Seeds are central to crop production, human nutrition, and food security. A key component of
the performance of crop seeds is the complex trait of seed vigour. Crop yield and resource …

Mature seeds are an ultimate physiological status that enables plants to endure extreme
conditions such as high and low temperature, freezing and desiccation. Seed longevity, the …

Seed persistence is the survival of seeds in the environment once they have reached
maturity. Seed persistence allows a species, population or genotype to survive long after the …

Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) are continuously produced during seed development, from
embryogenesis to germination, but also during seed storage. ROS play a dual role in seed …

The testa of higher plant seeds protects the embryo against adverse environmental
conditions. Its role is assumed mainly by controlling germination through dormancy …

Seeds of sunflower (Helianthus annuus) were exposed in batches to static magnetic fields of
strength from 0 to 250mT in steps of 50mT for 1–4h in steps of 1h. Treatment of sunflower …

The seed constitutes the main vector of plant propagation and it is a critical development
stage with many specificities. Seed longevity is a major challenge for the conservation of …

Seeds of different species are believed to have characteristic shelf lives, although data
confirming this are scarce, and a mechanistic understanding of why this should be remains …

The lifespan or longevity of a seed is the time period over which it can remain viable. Seed
longevity is a complex trait and varies greatly between species and even seed lots of the …

Main conclusion Discrete categories of seed physiology can be explained through a unified
concept of the structural and molecular mobility responses within cells to drying. Tolerance …