Developing the next plant generation within the seed requires the coordination of complex
programs driving pattern formation, growth, and differentiation of the three main seed …

To attain maximum yield across environments, grain crops adjust the development of sink
capacity to balance changes in the supply of assimilates. In maize (Zea mays L.) and other …

Background In angiosperms the seed is the outcome of double fertilization, a process
leading to the formation of the embryo and the endosperm. The development of the two seed …

In animals, early embryonic development is largely dependent on maternal transcripts
synthesized during gametogenesis. Recent data in plants also suggest maternal control …

The evolution of seeds was a major reason for the rise of angiosperms to ecological
dominance. Seeds of angiosperms are composed of three main structures: the embryo …

Recent breakthroughs in transcriptome analysis and gene characterization have provided
valuable resources and information about the maize endosperm developmental program …

The persistent cereal endosperm constitutes the majority of the grain volume. Dissecting the
gene regulatory network underlying cereal endosperm development will facilitate yield and …

Transcriptome analysis of early-developing maize (Zea mays) seed was conducted using
Illumina sequencing. We mapped 11,074,508 and 11,495,788 paired-end reads from …

Endosperm is an absorptive structure that supports embryo development or seedling
germination in angiosperms. The endosperm of cereals is a main source of food, feed, and …

Maize kernels contain a persistent endosperm and a developmentally precocious embryo,
each of which is comprised of a relatively small number of distinct tissue types. Clonally …