A novel role for phytochrome in dormancy release inhibition

种子休眠有助于杂草在农业中持续存在，使种子在土壤中保持活力多年，这也是为什么一年生黑麦草（Lolium rigidum）成为澳大利亚农业中最具经济破坏性的杂草的主要原因。最近，我们发现了一种控制这些种子休眠释放和发芽的新方法。该项目旨在确定休眠释放期间种子内部发生的变化，将为我们操纵出苗时间的努力提供支持，以提高当前杂草控制措施的有效性，并为可持续农业系统做出贡献。

Seed dormancy contributes to the persistence of weeds in agriculture by enabling seeds to remain viable in the soil for many years, and is a major reason why annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) has become the most economically damaging weed in Australian agriculture. Recently we discovered a new way to control dormancy release and germination in these seeds. This project to identify the changes occurring within the seeds during dormancy release will underpin our efforts to manipulate emergence timing in order to improve the efficacy of current weed control practices and contribute to sustainable farming systems.