Maternal environment alters dead pericarp biochemical properties of the desert annual plant Anastatica hierochuntica L.

The dead organs enclosing embryos (DOEEs) emerge as central components of the dispersal unit (DU) capable for long-term storage of active proteins and other substances that affect seed performance and fate. We studied the effect of maternal environment (salt and salt+heat) on progeny DU (dry indehis...

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Main Authors: Janardan Khadka, Buzi Raviv, Bupur Swetha, Rohith Grandhi, Jeevan R Singiri, Nurit Novoplansky, Yitzchak Gutterman, Ivan Galis, Zhenying Huang, Gideon Grafi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237045