The biomechanics of seed germination

Morphomechanical Innovation Drives Explosive Seed Dispersal

(2016) Hugo Hofhuis et al.   CELL

Mechanical stress mediated by both endosperm softening and embryo growth underlies endosperm elimination inArabidopsisseeds

(2016) Chloé Fourquin et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Biomechanical, biochemical, and morphological mechanisms of heat shock-mediated germination inCarica papayaseed

(2016) Rachel E. Webster et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Abscisic acid and ethephon regulation of cellulase in the endosperm cap and radicle during lettuce seed germination

(2016) Bingxian Chen et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

A class II KNOX gene,KNOX4, controls seed physical dormancy

(2016) Maofeng Chai et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Analysis of thylakoid membrane protein and photosynthesis-related key enzymes in super high-yield hybrid rice LYPJ grown in field condition during senescence stage

(2015) Yuwen Wang et al.   ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM

GmHs1-1, encoding a calcineurin-like protein, controls hard-seededness in soybean

(2015) Lianjun Sun et al.   NATURE GENETICS

A mechanically sensitive cell layer regulates the physical properties of the Arabidopsis seed coat

(2015) Audrey Creff et al.   Nature Communications

Endosperm breakdown in Arabidopsis requires heterodimers of the basic helix-loop-helix proteins ZHOUPI and INDUCER OF CBP EXPRESSION 1

(2014) G. Denay et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Involvement of reactive oxygen species in endosperm cap weakening and embryo elongation growth during lettuce seed germination

(2014) Yu Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The evolution of seed dormancy: environmental cues, evolutionary hubs, and diversification of the seed plants

(2014) Charles G. Willis et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The Functions of the Endosperm During Seed Germination

(2014) D. Yan et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Promotion of Testa Rupture during Garden Cress Germination Involves Seed Compartment-Specific Expression and Activity of Pectin Methylesterases

(2014) Claudia Scheler et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Insights into the microstructures of hygroscopic movement in plant seed dispersal

(2014) Rivka Elbaum et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Mechanical constraints imposed by 3D cellular geometry and arrangement modulate growth patterns in the Arabidopsis embryo

(2014) G. W. Bassel et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DELAY OF GERMINATION 1 mediates a conserved coat-dormancy mechanism for the temperature- and gibberellin-dependent control of seed germination

(2014) K. Graeber et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Seed priming improves endosperm weakening, germination, and subsequent seedling development of Solanum lycocarpum St. Hil.

(2014) S. Anese et al.   SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Evolution and development of cell walls in cereal grains

(2014) Rachel A. Burton et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Identification and characterization of ten new water gaps in seeds and fruits with physical dormancy and classification of water-gap complexes

(2013) N. S. Gama-Arachchige et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Plant biomechanics and mechanobiology are convergent paths to flourishing interdisciplinary research

(2013) B. Moulia   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

A force of nature: molecular mechanisms of mechanoperception in plants

(2013) Gabriele B. Monshausen et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Expression of 9-cis-EPOXYCAROTENOID DIOXYGENASE4 Is Essential for Thermoinhibition of Lettuce Seed Germination but Not for Seed Development or Stress Tolerance

(2013) H. Huo et al.   PLANT CELL

TOUCH ME – ‘Touch’ genes in the micropylar endosperm

(2013) Hiroyuki Nonogaki   SEED SCIENCE RESEARCH

Embryo growth, testa permeability, and endosperm weakening are major targets for the environmentally regulated inhibition of Lepidium sativum seed germination by myrigalone A

(2012) Antje Voegele et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Softening-up mannan-rich cell walls

(2012) María del Carmen Rodríguez-Gacio et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

ROOT GROWTH INHIBITING, a Rice Endo-1,4-β-d-Glucanase, Regulates Cell Wall Loosening and is Essential for Root Elongation

(2012) Yoshiaki Inukai et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION

The hierarchical structure and mechanics of plant materials

(2012) L. J. Gibson   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Distinct Cell Wall Architectures in Seed Endosperms in Representatives of the Brassicaceae and Solanaceae

(2012) K. J. D. Lee et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Plant Stems: Functional Design and Mechanics

