DNA profiling, telomere analysis and antioxidant properties as tools for monitoring ex situ seed longevity

Climate warming could shift the timing of seed germination in alpine plants

(2012) Andrea Mondoni et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Developmental and seed aging mediated regulation of antioxidative genes and differential expression of proteins during pre- and post-germinative phases in pea

(2012) Zhen Yao et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Understanding the molecular pathways associated with seed vigor

(2012) Lorenzo Ventura et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Mathematically combined half-cell reduction potentials of low-molecular-weight thiols as markers of seed ageing

(2011) Simona Birtić et al.   FREE RADICAL RESEARCH

DNA alteration and programmed cell death during ageing of sunflower seed

(2011) H. El-Maarouf-Bouteau et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Temperature controls seed germination and dormancy in the European woodland herbaceous perennial Erythronium dens-canis (Liliaceae)

(2011) A. Mondoni et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

New insights on the barrel medic MtOGG1 and MtFPG functions in relation to oxidative stress response in planta and during seed imbibition

(2011) Anca Macovei et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Overexpression of Nelumbo nucifera metallothioneins 2a and 3 enhances seed germination vigor in Arabidopsis

(2011) Yuliang Zhou et al.   PLANTA

Seeds of alpine plants are short lived: implications for long-term conservation

(2010) Andrea Mondoni et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Metals and seeds: Biochemical and molecular implications and their significance for seed germination

(2010) Ilse Kranner et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The TFIIS and TFIIS-like genes from Medicago truncatula are involved in oxidative stress response

(2010) Anca Macovei et al.   GENE

Tobacco seeds simultaneously over-expressing Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase and ascorbate peroxidase display enhanced seed longevity and germination rates under stress conditions

(2010) Y. P. Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Seed imbibition in Medicago truncatula Gaertn.: Expression profiles of DNA repair genes in relation to PEG-mediated stress

(2010) Alma Balestrazzi et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

What is stress? Concepts, definitions and applications in seed science

(2010) Ilse Kranner et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Genotoxic stress and DNA repair in plants: emerging functions and tools for improving crop productivity

(2010) Alma Balestrazzi et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

The tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase gene family in Medicago truncatula Gaertn.: bioinformatic investigation and expression profiles in response to copper- and PEG-mediated stress

(2010) Anca Macovei et al.   PLANTA

Characterization of Oxidative Guanine Damage and Repair in Mammalian Telomeres

(2010) Zhilong Wang et al.   PLoS Genetics

Seed vigour-related DNA marker in rice shows homology with acetyl CoA carboxylase gene

(2009) Subhra Talai et al.   ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM

Ecological correlates of ex situ seed longevity: a comparative study on 195 species

(2009) Robin J. Probert et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Effect of harvesting time on phenolic compounds and antiradical scavenging activity of Borago officinalis seed extracts

(2009) B. Mhamdi et al.   INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS

Expression of the PsMT A1 gene in white poplar engineered with the MAT system is associated with heavy metal tolerance and protection against 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine mediated-DNA damage

(2009) Alma Balestrazzi et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Molecular Marker Analysis of Differentially Aged Seeds of Soybean and Safflower

(2009) Dunna Vijay et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER

The science and economics of ex situ plant conservation

(2009) De-Zhu Li et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Molecular Aspects of Seed Dormancy

(2008) Ruth Finkelstein et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Seed longevity: Survival and maintenance of high germination ability of dry seeds

(2008) Loïc Rajjou et al.   COMPTES RENDUS BIOLOGIES

Back-regulation of six oxidative stress proteins with grape seed proanthocyanidin extracts in rat diabetic nephropathy

(2008) Bao-Ying Li et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY