Is gene transcription involved in seed dry after-ripening?

Orthodox seeds are living organisms that survive anhydrobiosis and may display dormancy, an inability to germinate at harvest. Seed germination potential can be acquired during a prolonged period of dry storage called after-ripening. The aim of this work was to determine if gene transcription is an...

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Main Authors: Patrice Meimoun, Ernest Mordret, Nicolas B Langlade, Sandrine Balzergue, Sandrine Arribat, Christophe Bailly, Hayat El-Maarouf-Bouteau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24466101/pdf/?tool=EBI