Seed Dormancy and Germination

Seed dormancy and germination are critical processes for the development of plants. Seed dormancy allows seeds to overcome harsh periods of seedling establishment, and is also important for plant agriculture and crop yield. Several processes are involved in the induction of dormancy and in the shift...

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description Seed dormancy and germination are critical processes for the development of plants. Seed dormancy allows seeds to overcome harsh periods of seedling establishment, and is also important for plant agriculture and crop yield. Several processes are involved in the induction of dormancy and in the shift from the dormant to the germinating state, and hormones and regulatory genetic networks are among the critical factors driving these complex processes. Germination can be prevented by different factors leading to seed dormancy, which is highly dependent on environmental cues. During and after germination, early seedling growth is sustained by catabolism of stored reserves (proteins, lipids, or starch) accumulated during seed maturation, supporting cell morphogenesis, chloroplast development, and root growth until photo-auxotrophic growth can be resumed.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-671942024-04-05T17:31:22Z Seed Dormancy and Germination Carlos Jimenez-Lopez, Jose Plant physiology thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany and plant sciences Seed dormancy and germination are critical processes for the development of plants. Seed dormancy allows seeds to overcome harsh periods of seedling establishment, and is also important for plant agriculture and crop yield. Several processes are involved in the induction of dormancy and in the shift from the dormant to the germinating state, and hormones and regulatory genetic networks are among the critical factors driving these complex processes. Germination can be prevented by different factors leading to seed dormancy, which is highly dependent on environmental cues. During and after germination, early seedling growth is sustained by catabolism of stored reserves (proteins, lipids, or starch) accumulated during seed maturation, supporting cell morphogenesis, chloroplast development, and root growth until photo-auxotrophic growth can be resumed. 2021-04-20T16:06:02Z 2021-04-20T16:06:02Z 2020 book ONIX_20210420_9781789848618_2553 9781789848618 9781789848601 9781839684548 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/67194 eng image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/8033/authors_book/authors_book.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/intechopen.77864 10.5772/intechopen.77864 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9781789848618 9781789848601 9781839684548 IntechOpen 158 open access
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Seed Dormancy and Germination
title Seed Dormancy and Germination
title_full Seed Dormancy and Germination
title_fullStr Seed Dormancy and Germination
title_full_unstemmed Seed Dormancy and Germination
title_short Seed Dormancy and Germination
title_sort seed dormancy and germination
topic Plant physiology
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany and plant sciences
topic_facet Plant physiology
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany and plant sciences
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