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The conservation physiology of seed dispersal [PDF]

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2012
At a time when plant species are experiencing increasing challenges from climate change, land-use change, harvesting and invasive species, dispersal has become a very important aspect of plant conservation. Seed dispersal by animals is particularly important because some animals disperse seeds to suitable sites in a directed fashion. Our review has two
Graeme D, Ruxton, H Martin, Schaefer
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Factors Influencing Seed Dormancy and Germination and Advances in Seed Priming Technology

Plants
Seed dormancy and germination play pivotal roles in the agronomic traits of plants, and the degree of dormancy intuitively affects the yield and quality of crops in agricultural production.
Yanfeng Fu, Li Ma, Juncai Li, Danping Hou, Bo Zeng, Like Zhang, Chunqing Liu, Qingyu Bi, Jinsong Tan, Xinqiao Yu, Junguo Bi, Lijun Luo   +11 more
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Seed birth to death: dual functions of reactive oxygen species in seed physiology. [PDF]

Ann Bot, 2015
Jeevan Kumar SP, Rajendra Prasad S, Banerjee R, Thammineni C.   +3 more
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To germinate or not to germinate : a question of dormancy relief not germination stimulation [PDF]

, 2012
A common understanding of the control of germination through dormancy is essential for effective communication between seed scientists whether they are ecologists, physiologists or molecular biologists. Vleeshouwers et al.
Batlla, Bewley, Sanchez, Steven Footitt, William E. Finch-Savage   +4 more
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Characterization of and genetic variation for tomato seed thermo-inhibition and thermo-dormancy

BMC Plant Biology, 2018
Background Exposing imbibed seeds to high temperatures may lead to either thermo-inhibition of germination or thermo-dormancy responses. In thermo-inhibition, seed germination is inhibited but quickly resumed when temperatures are lowered. Upon prolonged
Nafiseh Geshnizjani, Farshid Ghaderi-Far, Leo A J Willems, Henk W M Hilhorst, Wilco Ligterink   +4 more
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Effect of nitrogen on safflower physiology and productivity [PDF]

, 2012
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is an oil-crop suitable for semi-arid agriculture, but its physiological response to agronomic inputs has yet to be fully evaluated.
Fuller, MP, Jellings, AJ, Mohamed, SJ
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Differentially expressed genes during the imbibition of dormant and after-ripened seeds – a reverse genetics approach

BMC Plant Biology, 2017
Background Seed dormancy, defined as the incapability of a viable seed to germinate under favourable conditions, is an important trait in nature and agriculture.
Farzaneh Yazdanpanah, Johannes Hanson, Henk W.M. Hilhorst, Leónie Bentsink   +3 more
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The Relevance of a Physiological-Stage Approach Study of the Molecular and Environmental Factors Regulating Seed Germination in Wild Plants

Plants, 2021
Germination represents the culmination of the seed developmental program and is affected by the conditions prevailing during seed maturation in the mother plant.
Ximena Gómez-Maqueo, Laura Figueroa-Corona, Jorge Arturo Martínez-Villegas, Diana Soriano, Alicia Gamboa-deBuen   +4 more
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Seed priming improves early seedling vigor, growth and productivity of spring maize

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2015
Potential of seed priming treatments in improving the performance of early planted maize was evaluated against timely planting. Seeds of maize hybrid FH-810 were soaked in water (hydropriming), CaCl2 (2.2%, osmopriming), moringa leaf extracts (MLE 3.3 ...
Hafeez ur Rehman, Hassan Iqbal, Shahzad M A Basra, Irfan Afzal, Muhammad Farooq, Abdul Wakeel, Ning WANG   +6 more
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Physiological quality of soybean seeds and the influence of maturity group

Journal of Seed Science, 2022
: Productive soybean genotypes is one of the main objectives of soybean breeding programs. However, there are few studies on the selection of characteristics associated with the quality and performance of soybean seeds. The objective in this study was to
Elaine Cristina Batista, Gabriel Mendes Villela, Raquel Maria de Oliveira Pires, Heloisa Oliveira dos Santos, Everson Reis Carvalho, Adriano Teodoro Bruzi   +5 more
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