Most plant seeds are dispersed in a dry, mature state. If these seeds are non-dormant and
the environmental conditions are favourable, they will pass through the complex process of …

From a biomechanical perspective, the completion of seed (and fruit) germination depends
on the balance of two opposing forces: the growth potential of the embryonic axis (radicle …

Many organisms evolved strategies to survive desiccation. Plant seeds protect dehydrated
embryos from various stressors and can lay dormant for millennia. Hydration is the key …

This book is the field's most complete, up-to-date text on plant propagation. It now contains
colour figures throughout, promoting learning and making it an even more useful working …

Germination is a complex process during which the seed must quickly recover physically
from maturation drying, resume a sustained intensity of metabolism, complete essential …

Seed priming is a pre-sowing treatment that partially hydrates seeds without allowing radicle
emergence. Consequently, primed seeds are equipped with advanced germination and …

This review highlights recent progresses in seed germination and dormancy research.
Research on the weakening of the endosperm during germination, which is almost a classic …

Appropriate responses of seeds and fruits to environmental factors are key traits that control
the establishment of a species in a particular ecosystem. Adaptation of germination to abiotic …

With the burgeoning population of the world, the successful germination of seeds to achieve
maximum crop production is very important. Seed germination is a precise balance of …

Tolerance to abiotic stress is an important agronomic trait in crops and is controlled by many
genes, which are called quantitative trait loci (QTLs). Identification of these QTLs will …