(2011) Thomas Speck et al.   Annual Review of Materials Research

First off the mark: early seed germination

(2011) Karin Weitbrecht et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Mechanism and control of Genipa americana seed germination

(2011) Sue Ellen Ester Queiroz et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Myrigalone A Inhibits Lepidium sativum Seed Germination by Interference with Gibberellin Metabolism and Apoplastic Superoxide Production Required for Embryo Extension Growth and Endosperm Rupture

(2011) Krystyna Oracz et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Beyond gibberellins and abscisic acid: how ethylene and jasmonates control seed germination

(2011) Ada Linkies et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Regulation of Seed Germination in the Close Arabidopsis Relative Lepidium sativum: A Global Tissue-Specific Transcript Analysis

(2011) K. Morris et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Mechanical damage to navy beans as affected by moisture content, impact velocity and seed orientation

(2011) Feizollah Shahbazi et al.   Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods

The evolution of seeds

(2010) Ada Linkies et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Physico‐mechanical seed properties of the common Turkish bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivars ‘Hinis’ and ‘Ispir’

(2010) Ismail Ozturk et al.   NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF CROP AND HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE

Seed Cell Wall Storage Polysaccharides: Models to Understand Cell Wall Biosynthesis and Degradation

(2010) M. S. Buckeridge   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Structural mechanics of seed deterioration: Standing the test of time

(2010) Christina Walters et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Germination—Still a mystery

(2010) Hiroyuki Nonogaki et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Solute permeation across the apoplastic barrier in the perisperm–endosperm envelope in cucumber seeds

(2010) Dilip Amritphale et al.   PLANTA

Three endo-β-mannanase genes expressed in the micropylar endosperm and in the radicle influence germination of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds

(2010) Raquel Iglesias-Fernández et al.   PLANTA

The Effects of Moisture Content, Compression Speeds, and Axes on Mechanical Properties of Walnut Cultivars

(2009) Ebubekir Altuntas et al.   Food and Bioprocess Technology

Germination of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds is not completed as a result of elongation of the radicle but of the adjacent transition zone and lower hypocotyl

(2009) Elwira Sliwinska et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Water movement into dormant and non-dormant wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grains

(2009) J. R. Rathjen et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Structural and mechanical design of tissue interfaces in the giant reed Arundo donax

(2009) M. Ruggeberg et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Ethylene Interacts with Abscisic Acid to Regulate Endosperm Rupture during Germination: A Comparative Approach Using Lepidium sativum and Arabidopsis thaliana

(2009) A. Linkies et al.   PLANT CELL

Cross-species approaches to seed dormancy and germination: conservation and biodiversity of ABA-regulated mechanisms and the Brassicaceae DOG1 genes

(2009) Kai Graeber et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

In Vivo Cell Wall Loosening by Hydroxyl Radicals during Cress Seed Germination and Elongation Growth

(2009) K. Muller et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Feeling green: mechanosensing in plants

(2009) Gabriele B. Monshausen et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Uncovering hidden treasures in pollen tube growth mechanics

(2009) Laura Zonia et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

ABA Inhibits Embryo Cell Expansion and Early Cell Division Events During Coffee (Coffea arabica ‘Rubi’) Seed Germination

(2008) E. A. Amaral Da Silva et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

The endosperm-specific ZHOUPI gene of Arabidopsis thaliana regulates endosperm breakdown and embryonic epidermal development

(2008) S. Yang et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Physical and Mechanical Properties of Some Walnut (Juglans regia L.) Cultivars

(2008) Ebubekir Altuntas et al.   International Journal of Food Engineering

Structure and mechanical properties of selected biological materials

(2008) P CHEN et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Physical properties and mechanical behavior of olive fruits (Olea europaea L.) under compression loading

(2007) A. Kılıçkan et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING

Effects of moisture content, seed size, loading rate and seed orientation on force and energy required for fracturing cumin seed (Cuminum cyminum Linn.) under quasi-static loading

(2007) M.H. Saiedirad et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING

Biological materials: Structure and mechanical properties

(2007) Marc André Meyers et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE