Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) are continuously produced during seed development, from
embryogenesis to germination, but also during seed storage. ROS play a dual role in seed …

Sugars play important roles as both nutrients and regulatory molecules throughout plant life.
Sugar metabolism and signalling function in an intricate network with numerous hormones …

Abiotic stresses resulting from water deficit, high salinity or periods of drought adversely
affect plant growth and development and represent major selective forces during plant …

In nature, no single plant completes its life cycle without encountering environmental stress.
When plant cells surpass stress threshold stimuli, chemically reactive oxygen species (ROS) …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are continuously produced by the metabolically active cells
of seeds, and apparently play important roles in biological processes such as germination …

Soluble sugar contents and antioxidant enzyme activities were measured in the embryo of
wheat (Triticum aestivum L., cv Charger) seeds throughout their storage under two …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) act as signal molecules for a variety of processes in plants.
However, many questions about the roles of ROS in plants remain to be clarified. Here, we …

Seed enhancement technologies have the potential to improve germination and seedling
growth under environmental stress. The effects of KIEM®, an innovative biostimulant based …

Methods of evaluation of seed quality providing accurate prediction of seed performance
under field conditions are needed by the seed industry. Various physiological tests, ie …

An integrated physiological, biochemical and proteomic approach was used to
systematically investigate the salt stress responses of Populus cathayana Rehder. Cuttings …