ArticleConservation physiology2013
Advances in seed conservation of wild plant species: a review of recent research.
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- Climate shapes the seed germination niche of temperate flowering plants: a meta-analysis of European seed conservation data.Annals of botany · 2022Pooled it
- From molecular decline to regeneration failure: seed aging in European beech (Fagus sylvatica) challenges the conservation of forest reproductive material.Tree physiology · 2026Review
- Comparative Longevity of Bryophyte Spores: Influence of Storage Conditions, Spore Maturity, and Plant Ecology.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Identifying quality protein maize inbred lines with enhanced seed vigour and longevity using multi-trait seed-quality selection.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Climate and seed mass drive intraspecific variation in seed longevity in storage.American journal of botany · 2026Article
- Lipid remodeling and phosphatidic acid signaling maintain the vigor of recalcitrant Panax notoginseng seeds under low temperature.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Aging and longevity in decades-old genebanked seeds from U.S. endangered plant species: Assessments using survival and RNA integrity assays.American journal of botany · 2026Article
- Scaling up orphan crop research: genebank genetics highlight geographic structure in cultivated cowpea from 10 617 global accessions.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2026Article
- Molecular timekeepers: the curious alliance of redox, repair, and protective proteins in preserving seed longevity.Crop health · 2026Review
- Interannual Variation in Seed Traits ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Biotechnological Tools for Agave Conservation.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026Article
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- Environmental Factors, Developmental Genes and Oxidative Stress Determine Inter-Species Variability in Seed Longevity in Salicaceae.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Longevity, cryopreservation and propagation of carnivorous plants seeds: insights from 13 species in long-term ex situ collections.Annals of botany · 2025Article
- Looking back to look ahead: the temporal dimension of conservation seed bank collections.The New phytologist · 2025Review
- Conservation Challenges for Endemic Vascular Plants: Exploring Large-Scale Patterns in Climate-Driven Distribution and Distinctive Functional Traits.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Impact of cryopreservation on DNA damage in Acer platanoides L. seeds evaluated by the comet assay.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Geobotanical Study and Preservation of Rare and Endangered Rosaceae Species.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Long-term preserved bean seeds exhibit high RNA integrity and high germination potential.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Seed banking impacts native Acacia ulicifolia seed microbiome composition and function.Environmental microbiome · 2025Article
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Abstract
Seed banking is now widely used for the ex situ conservation of wild plant species. Many seed banks that conserve wild species broadly follow international genebank guidelines for seed collection, processing, storage, and management. However, over the last 10-20 years, problems and knowledge gaps have been identified, which have led to more focused seed conservation research on diverse species. For example, there is now greater ecogeographic understanding of seed storage behaviour and of the relative longevity of orthodox seeds, and we are therefore able to predict which species should be conserved using cryostorage techniques; seed development studies have identified when seeds should be harvested for maximal tolerance of desiccation and longevity in storage, as well as highlighting how seed development can vary between species; and there is now a wealth of literature on the dormancy-breaking and germination requirements of wild species which, as well as enabling better management of accessions, will also mean that their use in restoration, species reintroduction, or for evaluation for other applications is possible. Future research may be focused, for example, on nursery and plant production systems for wild plant species that maximize genetic diversity, so that introduced seeds and plant materials have the resilience to cope with future environmental stresses.
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