Germination vigor is driven by the ability of the plant embryo, embedded within the seed, to
resume its metabolic activity in a coordinated and sequential manner. Studies using “-omics” …

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a major food and feed legume because of the high nutritional
value of its seeds. The main objectives of faba bean breeding are to improve yield, disease …

Heat stress commonly leads to inhibition of photosynthesis in higher plants. The
transcriptional induction of heat stress-responsive genes represents the first line of inducible …

Desiccation tolerance is the ability to survive loss of 90% of cellular water or dehydration to
tissue water concentrations of≤ 0.1 g H2O. g–1 dry mass. It is relatively common in …

Faba bean represents a crucial source of protein for food, especially for Mediterranean
countries, and local demand for faba bean grains is increasing. The crop is also gaining …

Food legumes are the main source of dietary protein for a large part of the world's
population, and also play an important role in maintaining soil fertility through nitrogen …

Here, we report a subtilase gene (SBT 1.1) specifically expressed in the endosperm of
Medicago truncatula and Pisum sativum seeds during development, which is located at a …

Background Seeds are a fundamental component of the plant life cycle, as they store the
genetic information necessary for the next generation of plants to disperse, establish …

Although embryo development is a major subject in plant growth and development research,
a number of aspects of the mechanism of this development process remain unknown. Rice …

Methionine is a nutritionally essential, sulfur-containing amino acid found at low levels in
plants and in their seeds. Methionine levels often limit the plant's value as a source of dietary …