International Society for Seed Science
The ISSS is committed to fostering and promoting research, education and communication in #SeedScience 🫘🌱🧪.
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- Reposted by International Society for Seed ScienceTree Seed Collection Volunteers Needed in #Assynt! We'd 💚 your help to collect tree seeds & support the restoration/expansion of local provenance native woodland across remote landscapes. Contact roz@treesforlife.org.uk by Fri 20 Feb. About the project 👉 buff.ly/eAuqYq6 @treesforlife.bsky.social
- Reposted by International Society for Seed ScienceAlthough the next conference is still a way off, we’ve created this account to share updates on venue and dates, as well as news and publications on FRUGIVORES & SEED DISPERSAL Artwork: María León Ilustración
- Not all seeds can be banked! A study in #SeedScienceResearch estimates that ~19% of Chilean tree species have recalcitrant seeds, many endemic and threatened, highlighting the need for alternative ex situ conservation strategies. #Botany #PlantScience doi.org/10.1017/S096...
- Single-seed respiration profiling in soybean reveals strong links between metabolic patterns and multispectral traits. A study in #SeedScienceResearch shows that seeds with similar respiration often share biometric features, showing complex variation 🧪 #Botany #PlantScience
- A global review of Malvaceae by Baskin and Baskin reveals wide variation in seed dormancy: most species have nondormant or physically dormant seeds, with diverse water-gap structures and seed-bank strategies. Full insights in #SeedScienceResearch 🧪 #Botany #PlantScience
- Tetraploidy reshapes cumin seed traits. A study in #SeedScienceResearch shows genotype-specific effects on germination, vigour and seedling growth, with larger tetraploid seeds but variable performance, guiding future breeding for medicinal crops. 🧪 #Botany #PlantScience
- GWAS of 163 rice genotypes uncovered markers linked to rapid, uniform germination. A study in #SeedScienceResearch identifies candidate genes and SSR markers that could boost seed vigour and improve establishment in direct-seeded rice. 🌾 🧪 #Botany #PlantScience
- Paraserianthes seeds share key traits with Acacia, but have thicker coats and distinctive lens behaviour. A study in #SeedScienceResearch reveals how their physical dormancy breaks under different treatments, offering new insight into lens morphology. 🧪 #Botany #PlantScience
- A new perspective in #SeedScienceResearch: stopping at radicle emergence risks missing epicotyl dormancy. Jaganathan et al. urge tracking seeds to first leaf emergence to improve dormancy classification and avoid misinterpreting plant life cycles 🧪 🫘 #PlantScience #Botany
- Our official journal, Seed Science Research, is offering a 15% discount on Article Processing Charges (APC) to ISSS Members! 🧪 #PlantSci For more info on this, and other options for publishing in our full #OpenAccess journal, please visit the following link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- 🌱 We’re thrilled to announce that Dr Si-Chong Chen has been elected as President-Elect of the International Society for Seed Science (ISSS)! 🎉 Her vision is to make ISSS an outward-facing, inclusive hub connecting rigorous seed science with global capacity building and EDI (1/3) #SeedScience 🧪
- As President-Elect, Dr Chen plans to broaden geographic representation and early-career participation through travel grants and mentoring, strengthen training via workshops and online programs, and promote open, reproducible practices across ISSS activities🌏 🫂 (2/3).
- With her leadership at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and dedication to collaboration and innovation, Dr [Name] will help guide ISSS toward a more connected, equitable, and globally engaged future for #SeedScience 🌱 🫘 (3/3).
- After #ISSS2025, we have seen quite a lot of movement among seed scientists here on Bluesky. If you want to make part of our Starter Pack, please leave a comment below! #SeedScience #PlantScience #Botany 🧪 Please help us grow our community of seed scientists on this social media! 🌱🫘
- Want to connect with researchers from all over the world working on #SeedScience? Check out our Starter Pack and help us grow our online community! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 If you are a seed scientist and want to join the starter pack, please leave a comment below! go.bsky.app/H38GoMyat://did:plc:4z5yi6rap7xmwsagrbbo57sh/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3li2sjaryho2c
- Reposted by International Society for Seed Science‘Best job in the natural world’: seed collector enlisted as modern-day Darwin to document the world’s plants www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- In black grass, one of the most important weeds in Central European cereal fields, winter cold during vegetative growth boosts seed dormancy in the offspring. A study in #SeedScienceResearch links this to epigenetic changes, influencing weed emergence patterns in crops.
