Seed Biology at the System Level
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Development and Morphogenesis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2023) | Viewed by 26927
Special Issue Editors
Interests: seed development; embryogenesis; transcriptomics; proteomics; functional genomics; epigenetics; development biology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Seed development in angiosperms represents a crucial sexual phase in the life cycle of flowering plants, including crop species. Seeds require the formation of three genetically distinct subcompartments, including the embryo and endosperm as products of fertilization, within a maternally derived seed coat capsule (or testa). The development of this complex, self-contained vessel requires genetic, proteomic, and metabolic inputs to ensure that each seed carries the germline information, storage reserves, and nutrients necessary for successful reproduction and survival. Despite progress in the fundamental understanding of seed development, our understanding of the regulating networks and metabolic programs involved in producing a seed and their implications for improving seed yield and nutritional quality remains incomplete, particularly for crop plants. A holistic understanding of the complexities and interactions that drive seed development is becoming increasingly possible with the application of “omics” tools to decipher gene, protein, and metabolite networks. Together with computational analysis and modeling, these interdisciplinary efforts offer opportunities to uncover the underpinning mechanisms that support seed formation.
This Special Issue will highlight current efforts to develop comprehensive systems-level understanding of seed biology, with insights into the transcriptional, proteomic, and metabolic networks that support seed development in model and crop plants. Studies included in this issue will apply integrated systems-level approaches, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and/or modeling to examine key processes in the formation of seeds, from fertilization to the onset of dormancy and/or germination, and provide foundational and comprehensive insights into seed biology. There is particular interest in research that examines the nutritional value, agronomic performance, gene regulatory networks, and/or molecular mechanisms that control the development of the three seed subcompartments and provide insights to improve yield, resilience, or meal quality.
Dr. Daoquan Xiang
Dr. Teagen D. Quilichini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- seed development
- embryogenesis
- storage reserves
- transcriptomics
- proteomics
- functional genomics
- genetics
- epigenetics
- genomics
- fatty acid
- antinutritional compound
- development biology
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