Temperature during seed maturation controls seed vigour through ABA breakdown in the endosperm and causes a passive effect on DOG1 mRNA levels during entry into quiescence

What is it about?

The properties of seeds are highly dependent on the temperature they experience during seed set. Here we set out to understand the mechanism by which this occurs. We show that the previous focus of the field on the regulation of DOG1 is in fact an artefact and that instead the strongest effect of temperature occurs through regulation of ABA catabolism during seed maturation.

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