Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are versatile compounds which can have toxic or signalling
effects in a wide range living organisms, including seeds. They have been reported to play a …

Key message The potential of seed priming is still not fully exploited. Our limited knowledge
of the molecular dynamics of seed pre-germinative metabolism is the main hindrance to …

Seed priming is a pre‐germination treatment administered through various chemical,
physical and biological agents, which induce mild stress during the early phases of …

During desiccation, the cytoplasm of orthodox seeds solidifies into an intracellular glass with
highly restricted diffusion and molecular mobility. Temperature and water content govern …

Cys-based redox regulation was long regarded a major adjustment mechanism of
photosynthesis and metabolism in plants, but in the recent years, its scope has broadened to …

Ethylene and reactive oxygen species (ROS) regulate seed dormancy alleviation, but the
molecular basis of their action and crosstalk remains largely unknown. Here we studied the …

Salinity is increasingly considered as a major environmental issue, which threatens
agricultural production by decreasing yield traits of crops. Seed priming is a useful and cost …

Seeds are the mode of propagation for most plant species and form the basis of both
agriculture and ecosystems. Desiccation tolerant seeds, representative of most crop species …

Seeds offer an internal microbial niche, termed the endosphere, colonized by communities
of endophytic bacteria. To elucidate the functions of seed endophytes during germination …

Heat and drought stresses are increasingly relevant topics in the context of climate change,
particularly in the Alps, which are warming faster than the global average. Previously, we …