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Seeds – Part 3 1. Dormancy b.) Primary: dormancy that is initiated during seed development i. Exogenous 1) Physical – e.g., seed coat, fruit parts Scarification may be needed 2) Chemical – chemicals produced by seed or fruit Leaching may be needed ii. Endogenous A) non-deep, intermediate, deep 2) Physiological – including: 1) Morphological – embryo is not fully developed B) e.g., photodormancy, after-ripening, stratification
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Seeds – Part 3

1. Dormancy

b.) Primary: dormancy that is initiated during seed development

i. Exogenous 1) Physical – e.g., seed coat, fruit parts Scarification may be needed

2) Chemical – chemicals produced by seed or fruit Leaching may be needed

ii. Endogenous

A) non-deep, intermediate, deep 2) Physiological – including: 1) Morphological – embryo is not fully developed

B) e.g., photodormancy, after-ripening, stratification

Seeds – Part 3

http://www.psy.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/sun.jpg

Red light (660 nm)

Pr

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Phy protein

Phy action spectrum

Presenter
Presentation Notes
Sunlight is rich in red light, which is ~660 nm; Phytochrome red (Pr) absorbs red light and converts to phytochrome far-red, and then germinates.

Seeds – Part 3

Filtered light (far-red) 730 nm

Pfr

Pr

Presenter
Presentation Notes
Filtered light is rich in far-red light. Phytochrome far-red absorbs light at 730 nm and is converted into the inactive phytochrome red form, and germination does not occur in lettuce seeds.

• Seed germination in most angiosperms is under the regulation of multiple hormonal pathways and other signaling molecules.

• The gibberellin-abscisic acid (GA-ABA) balance is pivotal in controlling germination, with GA promoting and ABA inhibiting germination

• Light also controls endogenous GA and ABA levels during seed germination

• GA appears to regulate ABA catabolism during high temperature imbibition in lettuce

• Red and far-red light are sensed by five different phytochromes in Arabidopsis (PHYA to PHYE)

Role of light, ABA and GA in seed germination

Germination is pretty complicated

Photoreceptors and potential light-signalling intermediates

• Germination of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and other light-sensitive seeds are regulated by phytochrome.

• The requirement for red light is circumvented by the application of gibberellin (GA).

• The endogenous content of GA1, the main bioactive GA in lettuce seeds, increases after red-light treatment.

Key points:

Gibberelic acid (GA) synthesis pathway

ABA synthesis pathway

Pathway to germination involves many components

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Recombinant inbred line (RIL) ‘Diplomat’ (Iceberg) X ‘Margarita’ (Butter)

Lab exercise: characterizing the germination response of the RIL under FR24-D light environment

Presenter
Presentation Notes
Here is what we did. We cross two type of lettuce Diplomant which is an iceberg type and margarita a butterhead lettuce, and we got a hybrid F1

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Recombinant Inbred Line (RIL) F1

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RIL population with 131 families (Dip x Mar)

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Distribution of germination after exposure to FR-D among RIL (D X M)

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Germination in FR24-D environment is a complex (quantitative trait)


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