Opinion. Burning lignin: overlooked cues for post-fire seed germination
Plant Science Research WeeklySmoke is a crucial germination trigger in ecosystems with naturally recurring fires, such as savannas and Mediterranean forests. There are various compounds in smoke, yet karrikins (KARs) –the primary product of cellulose combustion– have dominated the research efforts to elucidate the mechanisms…
Seed germination: It’s about restricting ABA biosynthesis at the chromatin
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYang and Zhao et al. examine the control of seed germination at the chromatin level.
Zhe Wu and Deyue Yang, Key Laboratory of Molecular Design for Plant Cell Factory of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Institute of Plant and Food Science, Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern…
Getting in touch – when membranes meet
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellKrawczyk et al. describe a tethering complex that anchors a subset of lipid droplets to the plasma membrane during post-germinative seedling growth in Arabidopsis. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac095
By Hannah Elisa Krawczyk, Till Ischebeck
Background: Germinating seeds are not yet able to produce…
Opinion. Seed traits and phylogenomics: prospects for the 21st century ($) (Seed Sci)
Plant Science Research WeeklyIn August 2021, The International Seed Science Society hosted its 13th International Conference. The meeting had many exciting presentations, including the keynote lecture given by Dr. Hiroyuki Nonogaki, entitled “Seed traits and pylogenomics: perspectives for the 21st Century”. This paper synthesizes…