Quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping was used to identify loci controlling various aspects of
seed longevity during storage and germination. Similar locations for QTLs controlling …

The genetic differences for seed germination between two commonly used Arabidopsis
thaliana ecotypes Ler and Col, both showing a low level of seed dormancy, were …

Perfect timing of germination is required to encounter optimal conditions for plant survival
and is the result of a complex interaction between molecular processes, seed …

Arabidopsis accessions differ largely in their seed dormancy behavior. To understand the
genetic basis of this intraspecific variation we analyzed two accessions: the laboratory strain …

Timing of germination is presumably under strong natural selection as it determines the
environmental conditions in which a plant germinates and initiates its postembryonic life …

Dormancy is a state of metabolic arrest that facilitates the survival of organisms during
environmental conditions incompatible with their regular course of life. Many organisms …

We have analyzed two Arabidopsis strains differing in the mean seed size and seed number
they produced. The accession Cape Verde Islands (Cvi) yielded on average about 40 …

Seed performance after dispersal is highly dependent on parental environmental cues,
especially during seed formation and maturation. Here we examine which environmental …

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) seeds have poor shelf life and exhibit thermoinhibition (fail to
germinate) above∼ 25° C. Seed priming (controlled hydration followed by drying) alleviates …

Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling seed longevity in rice were identified using 98
backcross inbred lines (BILs) derived from a cross between a japonica variety Nipponbare …