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Integrative analysis of the late maturation programme and desiccation tolerance mechanisms in intermediate coffee seeds

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Dussert S., Serret J., Bastos-Siqueira A., Morcillo F., Dechamp E., Rofidal V., Lashermes P., Etienne H., Joët T.
2018

The intermediate seed category was defined in the early 1990s using coffee (Coffea arabica) as a model. In contrast to orthodox seeds, intermediate seeds cannot survive complete drying, which is a major constraint for seed storage, for both biodiversity conservation and agricultural purposes. However, intermediate seeds are considerably more tolerant to drying than recalcitrant seeds, which are ...

Traitement des produits agricoles non alimentaires; Physiologie et biochimie végétales

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