Drought is one of the major constraints to rain-fed agricultural production, especially under
climate change conditions. Plants evolved an array of adaptive strategies that perceive …

Desiccation of plants is often lethal but is tolerated by the majority of seeds and by
vegetative tissues of only a small number of land plants. Desiccation tolerance is an ancient …

Key message The potential of seed priming is still not fully exploited. Our limited knowledge
of the molecular dynamics of seed pre-germinative metabolism is the main hindrance to …

Besides the deposition of storage reserves, seed maturation is characterized by the
acquisition of functional traits including germination, desiccation tolerance, dormancy, and …

Main conclusion Discrete categories of seed physiology can be explained through a unified
concept of the structural and molecular mobility responses within cells to drying. Tolerance …

The seed expressed gene DELAY OF GERMINATION (DOG) 1 is absolutely required for the
induction of dormancy. Next to a non‐dormant phenotype, the dog1‐1 mutant is also …

Desiccation-tolerant (DT) plant germplasm (ie seeds, pollen and spores) survive drying to
low moisture contents, when cytoplasm solidifies, forming a glass, and chemical reactions …

Desiccation tolerance appeared as the key adaptation feature of photoautotrophic
organisms for survival in terrestrial habitats. During the further evolution, vascular plants …

Primary seed dormancy is an important adaptive plant trait whereby seed germination is
blocked under conditions that would otherwise be favorable for germination. This trait is …

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 …