MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR DATING TEXTILES

Ancient linen textiles undergo with time a slow change reflected in their Infrared and Raman spectra.The recording of FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra, that reveals a disappearance of some bands and appearance of other ones during the centuries, enables a kinetics of degradation to be followed.Here we discuss the results obtained by using dating methods

Seed germination is a key contributing factor to the yield of direct seeding cultivation in rice.Unraveling the genetic architecture underlying rice seed germination is pivotal for breeding elite direct-seeded rice varieties.However, only a limited number of genes regulating seed germination have been characterized in rice.In this study, we impleme