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Differentially expressed genes during the imbibition of dormant and after-ripened seeds - a reverse genetics approach.
BMC plant biology - 11 Sept 2017
Yazdanpanah Farzaneh, Hanson Johannes, Hilhorst Henk W M, Bentsink Leónie
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BACKGROUND: Seed dormancy, defined as the incapability of a viable seed to germinate under favourable conditions, is an important trait in nature and agriculture. Despite extensive research on dormancy and germination, many questions about the molecular mechanisms controlling these traits remain unanswered, likely due to its genetic complexity and the large environmental effects which are characteristic of these...
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