The Transition from Seed to Seedling

• Other Authors: Smolikova, Galina (Editor), Medvedev, Sergei (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; desiccation tolerance; DNA methylation; epigenetics; germination; histone modification; hormonal regulation; miRNA; post-germination; seeds; acceleration; imbibition; biological activity; indexes; germination measurements; seed physiology; soybean; velocity; V. vinifera; grape seeds; seed germination; seedling formation; seed longevity; genetics; quantitative trait loci; candidate genes; genebanks; germinative process; seedling establishment; molecular tools; gene expression; RNA-seq; Pisum sativum L.; transcriptome; seed
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The transition from a growth-arrested seed to a germinating seed and then to a seedling is a crucial developmental step, dramatically affecting plant growth and viability. Before plants enter the vegetative phase of their ontogenesis, massive rearrangements of signaling pathways and switching of gen...