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Seed science and banking networks for plant conservation: the role of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Pritchard, Hugh W. ; Sacandé, Moctar ; Kranner, Ilse ; Seaton, Phil ; Ulian, Tiziana
Millennium Seed Bank Project, Plant conservation, Seed science, Seed banking, and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Impacts of drought and elevated temperature on the seeds of malting barley.
High seed quality is key to agricultural production, which is increasingly affected by climate change. We studied the effects of drought and elevated temperature during seed production on key seed quality traits of two genotypes of malting barley ( L.). Plants of a “Hana-type” landrace (B1) were taller, flowered earlier... -
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Does oxygen affect ageing mechanisms of Pinus densiflora seeds? A matter of cytoplasmic physical state.
During desiccation, the cytoplasm of orthodox seeds solidifies into an intracellular glass with highly restricted diffusion and molecular mobility. Temperature and water content govern seed ageing rates, while oxygen (O2) can promote deteriorative reactions. However, whether the cytoplasmic physical state affects involvement of O2 in seed ageing remains unresolved. We... -
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Wheat seed ageing viewed through the cellular redox environment and changes in pH
To elucidate biochemical mechanisms leading to seed deterioration, we studied 23 wheat genotypes after exposure to seed bank storage for 6?16 years compared to controlled deterioration (CD) at 45?°C and 14 (CD14) and 18% (CD18) moisture content (MC) for up to 32 days. Under two seed bank storage conditions, seed viability was...Nagel, Manuela ; Seal, Charlotte ; Colville, Louise ; Rodenstein, Axel ; Un, Sun …