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Article Dans Une Revue Journal of Experimental Botany Année : 2024

Sleeping but not defenceless: seed dormancy and protection

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Abstract To ensure their vital role in disseminating the species, dormant seeds have developed adaptive strategies to protect themselves against pathogens and predators. This is orchestrated through the synthesis of an array of constitutive defences that are put in place in a developmentally regulated manner, which are the focus of this review. We summarize the defence activity and the nature of the molecules coming from the exudate of imbibing seeds that leak into their vicinity, also referred to as the spermosphere. As a second layer of protection, the dual role of the seed coat will be discussed; as a physical barrier and a multi-layered reservoir of defence compounds that are synthesized during seed development. Since imbibed dormant seeds can persist in the soil for extensive periods, we address the question of whether during this time a constitutively regulated defence programme is switched on to provide further protection, via the well-defined pathogenesis-related (PR) protein family. In addition, we review the hormonal and signalling pathways that might be involved in the interplay between dormancy and defence and point out questions that need further attention.
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hal-04733530 , version 1 (14-10-2024)

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Benjamin Hubert, Olivier Leprince, Julia Buitink. Sleeping but not defenceless: seed dormancy and protection. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2024, ⟨10.1093/jxb/erae213⟩. ⟨hal-04733530⟩
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