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The dead seed coat functions as a long-term storage for active hydrolytic enzymes

Seed development culminates in programmed cell death (PCD) and hardening of organs enclosing the embryo (e.g., pericarp, seed coat) providing essentially a physical shield for protection during storage in the soil. We examined the proposal that dead organs enclosing embryos are unique entities that...

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Autores principales: Raviv, Buzi, Aghajanyan, Lusine, Granot, Gila, Makover, Vardit, Frenkel, Omer, Gutterman, Yitzchak, Grafi, Gideon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5507414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28700755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181102