You might have heard about seed scarification, wondered what it actually means, and why it's important for successful seed germination. In simple terms, seed scarification is a process used to pre ...

Scarification action can be thermal (freeze/thaw events), mechanical (seed coat is scratched or nicked), biological (soil microbial action), or chemical (soak or acid treatment).

Modern scarification, once used as a punishment have become voluntary acts of modification used to create a specific visual effect.

Kupper and colleagues set out to determine if the skin scarification route of immunization with MVA could provoke a more effective T cell response than other routes of immunization. The team ...

JONESBORO, AR (KAIT)- A relativelynew tattoo law has been getting a lot of attention on social media. Arkansaslawmakers legally redefined the term body art to include scarification,whichis the ...

Specifically, we evaluated the effects of mechanical scarification, immersion in hot water (92 °C for 2 min), and imbibition at room temperature of scarified and intact seeds. Mechanical scarification ...

Seeds of Rosmarinus officinalis L. (rosemary) exhibit slow and irregular germination. Improvement of germination rate and percentage may enable commercial propagation from seed instead of cuttings. To ...

Sharing a photo with her fans, Grimes showed off the tattoo across her chest, which uses white ink to give the effect of scarification – a form of body modification that involves purposefully ...