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Volume 13 (2024)
Volume 12 (2023)
Volume 11 (2022)
Volume 10 (2021)
Volume 9 (2020)
Volume 8 (2019)
Volume 7 (2018)
Volume 6 (2017)
Volume 5 (2016)
Volume 4 (2015)
Volume 3 (2014)
Volume 2 (2013)
Volume 1 (2012)
Number of Volumes 14
Number of Issues 39
Number of Articles 411
Number of Contributors 961
Article View 295,502
PDF Download 233,105
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Number of Submissions 574
Acceptance Rate 50
Time to Accept (Days) 185
Number of Indexing Databases 8
Number of Reviewers 300

Iranian Journal of Seed Science and Technology (IJSST) is an open-access and peer-reviewed quarterly journal dedicated to theoretical and empirical articles. The journal welcomes all kinds of research and review articles related to its subject area for publication. Papers are subject to a double-blind peer review process to ensure the quality of their underlying research methodology and argument. This journal follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and complies with the highest ethical standards by ethical laws. All submitted manuscripts are checked for originality using the Hamanandjoo to ensure authenticity. After this verification, they undergo a thorough evaluation by reputable and experienced reviewers.

Articles published in the Iranian Journal of Seed Science and Technology are indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), a reputable international index.

The journal was founded by the  Seed Science Society of Iran in collaboration with the Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Institute, focusing on new concepts and innovative technologies in all Seed Science and Technology fields. Distinguished professors and researchers are encouraged to visit the journal's website to register, submit, and manage their papers according to the author's guidelines. From Volume 13, Issue 1 (Spring 2024) onwards, the journal will follow the APA (7th edition) citation style. 

 

As all communications with authors and reviewers are conducted through the website, in-person visits or phone inquiries to the journal office are not recommended. (Read More...)

Journal Features

Publisher: Seed Science Society of Iran and Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Institute

Language: Persian (with English abstracts and bibliographies)

Start Year: March 2012 

Place of Publication: Iran

Frequency: Quarterly

Status: Active

Article Types: Research, Review, and Extension Articles

Publication Type: Online Submission

Access Type: Open Access (OA)

License Type: Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0)

Peer Review Type: Double-Blind Peer Review

Article Processing Charges: Yes (https://ijsst.areeo.ac.ir/page_374.html?lang=en)

Plagiarism Detection Software: Hamanandjoo 

Specialized Field: Seed Science and Technology

Email: ijsst@areeo.ac.ir

 

 

Investigating the effect of wheat seeds coating with liquid AB200 superabsorbent polymer on germination improvement under water stress conditions

Radman Karimi; Farshid Ghaderi-Far; A. Hamidi; Mohsen Malek; Hamid Reza Sadeghipour; Asieh Siahmarguee

Volume 14, Issue 3 , September 2025, Pages 1-14

https://doi.org/10.22092/ijsst.2024.366815.1540

Abstract
  This research was conducted to investigate the effects of coating wheat cv. dryland Qaboos seeds by the liquid superabsorbent polymer AB200-c under water stress conditions. The factors of the experiments included different water potentials of 0, -0.3, -0.6,, -0.9 and -1.2 MPa and seed coating by superabsorbent ...  Read More
Assessment the effect of different treatments in order to increase the seed germination percentage of three plants: sage (Salvia grandiflora), Lawn Daisy (Bellis perennis) and sweet alyssum (Alyssum maritimum)

Seyed Abbas Mirjalili

Volume 14, Issue 3 , September 2025, Pages 15-28

https://doi.org/10.22092/ijsst.2024.365727.1527

Abstract
  Annual ornamental plants, mostly, propagated by seeds. Seeds of some these plants have difficulties in germination due to ecological adaptations to environmental conditions. In order to investigation about the effect of different treatments on the germination of three ornamental plants, Salvia grandiflora, ...  Read More
Genetic purity assessment of chickpea varieties using phenotypic characteristics and and its conformity with the results of genetic fingerprinting

Bita Oskouei; Leila Sadeghi; Kobra Moslemkhani; Hadis Afshar; Zahra Radmanesh

Volume 14, Issue 3 , September 2025, Pages 29-42

https://doi.org/10.22092/ijsst.2024.361695.1479

Abstract
  Genetic purity, as one of the important characteristics of the quality of seed lots, has been considered in the national standards of certified seed producing countries to achieve desirable and stable characteristics of agricultural cultivars. According to the national standard, determining the other ...  Read More
Investigating the role of priming with humic acid on modulating the effect of salinity stress on the germination and growth indices of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. cv. Saba hybrid) seed

Reza Rezvani; Behnam Kamkar; Zeinab Jabbari Badkhor

Volume 14, Issue 3 , September 2025, Pages 43-60

https://doi.org/10.22092/ijsst.2024.364534.1511

Abstract
  To mitigate the detrimental effects of salinity stress on vegetable crops, various approaches, including the applying of organic inputs during different growth stages, such as germination, are employed. This study, conducted in 2023, aimed to assess the influence of humic acid pretreatment on the germination ...  Read More
Evaluation of the effect of seed coating on some traits related to the germination of lettuce seeds (Lactuca sativa) under drought stress conditions

Zahra Yaghobian; Seyed Hossein Nemati; Ehsan Nematollahi

Volume 14, Issue 3 , September 2025, Pages 61-72

https://doi.org/10.22092/ijsst.2024.365810.1528

Abstract
  To investigate the effect of seed coating on characteristics related to germination of lettuce seeds under drought stress conditions, a factorial experiment was conducted a completely randomized design with 4 replications during 2022. The experimental treatments include seed coating(C1:uncoated seeds ...  Read More
Evaluation of nonlinear regression models to describe seed germination response of three species of ‌Nepeta haussknechtii, N. pogonosperma and N. glomerulosa subsp. staffina to Temperature

