The maturation of plant seeds, and more specifically protein storage in seeds, is regulated by a combination of hormonal, genetic and metabolic controls [ 8].
sHSP are also involved in normal development of plants, during embryo development, seed germination, somatic embryogenesis, pollen development, and fruit maturation (Sun et al. 2002 and references therein).
Thus cotton fiber is a model system to study single cell differentiation, development, and maturation of other plants cells.
Consult the back of your seed packages to see the length of maturation of each plant.
All maturation steps of plant miRNAs are processed by Dicer-like proteins [ 18].
Furthermore, in Arabidopsis the Dicer-like protein 1 is a nuclear protein suggesting that maturation of miRNAs in plants occurs in the nucleus.
Splicing, editing and processing of transcript termini are all involved in maturation of mRNA in plant mitochondria [ 6, 7].
The process of maturation in plants is characterized by progressive changes in various morphological and developmental traits, among which is ARs formation [ 1– 5].
It has been demonstrated that NO mediates ABA-induced stomatal closure and interferes with ethylene during the maturation and senescence of plant tissues.
Variation within a taxon may depend on genetic differences, local weather during growth of mother plants and maturation of seeds, seed position on the mother plant, soil quality, or other naturally occurring factors.
