...Wanda M. Waterworth; Christopher E. West Successful germination and seedling establishment are important determinants of crop yields and plant survival in natural environments. Germination potential is compromised by suboptimal environmental conditions that result in seed ageing and high levels...

...Christophe Bailly; Maria Victoria Gomez Roldan In agriculture, seeds are the most basic and vital input on which croplands productivity depends. These implies a good starting material, good production lines and good storage options. High-quality seed lots must be free of pests and pathogens...

... and re-establishes the protein's native structure and function. Although originally discovered in animals as a PRE, PIMT emerged as a key PRE in plants, particularly in seeds, in which PIMT plays a predominant role in preserving seed vigor and viability for prolonged periods of time. Interestingly...

...Julia Zinsmeister; Olivier Leprince; Julia Buitink Seed longevity is a central pivot of the preservation of biodiversity, being of main importance to face the challenges linked to global climate change and population growth. This complex, quantitative seed quality trait is acquired on the mother...

...Stéphane Mari; Christophe Bailly; Sébastien Thomine To ensure the success of the new generation in annual species, the mother plant transfers a large proportion of the nutrients it has accumulated during its vegetative life to the next generation through its seeds. Iron (Fe) is required in large...

...Christophe Bailly Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are versatile compounds which can have toxic or signalling effects in a wide range living organisms, including seeds. They have been reported to play a pivotal role in the regulation of seed germination and dormancy but their mechanisms of action...

...Ben J. Trigg; Chiu Fan Lee; David J. Vaux; Létitia Jean Amyloid formation is a hallmark of protein misfolding diseases (e.g. Type II diabetes mellitus). The energetically unfavourable nucleation step of amyloidogenesis can be accelerated by seeding, during which pre-formed aggregates act...