture uptake for a ...

Despite the controversies generated by those who opposed the genetically modified Pod Borer Resistant cowpea, Bt. Cotton and the Tela maize, farmers who cultivated and consumed the crops in the last ...