The conventional understanding of the role of the seed coat is that it provides a protective
layer for the developing zygote. Recent data show that the picture is more nuanced. The …

Expansion of the human population demands a significant increase in cereal production.
The main component of cereal grains is endosperm, a body of starchy endosperm (SE) cells …

Carbohydrate import into seeds directly determines seed size and must have been
increased through domestication. However, evidence of the domestication of sugar …

Endosperm is an absorptive structure that supports embryo development or seedling
germination in angiosperms. The endosperm of cereals is a main source of food, feed, and …

The persistent cereal endosperm constitutes the majority of the grain volume. Dissecting the
gene regulatory network underlying cereal endosperm development will facilitate yield and …

Endosperm filling in maize (Zea mays), which involves nutrient uptake and biosynthesis of
storage reserves, largely determines grain yield and quality. However, much remains …

The early maize (Zea mays) seed undergoes several developmental stages after double
fertilization to become fully differentiated within a short period of time, but the genetic control …

The rice endosperm plays crucial roles in nourishing the embryo during embryogenesis and
seed germination. Although previous studies have provided the general information about …

Abstract Background Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important crops worldwide.
Although sophisticated maize gene regulatory networks (GRNs) have been constructed for …

Recent breakthroughs in transcriptome analysis and gene characterization have provided
valuable resources and information about the maize endosperm developmental program …