The objectives of this study were: (1) to determine the optimal salt concentration for salt-tolerant germplasm selection at the germination stage of cotton ... The collected germplasms were preserved ...

Iranian writer-director Mohammad Rasoulof’s new blood-freezing film The Seed Of The Sacred Fig was shot in complete secrecy without the totalitarian government’s knowledge or approval. This explains ...

The Seed of the Sacred Fig’s preamble begins with Mohammad Rasoulof describing the Ficus Religiosa (Sacred Fig) as a tree with an unusual life cycle. He explains, “Its seeds, contained in bird ...

The study, led by Jun Zhu, used 23-year-old spinach seeds. After undergoing the novel treatment, the seeds' germination rates increased by an astounding 135%. Their growth into seedlings after that ...

He managed to escape Iran and attend the Cannes film festival in 2024, where The Seed of the Sacred Fig, filmed in secret in Iran and finished in Germany, was awarded the Grand Jury Prize. It was ...

This film is a searing depiction of authoritarianism’s reach into the most intimate spaces—home and family. Set against the backdrop of Iran’s escalating political unrest, the film weaves a ...

Quick take: The Seed Of The Sacred Fig directed by Mohammad Rasoulof is a political thriller set in Tehran that juxtaposes actual footage with domestic drama. The filming of The Seed Of The Sacred ...

It’s impossible to watch the prize-winning Iranian film The Seed of the Sacred Fig without seeing the past four years of American life reflected in its story of a Tehran family under a daily ...

Mohammad Rasoulof's Persian film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, has been receiving rave reviews, but after watching the movie, I am unable to understand how revolutionary thought, based on real events, ...

It’s during those cold winter days when words like “cabin fever” and “climbing the walls” get thrown around. I knew deep winter had arrived when the first seed catalog showed up in the mail. These ...

Putricia has been placed behind a velvet rope in Sydney's botanic gardens An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink is blooming in Australia - and captivating the ...