Dormant and after-ripened seeds are distinguished by early transcriptional differences in the imbibed state
Seed dormancy is a genetically-controlled block preventing the germination of imbibed seeds in favourable conditions. It requires a period of dry storage (after-ripening) or certain environmental conditions to be overcome. Dormancy is an important seed trait, which is under selective pressure, to co...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-08-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Plant Science |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01323/full |