Darwin Review - Journal of Experimental Botany 62: 3289-3309 (2011)

First off the mark: early seed germination

Karin Weitbrecht*, Kerstin Müller*, Gerhard Leubner-Metzger

University of Freiburg, Faculty of Biology, Institute for Biology II, Botany / Plant Physiology, Schänzlestr. 1, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany, Web: 'The Seed Biology Place' http://www.seedbiology.de (K.W., K.M., G.L.-M.)
Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888, University Drive, Burnaby BC, V5A 1S6, Canada (K.M.)
*Joint first authors: K.W., K.M.

Received December , 2010; accepted February 23, 2010; published online April 12, 2010
DOI 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03249.x


pea and Brassica

Figure 2. Comparison of morphological and physiological key processes during the germination of typical endospermless (e.g. Brassica napus, pea and many other legumes) eudicot seeds.
(A) Morphology of a mature pea seed which is endospermless.
(B) Time courses of Brassica napus seed water uptake, testa rupture, radicle growth >2 mm, and the effect of abscisic acid (ABA); control without added hormone (CON).
(C) Visible events during one-step germination typical for endospermless species.
Seed images (A, C) from Finch-Savage and Leubner-Metzger (2006); Diagrams (G) based on quantitative data by Schopfer and Plachy (1984).

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