This updated and much revised third edition of Seeds: Physiology of Development, Germination
and Dormancy provides a thorough overview of seed biology and incorporates much of …

Seed dormancy and germination are complex adaptive traits of higher plants that are
influenced by a large number of genes and environmental factors. Studies of genetics and …

The emphasis of modern dormancy research is almost entirely on the form of dormancy that
is acquired during seed development, primary dormancy. Abscisic acid (ABA) appears to be …

Physiologically dormant seeds, like those of Arabidopsis, will cycle through dormant states
as seasons change until the environment is favourable for seedling establishment. This …

Over the past few decades seed physiology research has contributed to many important
scientific discoveries and has provided valuable tools for the production of high quality seeds. …

In Arabidopsis thaliana, seed development in recombinants of the ABA-deficient aba mutant
with the ABA response mutants abi1 or abi3 is compared to wild type and the monogenic …

The depth of seed dormancy can be influenced by a number of different environmental signals,
but whether a common mechanism underlies this apparently similar response has yet to …

INTRODUCTION Access to nutrients such as nitrogen is required for plant growth. Legumes
and nine additional plant families benefit from the nitrogen-fixing root nodule (NFN) …

Plants are fascinating and complex organisms. A comprehensive understanding of the
organization, function and evolution of plant genes is essential to disentangle important biological …

Quantifying gene expression levels is an important research tool to understand biological
systems. Reverse transcription–quantitative real-time PCR (RT–qPCR) is the preferred method …