Chilling temperature remodels phospholipidome of Zea mays seeds during imbibition.

ABSTRACT: Global warming is a major agricultural issue in the Northern hemisphere where higher temperatures are expected to be associated with restricted water availability. In Europe, for maize, earlier and further northward sowings are forecasted in order to avoid water deficit periods in the crop life cycle. However these conditions may compromise seed germination and stand establishment since they will take place at cold temperatures. It is urgent to better understand the molecular bases of response of germinating maize seeds to cold in order to design genotypes adapted to these novel agricultural practices. Here we have performed a global phospholipidomic study to profile changes in membrane reorganisation during seed imbibition at 10 °C of cold-tolerant and -sensitive maize hybrids. Using a Mu

SUBMITTER: Noblet A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5566375 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature