ReviewThe New phytologist2021
Functional packaging of seeds.
Review in The New phytologist, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.
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- Humidity and temperature interact in breaking physical dormancy in Fabaceae seeds from the Brazilian semiarid region.American journal of botany · 2026Article
- Raphia hookeri seed-inspired weakly anisotropic nanocomposites.Nature communications · 2026Article
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- Shaped by context: Evolutionary trajectories of desiccation tolerance in land plants.American journal of botany · 2026Review
- Global variation in seed covering structure hardness of woody species with orthodox seeds.Annals of botany · 2025Article
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- Unravelling the Significance of Seed Proteomics: Insights into Seed Development, Function, and Agricultural Applications.The protein journal · 2024Review
- The seed morphospace, a new contribution towards the multidimensional study of angiosperm sexual reproductive biology.Annals of botany · 2024Article
- Phytochemicals and Functional Properties of Pitaya Juice Powders.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Sleeping but not defenceless: seed dormancy and protection.Journal of experimental botany · 2024Review
- Fruit dehiscence mechanism and release of dimorphic seeds with different germination properties in Commelina erecta.Protoplasma · 2024Article
- Applications of synchrotron light in seed research: an array of x-ray and infrared imaging methodologies.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- Wrack Burial Limits Germination and Establishment of Yellow Flag Iris (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Ginkgo seed shell provides a unique model for bioinspired design.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Article
- Biomimicking Nature-Inspired Design Structures-An Experimental and Simulation Approach Using Additive Manufacturing.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Fire-released seed dormancy - a global synthesis.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2022Article
- Seed-to-Seedling Transition: Novel Aspects.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The walnut shell network: 3D visualisation of symplastic and apoplastic transport routes in sclerenchyma tissue.Planta · 2022Article
- Xyloglucan remodelling enzymes and the mechanics of plant seed and fruit biology.Journal of experimental botany · 2022Article
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Abstract
The encapsulation of seeds in hard coats and fruit walls (pericarp layers) fulfils protective and dispersal functions in many plant families. In angiosperms, packaging structures possess a remarkable range of different morphologies and functionalities, as illustrated by thermo and hygro-responsive seed pods and appendages, as well as mechanically strong and water-impermeable shells. Key to these different functionalities are characteristic structural arrangements and chemical modifications of the underlying sclerenchymatous tissues. Although many ecological aspects of hard seed encapsulation have been well documented, a detailed understanding of the relationship between tissue structure and function only recently started to emerge, especially in the context of environmentally driven fruit opening and seed dispersal (responsive encapsulations) and the outstanding durability of some seed coats and indehiscent fruits (static encapsulations). In this review, we focus on the tissue properties of these two systems, with particular consideration of water interactions, mechanical resistance, and force generation. Common principles, as well as unique adaptations, are discussed in different plant species. Understanding how plants integrate a broad range of functions and properties for seed protection during storage and dispersal plays a central role for seed conservation, population dynamics, and plant-based material developments.
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