Chemicals Inducing Seed Germination and Early Seedling Development

Authors

  • Emmanuelle Villedieu-Percheron Syngenta Crop Protection Muenchwilen AG, Schaffhauserstrasse, CH-4332 Stein, Switzerland
  • Mathilde Lachia Syngenta Crop Protection Muenchwilen AG, Schaffhauserstrasse, CH-4332 Stein, Switzerland
  • Pierre M. J. Jung Syngenta Crop Protection Muenchwilen AG, Schaffhauserstrasse, CH-4332 Stein, Switzerland
  • Claudio Screpanti Syngenta Crop Protection Muenchwilen AG, Schaffhauserstrasse, CH-4332 Stein, Switzerland
  • Raymonde Fonné-Pfister Syngenta Crop Protection Muenchwilen AG, Schaffhauserstrasse, CH-4332 Stein, Switzerland
  • Sebastian Wendeborn Syngenta Crop Protection Muenchwilen AG, Schaffhauserstrasse, CH-4332 Stein, Switzerland
  • Didier Zurwerra Syngenta Crop Protection Muenchwilen AG, Schaffhauserstrasse, CH-4332 Stein, Switzerland
  • Alain De Mesmaeker Syngenta Crop Protection Muenchwilen AG, Schaffhauserstrasse, CH-4332 Stein, Switzerland. alain.de_mesmaeker@syngenta.com

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2014.654

Keywords:

Brassinosteroids, Gibberellins, Karrikins, Seed germination, Strigolactones

Abstract

Seed germination and early seedling development are essential events in the plant life cycle that are controlled largely by the interplay and cross-talk between several plant hormones. Recently, major progress has been achieved in the elucidation at the molecular level of the signalling of these phytohormones. In this review, we summarise the data for the most promising classes of compounds, which could find potential agronomic applications for promoting seed germination and early seedling development even under abiotic stress conditions. Structural modifications of plant hormones are required to improve their biological performance and their specificity to allow commercial application.
CHIMIA Vol. 68 No. 9 (2014): Computational Chemistry in Switzerland

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2014-09-24

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Vol. 68 No. 9 (2014): Computational Chemistry in Switzerland

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Scientific Articles

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E. Villedieu-Percheron, M. Lachia, P. M. J. Jung, C. Screpanti, R. Fonné-Pfister, S. Wendeborn, D. Zurwerra, A. De Mesmaeker, Chimia 2014, 68, 654, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2014.654.