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The Role Of The Testa During Development And In Establishment Of Dormancy Of The Legume Seed, Petr Smýkal, Vanessa Vernoud, Matthew W. Blair, Aleš Soukup, Richard D. Thompson
The Role Of The Testa During Development And In Establishment Of Dormancy Of The Legume Seed, Petr Smýkal, Vanessa Vernoud, Matthew W. Blair, Aleš Soukup, Richard D. Thompson
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research
Timing of seed germination is one of the key steps in plant life cycles. It determines the beginning of plant growth in natural or agricultural ecosystems. In the wild, many seeds exhibit dormancy and will only germinate after exposure to certain environmental conditions. In contrast, crop seeds germinate as soon as they are imbibed usually at planting time. These domestication-triggered changes represent adaptations to cultivation and human harvesting. Germination is one of the common sets of traits recorded in different crops and termed the “domestication syndrome.” Moreover, legume seed imbibition has a crucial role in cooking properties. Different seed dormancy …