Seed germination regulators for optimising harvests
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 07:30
in Biology & Nature
The timing of seed germination is crucial for optimising harvests. Pre-harvest sprouting is prevented when seeds enter a dormant state, but a high level of dormancy has economic repercussions. Now, using RNA and sequence analysis and comparisons with other plants, researchers at Okayama University have unravelled some of the mechanisms regulating seed maturation and dormancy in wheat.
