Seed size effects on plant establishment under low atmospheric CO2, with implications for seed size evolution. [PDF]
Ann Bot, 2022 AbstractBackground and AimsLow atmospheric CO2 concentration depresses photosynthesis and resource use efficiency, and therefore can inhibit phases of the life cycle such as seedling establishment. Seed reserves can compensate for photosynthetic inhibition by accelerating seedling growth. We therefore hypothesize that seedlings arising from large seeds
McCann HC, Sage RF.
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Size matters: variations in seagrass seed size at local scales affects seed performance
Hydrobiologia, 2022 AbstractSeed size can have an impact on angiosperm reproductive fitness. Ecological theory predicts plants that will produce larger seeds in stressful environments to increase the chances of seedling survival and numerous small seeds in favourable conditions to increase the number of recruits.
Timothy M. Smith +4 more
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Enhancing microRNA167A expression in seed decreases the α-linolenic acid content and increases seed size in Camelina sativa. [PDF]
, 2019 Despite well established roles of microRNAs in plant development, few aspects have been addressed to understand their effects in seeds especially on lipid metabolism.
Grabowski, Paul +4 more
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Effect of Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana gams) Seeds Colour and Size on their Germination
Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 2008 Four commercial seed lots from the Polish seed companies of pansy (Viola x wittrockiana Gams) with low germination capacity were sorted into 2 size fractions: small and large: below 4 mm long and above 4 mm and 3 colour fractions: yellow, brown and dark,
Rosinska AGNIESZKA, Roman HOLUBOWICZ
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Seed size is a key determinant of crop yields. Understanding the regulatory mechanisms of seed size is beneficial for improving flax seed yield. In this study, the development of large flax seeds lagged behind that of small seeds, and 1,751 protein ...
Haixia Jiang +5 more
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The effect of seed size on seed fate in a subtropical forest, southwest of China
iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2016 Scatter-hoarding rodents acting both as seed predators and dispersers usually play an important role in seed dispersal of many plant species. Seed size is thought to essentially affect rodent scatter-hoarding processes.
Lang Z, Wang B
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Susceptibility of White Spruce Seed Sources to Yellowheaded Spruce Sawfly, \u3ci\u3ePikonema Alaskensis,\u3c/i\u3e(Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) [PDF]
, 2017 A field caging technique was used to test the susceptibility of 25 white spruce, Picea glauca (Moench) Voss, seed sources to attack by Pikonema alaskensis (Rohwer).
Connor, Michael D +2 more
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Crop Seed Size: BR Matters [PDF]
Molecular Plant, 2017 Sufficient food supply is critically important to humans, and food security will be particularly challenging in view of the ever-growing world population, decreasing arable cropland, and global warming. To meet the challenges, most crop geneticists think it will be necessary to enrich the cultivated gene pool for breeding programs, and thus equally ...
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Fine mapping of the major gene BhHLS1 controlling seed size in wax gourd (Benincasa hispida)
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Introduction/BackgroundThe seed size of wax gourds is an important agronomic trait; however, the associated genes have not yet been reported.MethodsIn this study, we used a high-density genetic map constructed based on F8 recombinant inbred line ...
Wenrui Yang +9 more
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Pengaruh variasi ukuran biji terhadap perkecambahan Acacia fauntleroyi (maiden) maiden and blakely
Journal of Biological Researches, 2012 The aim of this study was to investigate to what extent are germination of A. fauntleroyi affected by seed size. Does pre-treatment improve germination? Under what temperature regime does most seed germinate?
Mangadas Lumban Gaol, J.E.D. Fox
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