Too much sugar makes plants "pregnant": maternal sucrose signals fertilization in Arabidopsis seeds
Weijie Xu, Miryam Iannaccone, Dennys-Marcela Gómez-Páez, Sandrine Choinard, Jing Lü, Rozenn Le Hir, Sylvie Dinant, Lothar Kalmbach, Regina Feil, John Edward Lunn, Christian Meyer, Enrico Magnani
The paper shows that sucrose triggers a fertilization-independent response in Arabidopsis maternal tissues, initiating seed development through hormonal and sugar signaling.
bioRxiv · May 16, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology