Academic Research

Academician Tuan-hua David Ho and his team investigated the mechanisms by which eugenol inhibits rice seed germination. They found that eugenol sequentially modulates gibberellin (GA), abscisic acid (ABA), and catalase activity, thereby suppressing seed germination and reducing ROS accumulation. These findings suggest potential applications in preventing preharvest sprouting and in regulating dormancy release during seedling establishment. The study was published in Plant Cell Reports (Hu et al., 2023).

Article source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00299-023-03096-5