13
views
0
recommends
+1 Recommend
0 collections
    0
    shares
      • Record: found
      • Abstract: not found
      • Article: not found

      Seed desiccation: a bridge between maturation and germination

      , , ,
      Trends in Plant Science
      Elsevier BV

      Read this article at

      ScienceOpenPublisherPubMed
      Bookmark
          There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

          Abstract

          The development of orthodox seeds concludes by a desiccation phase. The dry seeds then enter a phase of dormancy, also called the after-ripening phase, and become competent for germination. We discuss physiological processes as well as gene expression and metabolic programs occurring during the desiccation phase in respect to their contribution to the desiccation tolerance, dormancy competence and successful germination of the dry seeds. The transition of developing seeds from the phase of reserve accumulation to desiccation is associated with distinct gene expression and metabolic switches. Interestingly, a significant proportion of the gene expression and metabolic signatures of seed desiccation resemble those characterizing seed germination, implying that the preparation of the seeds for germination begins already during seed desiccation.

          Related collections

          Author and article information

          Journal
          Trends in Plant Science
          Trends in Plant Science
          Elsevier BV
          13601385
          April 2010
          April 2010
          : 15
          : 4
          : 211-218
          Article
          10.1016/j.tplants.2010.01.003
          20138563
          ae2b4a95-cdf2-484b-bb00-d15ce114a78d
          © 2010

          https://www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/

          History

          Comments

          Comment on this article