Crops feed the world's population and shape human civilization. The improvement of crop
productivity has been ongoing for almost 10,000 years and has evolved from an experience …

Highlights•Dormancy induction is controlled by plant hormones and dormancy-specific
proteins.•Environmental conditions during seed maturation and storage influence …

With the growth of the global population and the increasing frequency of natural disasters,
crop yields must be steadily increased to enhance human adaptability to risks. Pre-harvest …

Common wheat has three sets of sub-genomes, making mutations difficult to observe,
especially for traits controlled by recessive genes. Here, we produced hexaploid wheat lines …

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Crops tolerant to drought and salt stress may be developed by two approaches. First, major
crops may be improved by introducing genes from tolerant plants. For example, many major …

Seed germination under the appropriate environmental conditions is important both for plant
species survival and for successful agriculture. Seed dormancy, which controls germination …

Improving traits in wheat has historically been challenging due to its large and polyploid
genome, limited genetic diversity and in‐field phenoty** constraints. However, within …

An understanding of the biology of seeds has been greatly advanced in recent years. The
progresses, particularly in the field of seed dormancy and germination research, have been …

Seeds establish dormancy to delay germination until the arrival of a favorable growing
season. In this study, we identify a fate switch comprised of the MKK3–MPK7 kinase …