- This year's ISSS Conference brings you not only fascinating talks, but also four exciting workshops to deepen your knowledge in cutting-edge aspects of #SeedScience: from statistical modelling to lab protocols! 🫘🌱 Check the following link for the full programme 👉 : isss2025.com.au
- @annbot.bsky.social is preparing a Special Issue entitled "Exploring seed development, structure and physiology", edited by @gabyplantbio.bsky.social and Chunhui Zhang 🫘🌱 #SeedScience #PlantScience #Botany Submissions' Deadline: June 30, 2026.
- 🌱Annals of Botany invites submissions to the new Special Issue "Exploring seed development, structure and physiology", edited by AoB editors Gabriela Auge and Chunhui Zhang. (1/4) #seeds #plantscience #specialissue @gabyplantbio.bsky.social
- The full programme for this year’s ISSS Conference is now available! Take a look at the exciting line-up of talks and workshops planned for what promises to be one of the year’s top events in hashtag#SeedScience. More information on the following link: lnkd.in/evaVjrRg
- Myrtaceae seeds show diverse dormancy and germination traits shaped by fruit type, habitat, and fire. A review in #SeedScienceResearch highlights their ecological strategies and conservation challenges in a changing climate. #Botany #PlantScience 🧪
- A recent #SeedScienceResearch study shows that biopriming oilseed rape seeds with Pseudomonas fluorescens boosts germination uniformity but reduces bacterial viability over time. #PlantScience #Botany 🧪
- Leonurus cardiaca seeds show type 2 non-deep physiological dormancy. A study in #SeedScienceResearch reveals they germinate best at ≥25/15°C, with cold stratification boosting germination at cooler temps #SeedScience #Botany #PlantScience 🧪
- In a recent #SeedScienceResearch study, Escobar and colleagues show that Carajasia cangae seeds form a transient soil seed bank. Moreover, its dormancy is lifted after 3 months in the dry season, delaying germination until the rainy season. #Botany #PlantScience 🧪
- Single-cell technologies are unlocking how gene activity shifts across seed tissues during development and germination. A new review in #SeedScienceResearch explores these tools and their potential to transform seed biology #PlantScience #Botany 🧪
- Reposted by International Society for Seed Science🗞️Check out my popular article in "The Bulletin: The Newsletter of the @ntbgarden.bsky.social" 🌱I discuss a multi-strategy approach to conserving Hawaiian seeds by highlighting 5 different groups of species; #Metrosideros, #Pritchardia, #Hibiscus, #Melicope, #Campanulaceae. ntbg.org/stories/savi...
- Reposted by International Society for Seed ScienceSeed banking is crucial to safeguarding threatened plants from extinction, but seeds can be surprisingly fussy, as I learned in my latest for @knowablemag.bsky.social ☘️🌱🌳🌼🌺 Featuring @naomibot.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social #plantconservation #botanicalgardens knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- How do seeds survive freezing? According to a new study in #SeedScienceResearch, energy metabolism plays a key role. In lettuce, MDM2 regulates ATP synthesis and freezing tolerance, with its knockdown enhancing seed survival under cold conditions #PlantScience 🧪
- Seed exudates shape plant microbiomes, but what about peptides? A new Methods Paper in #SeedScienceResearch identifies peptides in bean exudates, revealing their potential role in seedling development and opening new avenues for enhancing seed quality and crop productivity.
- Does deer dung help seeds grow? A new Estudy in #SeedScienceResearch finds that Korean water deer feces have no significant effect on seed germination or early growth. However, more research is needed to know the long-term impacts on endozoochorous seed dispersal #Botany 🧪
- Seed mucilage protects against digestion and supports germination during bird dispersal. A recent study in #SeedScienceResearch shows that removing mucilage drastically reduces seed survival through pigeons, highlighting its crucial role in endozoochory #Botany 🧪
- Tomato seeds show diverse germination responses to heat, from thermotolerance to deep thermodormancy. A study in #SeedScienceResearch finds that genetics and pre- and post-harvest conditions shape these responses, revealing cryptic variation and transgenerational plasticity. #PlantScience 🧪
- Probit analysis is key to modelling seed viability loss over time. A new Methods paper in #SeedScienceResearch led by @dustinwolkis.bsky.social provides R code for fitting survival curves and assessing seed longevity under different storage conditions! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪
- Why do some orchids germinate easily while others fail? A study in #SeedScienceResearch finds that germination relates to morphology, habitat and mycoheterotrophy. Species from shaded habitats tend to have lower embryo-to-seed ratios and require fungal symbiosis to germinate. #Botany #PlantScience 🧪
- Reposted by International Society for Seed ScienceOur research published in @newphyt.bsky.social titled "Unravelling the dynamics of seed‐stored mRNAs during seed priming" (nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....) explores how hydropriming affects mRNA dynamics, enhancing germination but reducing longevity. Thanks to all my co-authors!
