Environmental contamination by hazardous environmental pollutants is a widespread and
increasingly serious problem confronting society, scientists, and regulators worldwide …

Background Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are considered to be detrimental to seed
viability. However, recent studies have demonstrated that ROS have key roles in seed …

Harnessing the toxic properties of reactive oxygen species (ROS) to fight off invading
pathogens can be considered a major evolutionary success story. All aerobic organisms …

Although reactive oxygen species (ROS) are highly toxic substances that are produced
during aerobic respiration and photosynthesis, many studies have demonstrated that ROS …

Summary 'Stresses' that impact upon seeds can affect plant reproduction and productivity,
and, hence, agriculture and biodiversity. In the absence of a clear definition of plant stress …

Resurrection plants are regarded as excellent models to study the mechanisms associated
with desiccation tolerance. During the past years tremendous progress has been made in …

The hydroxyl radical (OH•) is the most potent yet short-lived of the reactive oxygen species
(ROS) radicals. Just as hydrogen peroxide was once considered to be simply a deleterious …

ABSTRACT Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) increased the germination percentage of pea
seeds, as well as the growth of seedlings in a concentration‐dependent manner. The effect …

Seed dormancy, defined as the inability to germinate under favourable conditions, is
controlled by abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellins (GAs). Phytohormone signalling interacts …

During desiccation, the cytoplasm of orthodox seeds solidifies into an intracellular glass with
highly restricted diffusion and molecular mobility. Temperature and water content govern …