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15/07/2025

📢 Meet Us at the 10th European Botanic Gardens Congress, 22–26 September 2025, Rome, Italy🎉
The central theme of Eurogard10 is the ecological restoration of degraded ecosystems.
More information: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/seeds/announcements/12555

11/07/2025

🆕Article is online👏!
Key Regulators of Seed Germination: Kinases and Phosphatases
by Beibei Wu, Haoran Liang, Jiahan Lv, Rui Liu and Nenghui Ye
Read More: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1024/4/3/30

07/07/2025

🆕Article is online👏!
To Clamp or Not to Clamp: Enhancing Seed Endophyte Metabarcoding Success
by Allison A. Mertin, Linda L. Blackall, Douglas R. Brumley, Edward C. Y. Liew and Marlien M. van der Merwe
Read More: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1024/4/3/28

03/07/2025

🆕Article is online👏!
Seed Priming Before the Sprout: Revisiting an Established Technique for Stress-Resilient Germination
by Mohammad Saidur Rhaman
Read More: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1024/4/3/29

Seed germination, a pivotal stage in the plant life cycle, profoundly impacts crop growth and establishment. However, fluctuating environmental conditions like drought, salinity, severe temperatures, and heavy metal toxicity impede seed germination rates and seedling vigor. Seed priming is a pre-sow...

20/06/2025

🆕New Article is online 👏 !
Quantification of Glucosinolates in Seeds by Solid-State 13C-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
By Stefania Mazzini, Marco Zuccolo, Angela Bassoli, Claudio Gardana and Gigliola Borgonovo
Read More: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1024/4/2/27

Solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy using cross-polarization magic-angle spinning is a highly valuable technique for the semi-quantitative analysis of complex solid matrices. One of its key advantages is that it does not require any manipulation of the matrix, such as extractions or other treatments, w...

09/06/2025

🆕New Article is online 👏 !
ROP Signaling in Plant Seed Germination Under Abiotic Stress
By Liuqin Zhang et al.
Read more: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1024/4/2/26

05/06/2025

🌟 Exciting News! 🎉
The 2024 Elsevier | Scopus Indexing Report has been released. Our journal, Seeds (https://mdpi.com/journal/seeds):
✅ 2024 CiteScore: 2.8
-Ranking in: Q2
✅ 2025 Real-time CiteScore: 3.3
💞 A heartfelt thank you to all the researchers, reviewers, and contributors.

30/05/2025

International Day of Potato—“Shaping History, Feeding the Future”
More information: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/seeds/announcements/11869

19/05/2025

🆕 New Article is online!

Innovative Approaches for Engineering the Seed Microbiome to Enhance Crop Performance

by Piao Yang et al

Read more: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1024/4/2/24

19/05/2025

🥳 New Research Published!

I’m excited to share our latest article, now published in Seeds (MDPI):
"Seed Germination of Garberia heterophylla (W. Bartram) Merr. & F. Harper, a Pollinator Plant with Ornamental Appeal"

✍ by Grace Carapezza et al

👉 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gGfSeD5q

30/04/2025

🌱New in Seeds 🌱

Effectiveness of Pre-Sowing Treatments on Seed Germination of Nine Acacia Species from Al-Baha Region in Saudi Arabia

by Ali A. Alzandi et al

Read more:https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1024/4/2/22

27/04/2025

🥳 New Article is online!

"Temperature and Watering Regime Interactions in Shaping Canola Reproductive Yield and Seed Quality"

✍ by Alyssa D. Babb and Mirwais Mauj Qaderi

Read: https://mdpi.com/2674-1024/4/2/21