- Rubiaceae seeds show diverse dormancy and germination traits across climates! Carol and Jerry Baskin's new #SeedScienceResearch review links seed traits to life form, biogeography, and phylogeny, revealing how dormancy patterns shift with latitude.
- Reposted by International Society for Seed Scienceonlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Our new paper shows that sowing old-fashioned low diversity seed mixtures over twenty years ago to restore grasslands, seems to have worked reasonably well. Until you realise that the surrounding permanent grasslands are partly degraded too. 1/2
- Daucus carota seed traits vary with climate! A new #SeedScienceResearch study led by Filip Vandelook shows that embryo length and germination speed adapt to local conditions, with a stronger pattern in Europe than North America
- Reposted by International Society for Seed ScienceUna investigación de la Universidad de Oviedo y el IMIB resalta que las semillas de sitios más cálidos y secos se adaptan para germinar en condiciones de sequía. 🌸 f.mtr.cool/ymbfsxujvg
- Want to connect with researchers from all over the world working on #SeedScience? Check out our Starter Pack and help us grow our online community! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 If you are a seed scientist and want to join the starter pack, please leave a comment below! go.bsky.app/H38GoMyat://did:plc:4z5yi6rap7xmwsagrbbo57sh/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3li2sjaryho2c
- Reposted by International Society for Seed ScienceIntroducing Dr. Dustin Wolkis and his vital work preserving Hawaii's endemic seeds. With 90% of local plants found nowhere else and extinction rates soaring, his research on seed longevity offers hope. #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 Read more: wp.me/pdRZhH-lKY
- Nypa fruticans faces regeneration challenges in China. A new #SeedScienceResearch study by Mengwen Zhang finds that light, salinity, and flooding limit seedling recruitment. This information could improve this species' #conservation and habitat #restoration.
- Reposted by International Society for Seed Science19th Master Class on Seed Technology! 🚨 📅Oct 19-23, 2025 📍Wageningen, NL Register now! 📢 Explore: 🌱 Seed development, dormancy & longevity 🌱 Quality, stress tolerance & microbiome 🌱 Enhancement, priming, coating & more! Expert talks, hands-on sessions & networking. 🔗Sign up & share!
- Reposted by International Society for Seed ScienceJust published! Our latest research on the germination thermal niche of Australian alpine species and what it means for seed-based restoration is now out. Take a look! 🌱🌡️🏔️ doi.org/10.1111/rec.... @restorationecology.bsky.social @intlsocseedsci.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
- In their latest #SeedScienceResearch, Malaka M. Wijayasinghe and colleagues show that germination criteria impact seed longevity estimates in 33 alpine species. Their study highlights the need for precise viability assessments to improve conservation!
- One week to submit your abstract for this year's Biennial ISSS Conference! With more than 150 abstracts submitted to date, this #SeedScience event promises to bring you all the exciting advances in the area. More information is available at the following link: isss2025.com.au/conference-s...
- The latest issue of #SeedScienceResearch is out! This issue is full of fascinating #SeedScience: from seed #dispersal 🐦, passing by internal morphology 🔬, to the #germination in MAGIC tomatoes ✨🍅! buff.ly/3rXJAGl
- There is a new deadline for Abstract Submissions for the International Society for Seed Science 2025 Conference. Get your Abstracts ready for March 14th! More information on Abstract Submission on the following link: isss2025.com.au/conference-s...
- Reposted by International Society for Seed ScienceVery happy that our story on dormancy control by DOG1-PP2C is now published in Science Advances. We found that DOG1 prevents the activation of AFPs by AHG1. This is the result of a great team effort led by Guillaume Née. Summary of key findings below🧵 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @science.org
- Reposted by International Society for Seed Sciencego.bsky.app/3Qp6YYL We have created this promising starter pack 🫶🏼 All seed dispersal lovers are welcome 🤗!at://did:plc:h6gu6qycwqwojakcqryxo2iv/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lfcvrhwzxb22
- Reposted by International Society for Seed ScienceNew paper out there! Here, we "tortured" seeds from hundreds of tree species worldwide using a blunt probe to explore the morphological and environmental factors influencing covering structure hardness. 🌲 academic.oup.com/aob/advance-... @annbot.bsky.social #plantsci 🧪
- There are 10 days left to submit your abstract for the ISSS 2025! Don't miss the opportunity to send your work to one of the largest events devoted to #SeedScience 🫘🌱! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 More information on the following link: isss2025.com.au
- Reposted by International Society for Seed Science🌱 New resource for understanding #seed longevity! 🌱 This new paper published #OpenAccess in Seed Science Research by @cambridgeup.bsky.social demonstrates a method for modeling seed longevity using the free software R. 👨💻 Full codes are provided. doi.org/10.1017/S096... #rstats #rstudio #positron
