Structural, physiological and molecular aspects of heterogeneity in seeds: a review

By A. Matilla, M. Gallardo, M. I. Puga-Hermida. Seed Science Research, 2005

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Comprehending crystalline β-carotene accumulation by comparing engineered cell models and the natural carotenoid-rich system of citrus (2011, unknown): “Brassica rapa and Sisymbrium officinale), higher water uptake rates and lower dormancy were associated with altered hormone sensitivities in lighter coloured seeds (Matilla et al., 2005; Iglesias-Fernandez et al., 2007).”
Seed Coat Development and Dormancy (2007, background): “The resulting physiological heterogeneity provides a very important ecological advantage, especially under extreme climates (Gutterman, 2000; Matilla et al., 2005).”
The ecology of subindividual variability in plants: patterns, processes, and prospects (2017, background): “…of discontinuous variation involving morphologically or functionally distinct variants of reiterated homologous structures, typically leaves (heterophylly), fruits (heterocarpy), and seeds (heteromorphism) (see Wells and Pigliucci, 2000, Imbert, 2002, and Matilla et al., 2005, for reviews).”
First off the mark: early seed germination. (2011, background): “While leakage can accelerate germination by lowering inhibitor concentrations within seeds (Matilla et al., 2005), it is also a sign of damage to membranes and cellular compartments caused by fast and/ or inhomogeneous rehydration (Powell and Matthews, 1978).”
Metabolic Processes During Seed Germination (2017, background): “In addition, drying and rapid seed dehydration processes influence DNA integrity [125].”