Economically, legumes (Fabaceae) represent the second most important family of crop
plants after the grass family, Poaceae. Grain legumes account for 27% of world crop …

As part of conservation of plant genetic resources, long-term storage of seeds is highly
relevant for genebanks. Here we present a systematic review and a meta-analysis of studies …

Proteomics approaches have been a useful tool for determining the biological roles and
functions of individual proteins and identifying the molecular mechanisms that govern seed …

The ability of crop seeds to retain their viability over extended periods of uncontrolled
temperature and/or relative humidity conditions has not been widely investigated, although …

Much is known about the inter‐specific distribution of life span in a wide diversity of
vertebrates and in adult plants, but not for seeds, yet the functional trait seed life span …

Abstract Globally, over 7.4 million accessions of crop seeds are stored in gene banks, and
conservation of genotypic variation is pivotal for breeding. We combined genetic and …

Abstract Long-term conservation of 7.4 million ex situ seed accessions held in agricultural
genebanks and botanic gardens worldwide is a challenging mission for human food security …

Plant genetic resources are conserved by genebanks mainly in the form of seeds. In most of
the cases, the dried seeds can be stored for a considerable period of time, but eventually …

High seed vigor is important for agricultural production due to the associated potential for
increased growth and productivity. However, a better understanding of the underlying …

Quantitative trait loci (QTL) controlling germination, seed vigour and longevity, and early
seedling growth were identified using a set of common wheat lines carrying known D …