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 …

Vegetable crops benefit from seed priming technology by their low volume and high value.
Early sowing of vegetables under suboptimal environments is practised often to fetch better …

Seed germination is a critical parameter for the successful development of sustainable
agricultural practices. While seed germination is impaired by environmental constraints …

Cultivation of onion and onion-like crops has become a challenge in the context of climate
change and innovative solutions are needed to support breeders as well as farmers, starting …

Seed priming, a pre-sowing technique that enhances the antioxidant/DNA repair activities
during the pre-germinative metabolism, still retains empirical features. We explore for the …

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 …

Seed priming is routinely applied to improve germination rates and seedling establishment,
but the decrease in longevity observed in primed seeds constitutes a major drawback that …

DNA damage response (DDR), a complex network of cellular pathways that cooperate to
sense and repair DNA lesions, is regulated by several mechanisms, including microRNAs …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated during rehydration of seeds is a major source of
cellular damage. Successful germination depends on maintaining the oxidative window and …

Plants, with their obligatory immobility, are vastly exposed to a wide range of environmental
agents and also various endogenous processes, which frequently cause damage to DNA …