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 …

Abscisic acid (ABA) is a key hormone that promotes dormancy during seed development on
the mother plant and after seed dispersal participates in the control of dormancy release and …

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 …

The ability of a seed to germinate and establish a plant at the right time of year is of vital
importance from an ecological and economical point of view. Due to the fragility of these …

Seed dormancy is an important component of plant fitness that causes a delay of
germination until the arrival of a favourable growth season. Dormancy is a complex trait that …

Seed dormancy is an innate seed property that defines the environmental conditions in
which the seed is able to germinate. It is determined by genetics with a substantial …

Seed dormancy provides a mechanism for plants to delay germination until conditions are
optimal for survival of the next generation. Dormancy release is regulated by a combination …

Seed dormancy allows seeds to overcome periods that are unfavourable for seedling
established and is therefore important for plant ecology and agriculture. Several processes …

Genetic variation for seed dormancy in nature is a typical quantitative trait controlled by
multiple loci on which environmental factors have a strong effect. Finding the genes …

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 …