Ep. 455 - The Many Mysteries of Seed Dormancy
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 January 2024
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
We take seeds for granted, yet still have much to learn about how they work. What factors play in to seed dormancy? How long can some seeds remain dormant? What cues are required to break dormancy? All these questions and more drive Dr. Grace Fleming's research. Join us as we explore how molecular processes involving mRNA play a role in the mysterious world of seeds. This episode was produced in part by EJ, Laura, Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:27.3 | But that's enough about that. |
| 0:29.0 | Let's talk about today's episode, which involves one of the most interesting topics in the world and that is seeds |
| 0:34.3 | specifically relating to seed dormancy and all of the cool |
| 0:37.9 | kryptobiotic changes that occur within seeds to both ensure longevity but also wake them up out of their dormancy to germinate. |
| 0:44.8 | Joining us to talk about this is Dr. Grace Fleming who takes a really fascinating |
| 0:49.6 | approach to looking at the inner workings of seeds. |
| 0:53.0 | I don't want to steal any of the thunder because there are so many different threads here |
| 0:56.0 | and as you will hear throughout the conversation, this is research that touches every aspect of life on this planet |
| 1:01.9 | whether we realize it or not and there's so many cool things to discover. |
| 1:05.2 | So with that let's just jump right into it. Without further ado, here's my conversation with Dr. Grace Fleming. |
| 1:10.4 | I hope you enjoy. All right, Dr. Grace Fleming, I am so excited to have it on the podcast, but for those |
| 1:29.7 | that aren't familiar with your work, let's start off with an introduction. |
| 1:32.4 | Tell everyone a little |
| 1:33.0 | bit about who you are and what it is you do. So my name is Dr. Grace Fleming. I'm |
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