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From: Gene co-expression analysis of tomato seed maturation reveals tissue-specific regulatory networks and hubs associated with the acquisition of desiccation tolerance and seed vigour

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Physiological characterisation of tomato seed maturation. a. Time course of tomato fruit development and correspondence between seed age (days after flowering), fruit colour and fruit developmental stages (MG, mature green; B, breaker; PO, pale orange; O, orange; DO, dark orange; R, red; R7, red plus 7 days of ripening; R14, red plus 14 days of ripening). b. Changes in seed water content and dry weight (DW) during seed development. Data are the mean (± SD) of three biological replicates. c. Changes in desiccation tolerance (germination in the presence of 30 mM KNO3 after fast drying), germination capacity in water (germination without 30 mM KNO3 after fast drying) and speed of germination. Data are the average of three replicates (± SD) of 50 seeds. d. Acquisition of the ability to germinate under stressful conditions (− 0.3 MPa) and seed longevity (P50)

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