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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana
SUBMITTER: Annaick Carles
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-28446 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20110725 7
The life of a plant is characterized by major phase transitions. This includes the agriculturally important transitions from seed to seedling (germination) and from vegetative to generative growth (flowering induction). In many plant species, including Arabidopsis thaliana, freshly harvested seeds are dormant and incapable of germinating. Germination can occur after the release of dormancy and the occurrence of favourable environmental conditions. Although the hormonal control of seed dormancy i ...[more]