The plant hormone auxin regulates numerous aspects of plant growth and development.
Early auxin response genes mediate its genomic effects on plant growth and development …

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” …

The family of small auxin up-regulated RNA (SAUR) genes is a family of auxin-responsive
genes with~ 60–140 members in most higher plant species. Despite the early discovery of …

Ethylene is an important component of the gaseous environment, and regulates numerous
plant developmental processes including seed germination and seedling establishment …

Dormancy is an adaptive trait that enables seed germination to coincide with favorable
environmental conditions. It has been clearly demonstrated that dormancy is induced by …

Mitochondria are central to cellular metabolism and energy conversion. In plants they also
enable photosynthesis through additional components and functional flexibility. A majority of …

Seed germination is crucial for the life cycle of plants and maximum crop production. This
critical developmental step is regulated by diverse endogenous [hormones, reactive oxygen …

Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins are a large family of modular RNA-binding proteins
which mediate several aspects of gene expression primarily in organelles but also in the …

Plastid genes are transcribed by two types of RNA polymerase in angiosperms: the bacterial
type plastid-encoded RNA polymerase (PEP) and one (RPOTp in monocots) or two (RPOTp …

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 …