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Induction of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase in Arabidopsis thaliana seeds enhances seed dormancy.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 11 Oct 2011
Martínez-Andújar Cristina, Ordiz M Isabel, Huang Zhonglian, Nonogaki Mariko, Beachy Roger N, Nonogaki Hiroyuki
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Full understanding of mechanisms that control seed dormancy and germination remains elusive. Whereas it has been proposed that translational control plays a predominant role in germination, other studies suggest the importance of specific gene expression patterns in imbibed seeds. Transgenic plants were developed to permit conditional expression of a gene encoding 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase 6 (NCED6), a...
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