Was ist die Webseite?

Seeds MDPI

Startseite
Schweiz
Basel
Seeds MDPI

Seeds (ISSN 2674-1024) is an international, open access journal on all aspects of seed science, technology and biology.

13/12/2025

🌱 Editor’s Choice Article — Seeds Journal

Melatonin continues to show remarkable potential in plant stress biology.

This study investigates how melatonin improves germination and seedling growth in aging seeds and under drought stress—offering new insights for crop resilience strategies.

'Effect of Melatonin on Germination and Seedling Growth in Aging Seeds or under Drought Conditions' by Isabel García-Cánovas, Manuela Giraldo-Acosta, Antonio Cano, Marino B. Arnao and Josefa Hernández-Ruiz

🔗 Explore the findings:
https://brnw.ch/21wYkcb

Seed germination (GS) and seedling growth are vital plant stages that can be affected by stresses such as drought and aging, which cause deterioration and reduce seed viability. With the aim of homogenizing and improving GS, priming treatments with biostimulants such as the antioxidant melatonin are...

12/12/2025

🌱 Editor’s Choice Article

Today we highlight a fascinating study exploring how static magnetic field treatment can improve seed germination and early seedling development in vegetable crops.

'Pre-Sowing Static Magnetic Field Treatment of Vegetable Seeds and Its Effect on Germination and Young Seedlings Development' by Athanasios Koukounaras, Achilles Boursianis, Stefanos Kostas, Argyris Theopoulos, Filippos Bantis and Theodoros Samaras

🔗 Read the full article:
https://brnw.ch/21wYiu2

The pre-sowing treatment of seeds with an α static magnetic field has been reported in the literature as a means of enhancing plant development. In this work, we have designed, characterized, and constructed a setup for exposing small vegetable seeds to a static magnetic field. In a series of exper...

11/12/2025

We are pleased to showcase another outstanding Editor’s Choice Article selected by our editorial team! ✨

"Variations in Seed Dormancy Occurrence and Their Classifications in Thirteen Actinidia Species?" by Azadeh Esfandiari, Cara Norling, Ryohei Kaji, Andrew McLachlan, Liya Mathew, Margaret Fleming, Ed Morgan and Jayanthi Nadarajan

This paper represents high-quality research and valuable contributions to the scientific community, and we are delighted to share today’s featured article with you.

📖 Access the full open-access manuscript here:
🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wYgiW

Stay tuned for more Editor’s Choice highlights in the coming days as we continue to feature impactful work published in our journal.

As differences in seed dormancy between Actinidia species have not been reported previously, in this study we characterized the variation in the dormancy of seeds in 13 kiwifruit species that originated from different regions of China and Taiwan, and for which mature plants are now growing in New Ze...

10/12/2025

We are delighted to present another exceptional Editor’s Choice Article, selected by our editorial team in recognition of its quality, relevance, and contribution to the field. ✨

"Detection and Classification of Cannabis Seeds Using RetinaNet and Faster R-CNN".

📖 Access the full open-access manuscript here:
🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wYeaz

Stay tuned for more Editor’s Choice highlights in the coming days as we continue to feature impactful work published in our journal.

The rapid growth of the cannabis industry necessitates accurate and efficient methods for detecting and classifying cannabis seed varieties, which is crucial for quality control, regulatory compliance, and genetic research.

09/12/2025

🌟 Editor’s Choice Article Highlight! 🌟
We are excited to showcase the Editor’s Choice article:
“Environmental Regulation of W**d Seed Dormancy and Germination.”

This featured work provides an in-depth look at how environmental cues influence w**d seed dormancy and trigger germination — key processes that shape w**d population dynamics, crop competition, and long-term management strategies.

📖 Read the Editor’s Choice article here:
👉 https://brnw.ch/21wYcxT

**dScience

Many w**ds produce dormant seeds that are unable to complete germination under favourable conditions.

06/12/2025

We are pleased to showcase another outstanding Editor’s Choice Article selected by our editorial team! ✨

"The Utilization of Seed Priming as a Tool to Overcome Salt and Drought Stresses: Is Still a Long Way to Go?" by Cinzia Forni and Ilaria Borromeo.

These papers represent high-quality research and valuable contributions to the scientific community, and we are delighted to share today’s featured article with you.

📖 Access the full open-access manuscript here:
🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wY84Y

Stay tuned for more Editor’s Choice highlights in the coming days as we continue to feature impactful work published in our journal.

Abiotic stresses, sometimes due to dramatic environmental changes, such as sudden and heavy rainfalls, or drought, increasing temperatures or soil salinization, deeply affect the growth and yield of plants.

