The ability of a seed to germinate and establish a plant at the right time of year is of vital
importance from an ecological and economical point of view. Due to the fragility of these …

In angiosperms, double fertilization triggers the concomitant development of two closely
juxtaposed tissues, the embryo and the endosperm. Successful seed development and …

The plant embryonic cuticle is a hydrophobic barrier deposited de novo by the embryo
during seed development. At germination, it protects the seedling from water loss and is …

Production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by NADPH oxidases (NOX s) impacts many
processes in animals and plants, and many plant receptor pathways involve rapid, NOX …

Reproduction is a crucial process in the life span of flowering plants, and directly affects
human basic requirements in agriculture, such as grain yield and quality. Typical receptor …

It is widely accepted that stressful conditions can facilitate evolutionary change. The
mechanisms elucidated thus far accomplish this with a generic increase in heritable …

Vascular plants are integrated into coherent bodies via plant-specific synaptic adhesion
domains, action potentials (APs) and other means of long-distance signalling running …

Different patterns of lignified cell walls are associated with diverse functions in a variety of
plant tissues. These functions rely on the stiffness and hydrophobicity that lignin polymers …

Seeds are specialized plant organs that carry, nurture, and protect plant offspring.
Developmental coordination between the three genetically distinct seed tissues (the embryo …

Phospholipases cleave phospholipids, major membrane constituents. They are thus
essential for many developmental processes, including male gamete development. In …