… anyone handling seeds. We therefore set out to determine the relative seed longevity of diverse
… Since antioxidants are purported to play a role in seed storability, the antioxidant activity …

… There are also significant variations in seed longevity in relation to the climate or … , Asia
and Australia, genotypic variation in seed longevity was independent of the geographical origin …

… Cytoplasmic genomes are an additional source of natural variation in seed longevity [72].
Cytoplasmic genomes include chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes, which differ from the …

… longevity of different genotypes. Here, we explain why we have taken a different approach in
a genome-wide association study of seed longevity … varieties with improved seed longevity, …

… Thus, two sets of genes underlying the genotype variation of seed longevity in storage relate
to a major set evolved specifically for storability and the other set shared with or influenced …

… variation in the longevity of seeds of different species, but at the same time, relatively little
variation in the longevity of seeds from different seed … extent to which seed longevity can vary …

… Seed longevity is a complex trait and varies greatly … on seed longevity over the past five
decades in relation to many facets of the science: the emergence of key research topics in seed …

… advantage of natural variation in seed longevity between … [SNPs]) with the observed
variation in a given trait through … may explain part of the natural variation between accessions (…

… The variation in the shelf life of seeds may be due to differences in the biochemical components
of … Hence, seed longevity depends on environmental and seed factors. 2 Seed Factors …

… of seeds is highly relevant for genebanks. Here we present a systematic review and a
meta-analysis of studies on seed longevity … There are of cause species variation, but this overall …