Seed Dormancy Existed 360 Million Years Ago

Scientists have found that seed dormancy, a property that prevents germination when conditions are not right, was present in the first seeds 360 million years ago. Seed dormancy is a phenomenon that has intrigued naturalists for decades, since it conditions the dynamics of natural vegetation and agricultural cycles. There are several types of dormancy, and some of them are modulated by environmental conditions in more subtle ways than others. In an article published in the New Phytologist journal, the scientists studied the evolution of dormancy in seeds using more than 14.000 species.  read more

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