Scarcity of natural resources, shifting demographics, climate change, and increasing waste
are four major challenges in the quest to feed the exploding world population. These …

Background Considered only in terms of tolerance of, or sensitivity to, desiccation (which is
an oversimplification), orthodox seeds are those which tolerate dehydration and are storable …

The new plant formed by sexual reproduction starts as an embryo within the developing
seed, which arises from the ovule. When mature, the seed is the means by which the new …

When seeds deteriorate, they lose vigour and become more sensitive to stresses upon
germination. Eventually seeds lose the ability to germinate. The factors which determine the …

A suite of mechanisms or processes that together have been implicated in the acquisition
and maintenance of desiccation tolerance in orthodox seeds is discussed in the context of …

Priming treatment of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L., cv Briosol) seeds for 7 days at 15° C
with a polyethylene glycol solution at− 2.0 MPa strongly improved their subsequent …

Desiccation tolerance is one of the most fundamental properties of seeds. It is acquired late
in seed development and is considered necessary for the completion of the plant's life cycle …

Successful germination represents a crucial developmental transition in the plant lifecycle
and is important both for crop yields and plant survival in natural ecosystems. However …

Seed oligosaccharides (OSs) and especially raffinose series OSs (RSOs) are hypothesized
to play an important role in the acquisition of desiccation tolerance and consequently in …

Embryonic axes of tea (desiccation sensitive) and pea (desiccation tolerant) were dried at
different rates or stored at different water contents to distinguish between damage …