
Academic Journal
Q2Seed Science Research
About Seed Science Research
Seed Science Research is a scholarly journal published by Cambridge University Press. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.6 and H-index of 81.
Coverage: 1991-2026. Research categories: Plant Science (Q2).
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Topics in published research
Seed Germination and Physiology; Plant tissue culture and regeneration; Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies; Plant Parasitism and Resistance; Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions; Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies.
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Recent Research Articles
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Development of a predictive model for vigour loss in soybean seed
María Rita Gonzalez, Juan Alberto Arguello, Diego Batlla
2026-09-25 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258526100257FLOWERING LOCUS C orthologues with expression maxima in seeds are associated with an effect of vernalisation intensity on seed size Brassica napus
Becca Doherty, Xiang Lu, Francesca Stefanato, Jo Hepworth et al.
2026-09-16 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258526100154Optimizing germination in oldman saltbush ( Atriplex nummularia ): understanding seed traits and identifying abiotic limits
Sarah M. Rich, Simone Pedrini, Joshua K. Hendry, Hayley Norman et al.
2026-09-16 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258526100221Dry after-ripening increases germination of critically imperilled Physaria thamnophila (Zapata bladderpod)
Christopher A. Gabler, Jerald T. Garrett
2026-08-05 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258526100208Testa morphology and permeability of weedy Amaranthus species
Morag Wood, Giovambattista Depietra, Jonathan Rains, Neil Carter et al.
2026-07-17 · DOI: 10.1017/s096025852610021xTo grow or not to grow: questioning seed dormancy and thermal germination responses along elevational gradients in four plant taxa
Megan J. Hirst, Anthony R. Rendall, Daniel J. White, Ary Hoffmann et al.
2026-03 · DOI: 10.1017/s096025852610018xSilver nanoparticle seed priming as a redox-driven regulator of seed germination and stress memory
Aranzazu Gomez-Garay, Beatriz Pintos
2026-03 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258526100178Seed dormancy and germination of Solanaceae from a phylogenetic and world vegetation perspective
Carol C. Baskin, Jerry M. Baskin
2026-03 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258526100142Effects of vegetation structure and seed morphology on secondary wind dispersal strategies
Jiaqi Zhang, Quanlai Zhou, Ercha Hu, Xiangrong Li et al.
2026-03 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258526100166Distinct roles of VEL family proteins in Arabidopsis seed development reveal VEL1 and VRN5 as regulators of seed abortion
Thiago Barros-Galvão, Xiaochao Chen, Francesca Stefanato, Steven Penfield et al.
2026-03 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258526100130Water gap anatomy and dormancy-breaking treatments impact on seed coat integrity and germination in Dodonaea viscosa L. Jacq (Sapindaceae)
Xuemin Han, Ganesh Jaganathan, Baolin Liu
2025-12 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258526100129Seed recalcitrance and its predictability in native and endemic tree species of Chile
Ana Fernández, Luis Araya, Pedro León-Lobos, Samuel Contreras et al.
2025-12 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258526100087Accelerated aging caused diversity and specificity loss in the bacterial communities of Brassica napus seedlings
Nina Bziuk, Simon Görtz, Jennifer Zur, Elena Beny et al.
2025-12 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258526100099Measuring photosynthetic electron transport in green developing seeds
Melvin Rodriguez Heredia, Guy Hanke
2025-12 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258526100105Seed morphology and its relationships with phylogeny, lifeform and distribution of African orchid species
Paul Didier Atangana, Murielle Simo-Droissart, Bonaventure Sonké, Vincent Droissart et al.
2025-12 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258526100117A wide range of lens morphologies is associated with breaking physical dormancy in Paraserianthes lophantha subsp. lophantha
Geoff Burrows
2025-09 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258525100020Seed dormancy and germination in the Malvaceae: a palaeohistory, subfamily, growth form and geographical distribution perspective
Carol C. Baskin, Jerry M. Baskin
2025-09 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258525100068The role of polyploidy in improving seed traits, growth kinetics, and embryo development in Cuminum cyminum L.
Zahra Sanaei-Hoveida, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Mortazavian
2025-09 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258525100056Genome-wide association mapping for rapid and uniform germination traits associated with direct-seeded adaptation in rice
Sasmita Behera, Soumya Priyadarsinee Mohanty, C. Anilkumar, Muhammed Azharudheen T.P. et al.
2025-09 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258525100032Soybean single-seed respiration evaluation through spectral imaging
Thomas Bruno Michelon, Fushing Hsieh, Pedro Bello, Bárbara Blanco-Ulate et al.
2025-09 · DOI: 10.1017/s0960258525100044Reviews
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