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Single-cell technologies are unlocking how gene activity shifts across seed tissues during development and germination. A new review in #SeedScienceResearch explores these tools and their potential to transform seed biology #PlantScience #Botany 🧪

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🗞️Check out my popular article in "The Bulletin: The Newsletter of the @ntbgarden.bsky.social" 🌱I discuss a multi-strategy approach to conserving Hawaiian seeds by highlighting 5 different groups of species; #Metrosideros, #Pritchardia, #Hibiscus, #Melicope, #Campanulaceae. ntbg.org/stories/savi...

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Seed banking is crucial to safeguarding threatened plants from extinction, but seeds can be surprisingly fussy, as I learned in my latest for @knowablemag.bsky.social ☘️🌱🌳🌼🌺 Featuring @naomibot.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social #plantconservation #botanicalgardens knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

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How do seeds survive freezing? According to a new study in #SeedScienceResearch, energy metabolism plays a key role. In lettuce, MDM2 regulates ATP synthesis and freezing tolerance, with its knockdown enhancing seed survival under cold conditions #PlantScience 🧪

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Seed exudates shape plant microbiomes, but what about peptides? A new Methods Paper in #SeedScienceResearch identifies peptides in bean exudates, revealing their potential role in seedling development and opening new avenues for enhancing seed quality and crop productivity.

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Does deer dung help seeds grow? A new Estudy in #SeedScienceResearch finds that Korean water deer feces have no significant effect on seed germination or early growth. However, more research is needed to know the long-term impacts on endozoochorous seed dispersal #Botany 🧪

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Seed mucilage protects against digestion and supports germination during bird dispersal. A recent study in #SeedScienceResearch shows that removing mucilage drastically reduces seed survival through pigeons, highlighting its crucial role in endozoochory #Botany 🧪

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Tomato seeds show diverse germination responses to heat, from thermotolerance to deep thermodormancy. A study in #SeedScienceResearch finds that genetics and pre- and post-harvest conditions shape these responses, revealing cryptic variation and transgenerational plasticity. #PlantScience 🧪

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Probit analysis is key to modelling seed viability loss over time. A new Methods paper in #SeedScienceResearch led by @dustinwolkis.bsky.social provides R code for fitting survival curves and assessing seed longevity under different storage conditions! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪

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Why do some orchids germinate easily while others fail? A study in #SeedScienceResearch finds that germination relates to morphology, habitat and mycoheterotrophy. Species from shaded habitats tend to have lower embryo-to-seed ratios and require fungal symbiosis to germinate. #Botany #PlantScience 🧪

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Our research published in @newphyt.bsky.social titled "Unravelling the dynamics of seed‐stored mRNAs during seed priming" (nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....) explores how hydropriming affects mRNA dynamics, enhancing germination but reducing longevity. Thanks to all my co-authors!

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Rubiaceae seeds show diverse dormancy and germination traits across climates! Carol and Jerry Baskin's new #SeedScienceResearch review links seed traits to life form, biogeography, and phylogeny, revealing how dormancy patterns shift with latitude.

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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Our new paper shows that sowing old-fashioned low diversity seed mixtures over twenty years ago to restore grasslands, seems to have worked reasonably well. Until you realise that the surrounding permanent grasslands are partly degraded too. 1/2

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Daucus carota seed traits vary with climate! A new #SeedScienceResearch study led by Filip Vandelook shows that embryo length and germination speed adapt to local conditions, with a stronger pattern in Europe than North America

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Una investigación de la Universidad de Oviedo y el IMIB resalta que las semillas de sitios más cálidos y secos se adaptan para germinar en condiciones de sequía. 🌸 https://f.mtr.cool/ymbfsxujvg

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Want to connect with researchers from all over the world working on #SeedScience? Check out our Starter Pack and help us grow our online community! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 If you are a seed scientist and want to join the starter pack, please leave a comment below! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy

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Introducing Dr. Dustin Wolkis and his vital work preserving Hawaii's endemic seeds. With 90% of local plants found nowhere else and extinction rates soaring, his research on seed longevity offers hope. #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 Read more: wp.me/pdRZhH-lKY

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Nypa fruticans faces regeneration challenges in China. A new #SeedScienceResearch study by Mengwen Zhang finds that light, salinity, and flooding limit seedling recruitment. This information could improve this species' #conservation and habitat #restoration.

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19th Master Class on Seed Technology! 🚨 📅Oct 19-23, 2025 📍Wageningen, NL Register now! 📢 Explore: 🌱 Seed development, dormancy & longevity 🌱 Quality, stress tolerance & microbiome 🌱 Enhancement, priming, coating & more! Expert talks, hands-on sessions & networking. 🔗Sign up & share!

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Just published! Our latest research on the germination thermal niche of Australian alpine species and what it means for seed-based restoration is now out. Take a look! 🌱🌡️🏔️ doi.org/10.1111/rec.... @restorationecology.bsky.social @intlsocseedsci.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

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In their latest #SeedScienceResearch, Malaka M. Wijayasinghe and colleagues show that germination criteria impact seed longevity estimates in 33 alpine species. Their study highlights the need for precise viability assessments to improve conservation!

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One week to submit your abstract for this year's Biennial ISSS Conference! With more than 150 abstracts submitted to date, this #SeedScience event promises to bring you all the exciting advances in the area. More information is available at the following link: isss2025.com.au/conference-s...

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The latest issue of #SeedScienceResearch is out! This issue is full of fascinating #SeedScience: from seed #dispersal 🐦, passing by internal morphology 🔬, to the #germination in MAGIC tomatoes ✨🍅! buff.ly/3rXJAGl

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There is a new deadline for Abstract Submissions for the International Society for Seed Science 2025 Conference. Get your Abstracts ready for March 14th! More information on Abstract Submission on the following link: isss2025.com.au/conference-s...

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Very happy that our story on dormancy control by DOG1-PP2C is now published in Science Advances. We found that DOG1 prevents the activation of AFPs by AHG1. This is the result of a great team effort led by Guillaume Née. Summary of key findings below🧵 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @science.org

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go.bsky.app/3Qp6YYL We have created this promising starter pack 🫶🏼 All seed dispersal lovers are welcome 🤗!

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New paper out there! Here, we "tortured" seeds from hundreds of tree species worldwide using a blunt probe to explore the morphological and environmental factors influencing covering structure hardness. 🌲 academic.oup.com/aob/advance-... @annbot.bsky.social #plantsci 🧪

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There are 10 days left to submit your abstract for the ISSS 2025! Don't miss the opportunity to send your work to one of the largest events devoted to #SeedScience 🫘🌱! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 More information on the following link: isss2025.com.au

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🌱 New resource for understanding #seed longevity! 🌱 This new paper published #OpenAccess in Seed Science Research by @cambridgeup.bsky.social demonstrates a method for modeling seed longevity using the free software R. 👨‍💻 Full codes are provided. doi.org/10.1017/S096... #rstats #rstudio #positron

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The ISSS has curated a starter pack with seed scientists working on a wide variety of #SeedScience topics, from molecular biology to ecological restoration. If you want to be part of the starter pack or know another fellow seed scientist, please leave us a comment bellow! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy

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The International Society for Seed Science —the non-profit academic organisation committed to promoting research, education and communication in the understanding of seeds— has made its way to Bluesky. If you are interested in #SeedScience, you can't miss our activities and updates! 🫘🌱🧪

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