Antagonistic effects of selection on alleles associated with seed size and seed dormancy in wheat [PDF]
Genome BiologyBackground Seed dormancy and size are two crucial traits influencing crop yield, and they have undergone strong selection during cereal domestication and improvement.
Feilong Guo +18 more
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Ubiquitin-mediated control of seed size in plants
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2014 Seed size in higher plants is an important agronomic trait, and is also crucial for evolutionary fitness. In flowering plants, the seed comprises three major anatomical components, the embryo, the en-dosperm and the seed coat, each with different genetic
Na eLi, Yunhai eLi
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Molecular, genetic, and genomic basis of seed size and yield characteristics in soybean [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) is a crucial oilseed cash crop grown worldwide and consumed as oil, protein, and food by humans and feed by animals. Comparatively, soybean seed yield is lower than cereal crops, such as maize, rice, and wheat, and the ...
Rupesh Tayade +9 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017 Seed size and seed weight are major quality attributes and important determinants of yield that have been strongly selected for during crop domestication.
Yongfu Tao +10 more
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Construction of a genetic map and QTL mapping of seed size traits in soybean [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 Soybean seed size and seed shape traits are closely related to plant yield and appearance quality. In this study, 186 individual plants of the F2 generation derived from crosses between Changjiang Chun 2 and JiYu 166 were selected as the mapping ...
Aohua Jiang +6 more
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Biggest of tinies: natural variation in seed size and mineral distribution in the ancient crop tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceTef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] is the major staple crop for millions of people in Ethiopia and Eritrea and is believed to have been domesticated several thousand years ago.
Eric D. Whisnant +7 more
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Germination and Seedling Vigor of Jack Bean (Canavalia ensiformis) as Affected by Seed Size [PDF]
BIO Web of Conferences, 2023 Seed size is one of a quantitative indicator of seed quality that influences the plant performance and is often associated with yield. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of seed size on germination and seedling vigor in jack beans ...
Krisnawati A, Nuryati, Adie MM
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Seed size is a key trait for understanding and predicting ecological processes in a plant community. In a tropical forest, trees and lianas are major components driving ecosystem function and biogeochemical processes. However, seed ecological research on
Pornwiwan Pothasin +11 more
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Seed size, fecundity and postfire regeneration strategy are interdependent in Hakea. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Seed size is a key functional trait that affects plant fitness at the seedling stage and may vary greatly with species fruit size, growth form and fecundity.
Sh-hoob Mohamed El-ahmir +3 more
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Teasing apart the effects of seed size and energy content on rodent scatter-hoarding behavior. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Scatter-hoarding rodents are known to play a crucial role in the seed dispersal of many plant species. Numerous studies have indicated that both seed size and the energy content of seeds can affect rodent foraging behavior.
Bo Wang, Xiaolan Yang
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