Involvement of energy metabolism and ABA in primary and secondary dormancies in oat ( Avena sativa L.) seeds - a physiological approach.

This chapter discusses the physiological point of view of some aspects of the regulation of dormancy in cereal seeds as exemplified by oat seeds. This chapter also investigates whether energy metabolism and abscisic acid synthesis or embryo sensitivity to abscisic acid are involved in the germination of dormant seeds and the induction of secondary dormancy.