Parvin Salehi Shanjani; Hamideh Javadi; Leila Rasoulzadeh; Leila Falah Hoseini; Arash Mamedi

Volume 14, Issue 3 , September 2025, Pages 73-88

https://doi.org/10.22092/ijsst.2024.366488.1538

Abstract
  To investigate the cardinal temperature of three medicinal species of Nepata haussknechtii, N. pogonosperma and N. glomerulosa subsp. staffina and determining the appropriate temperature and time conditions for their planting, a factorial experiment was carried out in the form of a completely randomized ...  Read More
Evaluation of germination characteristics and determination of cardinal temperatures of poppy (Papaver somniferum) seed
Volume 6, Issue 2 , November 2017, , Pages 229-239

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijsst.2018.116771

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to quantify the response of germination rate to temperature and to find cardinal temperatures required for different germination percentiles in Papaver somniferum. Four models of non-linear regression [Quadratic, Segmented, Beta and Dent-like] were evaluated to describe the ...  Read More
Evaluation of Germination and determination of cardinal temperatures of Cannabis sativa by using regression models
Volume 7, Issue 1 , August 2018, , Pages 127-136

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijsst.2018.108012.1010

Abstract
  To determine the specific temperature of Medicinal Cannabis sativa, the effects of different temperatures on germination, in a laboratory study in a completely randomized design with three replications were studied. Germination response assessment at constant temperatures (3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, ...  Read More
Evaluation the Ability of Standard Germination Test to Predict Emergence and Establishment of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Seedlings in Field
Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2015, , Pages 27-38

Abstract
  ABSTRACT In order to study the ability of standard germination test to predict emergence and establishment of chickpea seedlings in field, an experiment was conducted under two conditions using thirteen seed lots of chickpea in laboratory and research field at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, ...  Read More
Determine the cardinal temperatures of seed germination in Chrysanthemum maximum Ramond
Volume 5, Issue 2 , January 2016, , Pages 77-84

Abstract
  In order to estimate the germination cardinal temperatures, a laboratory experiment was conducted with Chrysanthemum maximum Ramond in a completely randomized design with four replications. Various constant temperatures (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35ºC) were considered. Germinated seeds were counted ...  Read More
Effect of cytokinin on morphological and physiological characteristics and antioxidant enzymes activity of aged groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) seeds under drought stress
Volume 5, Issue 2 , January 2016, , Pages 181-198

Abstract
  In order to investigate the effect of cytokinin on improvement of aged groundnut seeds under drought stress, a factorial experiment was done based on completely randomized design with three replications. Seed priming with different concentrations of cytokinin including 0 (hydropriming), 50, 100 and 150 ...  Read More
Fungicide and Zn-seed treatments evaluation on germination indices of barely Cv. Goharan seeds

Mehran Sharafizad; Shahla Hashemi Fesharaki

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 28 May 2025

https://doi.org/10.22092/ijsst.2024.365672.1526

Abstract
  This study was carried out based on complete randomized design in four replications in order to assess germination and seedling vigor of barely seeds Cv. Goharan exposed to Zn-micronutrient element and different fungicides. Evaluated treatments on Barely seeds include six fungicide treatments Dividend ...  Read More
The effect of priming on the response of nigella sativa L. seed germination to temperature under salinity stress conditions

Parisa Ahmadi; Mohammed Hossein Gharineh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 September 2025

https://doi.org/10.22092/ijsst.2024.363280.1498

Abstract
  To evaluate different priming treatments under salinity stress conditions, an experiment was conducted in a factorial design based on completely randomized design with four replications in the Seed Technology Laboratory of the Department of Plant Production and Genetics Engineering at Agricultural Sciences ...  Read More
The effect of biopriming with three species of brown seaweed on the growth and activity of some antioxidant enzymes of Niger seed (Guizotia abyssinica L.F. Cass) under drought stress

Hamid Najafi; Mohammad Rafieiolhossaini; Parto Roshandel; Maryam Zeinali Borojeni

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 September 2025

https://doi.org/10.22092/ijsst.2024.365288.1532

Abstract
  This research was carried out to investigate the effect of different concentrations of three brown seaweeds on growth and activity of some antioxidant enzymes at different drought stress levels; as a factorial scheme in a completely randomized design with three replications. The first factor includes ...  Read More
Ecology and the effects of different treatments on seed germination of the medicinal plant Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf. maternal trees in Fars and Bushehr Provinces

Zeinab Tahamtan; Sasan Mohsenzadeh; Atena Eslami-Farouji

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 01 October 2025

https://doi.org/10.22092/ijsst.2025.368968.1555

Abstract
  Water scarcity in Iran’s ecosystem and the limited availability of endemic drought-resistant species highlight the significance of plants adapted to arid environments. Seed germination is one of the important stages in the plant’s life cycle, depends on ecological and physiological factors. ...  Read More
Iranian Journal of Seed Science and Technology

Publisher:
Seed Science Society of Iran

Director-in-Charge:
Mohammad Hassan Assareh

Editor-in-Chief:
Reza Tavakkol Afshari

Manager:
Aidin Hamidi

Editorial Board:
Masoud Ahmadzadeh Farzad Sharifzadeh Maryam Shahbazi Reza Maali Amiri Hamid Madani Danial Kahrizi Mojtaba Delshad

International Editorial Board:
Amir A. Khoddamzadeh Ebrahim M. Khah

Technical Manager:
Majid Samiminejad

Frequency: Quarterly

Print ISSN: 2322-2646

Online ISSN: 2588-4638

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