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Abscisic acid
Dormancy
Gibberellic acid
Germination
Nicotiana attenuata
Paclobutrazol
Smoke.
Class-i beta-1,3-glucanase
Arabidopsis seed-germination
Lettuce seeds
Micropylar endosperm
Tomato seeds
Biosynthesis
Expression
Light
Tobacco.
Plant Sciences in Current Contents(R)/Agricultural, Biology &
Environmental Sciences.
Abstract:
Exposure to smoke is required for the germination of seeds from dormant genotypes of Nicotiana attenuata, a post-fire annual of the Great Basin Desert. Germination can be elicited by GA(1,3,4,7) treatments and inhibited by the GA biosynthesis inhibitor,