eprintid: 8949
rev_number: 12
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datestamp: 2015-08-18 08:33:28
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type: article
metadata_visibility: show
contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@CGIAR.ORG
creators_name: Jeevan Kumar, S P
creators_name: Rajendra Prasad, S
creators_name: Banerjee, R
creators_name: Thammineni, C
icrisatcreators_name: Thammineni, C
affiliation: ICAR-Directorate of Seed Research (Maunath Bhanjan)
affiliation: ICRISAT (Patancheru)
affiliation: Microbial and Downstream Processing Laboratory, Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur)
country: India
title: Seed birth to death: dual functions of reactive oxygen species in seed physiology
ispublished: pub
subjects: s2.18
divisions: D4
crps: crp1.4
full_text_status: public
keywords: Reactive oxygen species (ROS), Seed Physiology, Germination, Seed Dormancy, Signalling, Embryogenesis,
Programmed cell death (PCD)
note: Review: Part of a special issue on reactive oxygen and nitrogen species
abstract: Background Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are considered to be detrimental to seed viability. However, recent studies have demonstrated that ROS have key roles in seed germination particularly in the release of seed dormancy and embryogenesis, as well as in protection from pathogens.

Scope This review considers the functions of ROS in seed physiology. ROS are present in all cells and at all phases of the seed life cycle. ROS accumulation is important in breaking seed dormancy, and stimulating seed germination and protection from pathogens. However, excessive ROS accumulation can be detrimental. Therefore, knowledge of the mechanisms by which ROS influence seed physiology will provide insights that may not only allow the development of seed quality markers but also help us understand how dormancy can be broken in several recalcitrant species.

Conclusions Reactive oxygen species have a dual role in seed physiology. Understanding the relative importance of beneficial and detrimental effects of ROS provides great scope for the improvement and maintenance of seed vigour and quality, factors that may ultimately increase crop yields.
date: 2015
date_type: published
publication: Annals of Botany
volume: 116
publisher: Oxford University Press
pagerange: 663-668
refereed: TRUE
issn: 0305-7364
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcv098
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related_url_type: pub
citation:   Jeevan Kumar, S P and Rajendra Prasad, S and Banerjee, R and Thammineni, C  (2015) Seed birth to death: dual functions of reactive oxygen species in seed physiology.  Annals of Botany, 116.  pp. 663-668.  ISSN 0305-7364     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/8949/1/Annals%20of%20Botany_116_663%E2%80%93668_2015.pdf