Vinegra de la Torre, Natanael ORCID: 0000-0003-3773-6014 (2018). Genetic and environmental regulation of seed longevity in Arabidopsis thaliana. PhD thesis, Universität zu Köln.
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Abstract
Seeds represent the link between one plant generation and the next and constitute the main system for dispersal of higher plants, both in space and time. One key trait for seed dispersal in time is seed longevity, which encompasses the period of time a mature seed remains viable and can germinate. The span of time that seeds remain quiescent and yet able to germinate when favourable conditions are perceived results from a combination of their genetic background and the environmental conditions they experienced both during development and once they shed from the mother plant. As such, seed longevity is an adaptive trait which can be under positive or negative selective pressure, affecting plant persistence and survivability. From a human perspective, seed longevity is fundamental for storage of seeds, be it as germplasm, as food sources or for planting in the coming seasons. This PhD thesis describes a study of the regulatory mechanisms affecting seed longevity in Arabidopsis thaliana using diverse approaches. Temperature and drought stresses applied during seed maturation altered seed longevity and RNA-sequencing was used to evaluate how they modified the dry seed transcriptome. These analyses allowed the identification of several potential candidate genes that contribute to the regulation of seed longevity. Furthermore, the molecular regulation of seed longevity was investigated and two genes previously not associated with seed longevity were identified. Lastly, a novel procedure to evaluate seed quality was validated based on the use of biochemical probes. These probes helped to characterise two enzymatic activities which can be used to monitor seed longevity.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD thesis) | ||||||||
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-88702 | ||||||||
Date: | 2018 | ||||||||
Language: | English | ||||||||
Faculty: | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences | ||||||||
Divisions: | Außeruniversitäre Forschungseinrichtungen > MPI for Plant Breeding Research | ||||||||
Subjects: | Natural sciences and mathematics Life sciences |
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Date of oral exam: | 10 November 2017 | ||||||||
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Projects: | KBBE.2012.1.1-01 | ||||||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||||||
URI: | http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/8870 |
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