05/12/2025

We are delighted to present another exceptional Editor’s Choice Article, selected by our editorial team in recognition of its quality, relevance, and contribution to the field. ✨

"The Role of Seed Characteristics on Water Uptake Preceding Germination" by Prerana Upretee, Manjula S. Bandara and Karen K. Tanino.

We are proud to feature today’s selected manuscript and invite you to explore it in full.
🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wY6on

We will continue sharing more Editor’s Choice selections in the days ahead. Follow our updates to stay connected with impactful research published in our journal and to discover new developments across the field.

Seed germination is a complex process involving imbibition, activation and subsequent growth. In addition to re-establishing metabolic activity, water uptake helps stabilize macromolecules and biochemical reactions, resulting in radicle protrusion. Factors affecting water uptake include seed composi...

04/12/2025

We are delighted to present another exceptional Editor’s Choice Article, selected by our editorial team in recognition of its quality, relevance, and contribution to the field. ✨

"The Effects of Storage Conditions on Seed Deterioration and Ageing: How to Improve Seed Longevity" by Françoise Corbineau

📖 Access the full open-access manuscript here:
🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wY4fw

Stay tuned for more Editor’s Choice highlights in the coming days as we continue to feature impactful work published in our journal.

Seeds are classified as either: orthodox, seeds that tolerate dehydration; recalcitrant, seeds that are high in moisture content and cannot withstand intensive desiccation; or intermediate, seeds that survive dehydration but die during dry storage at low temperatures. Seed lifespan depends on the se...

03/12/2025

We are delighted to share our latest Announcements for Highly Cited Papers published in 2023–2024! 🌟

These papers represent outstanding contributions to the field and demonstrate the impact and visibility of research published in Seeds. We extend our warm congratulations to all authors whose work has achieved high citation performance and continues to influence the scientific community.

🔗 Explore the full announcement and featured papers here:
https://brnw.ch/21wY2aE

Stay tuned as we continue to highlight exceptional research and celebrate the achievements of our authors!

Seeds, an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal.

02/12/2025

We are excited to highlight one of our Editor’s Choice Articles! ✨

📖 “Improvement of Seed Quality by Priming: Concept and Biological Basis”, published in Seeds.

This article by Françoise Corbineau, Nesrin Taskiran-Özbingöl, and Hayat El-Maarouf-Bouteau offers valuable insights into seed priming techniques and their biological foundations, contributing to advancements in seed quality and agricultural productivity.

🔗 Read the full open-access article here: https://brnw.ch/21wY0xR

Presoaking seeds in water (hydropriming) or in a solution, usually of polyethylene glycol (PEG) or various salts at low water potential (osmopriming), has been demonstrated to improve the germination of seeds of numerous species including vegetables (carrot, celery, leek, lettuce, tomato), floral pl...

28/11/2025

🌱 New Special Issue — Technological Advances in Seed Quality

🚀 We are pleased to announce a new Special Issue in Seeds, titled “Technological Advances in Seed Quality.” This issue is led by Guest Editors Jose Ramon Acosta-Motos and Prof. Dr. Tathiana Elisa Masetto, who bring extensive expertise in seed science, plant breeding, and seed technology.

The Special Issue aims to highlight innovative research and emerging technological solutions driving progress in seed quality assessment, improvement, and production. We welcome high-quality contributions that advance this important scientific field.

📅 Submission Deadline: 31 July 2026
🔗 Learn more or submit your manuscript: https://brnw.ch/21wXTEZ

Seeds, an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal.

27/11/2025

We are proud to highlight one of our Highly Cited Papers! ✨

📖 “Darwin’s Digestion Myth: Historical and Modern Perspectives on Our Understanding of Seed Dispersal by Waterbirds”, published in Seeds

by Andy J. Green and David M. Wilkinson

🔗 Read the full paper here: https://brnw.ch/21wXRWQ

Internal transport (endozoochory) and external transport (epizoochory) by migratory waterbirds are key mechanisms of long-distance dispersal for seeds and other diaspores of plants lacking a fleshy fruit. Beginning with Darwin in 1859, we review how opinions about the relative importance of epizooch...

Adresse

Basel

Webseite

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/seeds

Benachrichtigungen

Lassen Sie sich von uns eine E-Mail senden und seien Sie der erste der Neuigkeiten und Aktionen von Seeds MDPI erfährt. Ihre E-Mail-Adresse wird nicht für andere Zwecke verwendet und Sie können sich jederzeit abmelden.