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Engineering seed dormancy by the modification of zeaxanthin epoxidase gene expression.
Plant molecular biology - 1 Apr 1999
Frey A, Audran C, Marin E, Sotta B, Marion-Poll A
Abstract excerpt
Abscisic acid (ABA) is a plant hormone synthesized during seed development that is involved in the induction of seed dormancy. Delayed germination due to seed dormancy allows long-term seed survival in soil but is generally undesirable in crop species. Freshly harvested seeds of wild-type Nicotiana plumbaginifolia plants exhibit a clear primary dormancy that results in delayed germination, the degree of primary...
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