Scientific Commons: H. W. M. Hilhorst

Background and Aims: Coffee seed germination represents an interplay between the embryo and the surrounding endosperm. A sequence of events in both parts of the seed determines whether germination...

Diversity and adaptation mechanisms to drough stress of seeds from the caatinga region. (2008)

Loureiro, M.B., Hilhorst, H.W.M., Teixeira Neto, P.C., Simoes, R.C., Dantas, B.F., Fernandez, L.G., ...

TRANSCRIPTIONAL NETWORKS IN THE REGULATION OF DORMANCY AND (2008)

Aflitos, S.A., Bassel, G., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Molecular dissection of seed priming treatments (2008)

Ligterink, W., Kodde, J., Lammers, M., Willems, L., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

GLOBAL TRANSCRIPTOME ANALYSIS AND THE CONTROL OF SEED DORMANCY CYCLING IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA (L.) HEYNH. AND OTHER SPECIES OF THE (2008)

Finch-Savage, W.E., Footitt, S., Cadman, C.S.C., Dent, K.C., Toorop, P.E., Lynn, J.R., ...

Transcriptional networks in the regulation of dormancy and germination of arabidopsis thaliana seeds (2008)

Aflitos, S.A., Bassel, G., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Germination ecophysiology of Annona crassiflora Mart. seeds (2007)

Davide, A.C., Bode, N., Abreu, G.B., Faria, J.M.R., ...

Definition and hypotheses of seed dormancy (2007)

Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Dormancy in Plants (2007)

Hilhorst, H W M, Koornneef, M

Stress inducible gene expression and its impact on seed and plant performance. A microarray approach (2007)

Ligterink, W., Kodde, J., Lammers, M., Dassen, J.H.A., ...

Are dormant seeds lazy and germinating seeds not? (2007)

Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Changes in membrane fluidity in seeds of Sisymbrium officinale during dormancy transitions: A Molecular approach using ESR spin probes (2007)

Claessens, S.M.C., Golovina, E.A., Hoekstra, F.A., Toorop, P.E., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Osmotic stress regulated gene expression in Arabidopsis seeds and its effect on germination: A mutant approach (2007)

Iglesias-Fernández, R., Ligterink, W., Kodde, J., Lammers, M., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Molecular dissection of priming (2007)

Ligterink, W., Kodde, J., Lammers, M., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Dormancy cycling and the control of germination time in response to environmental signals (2007)

Finch-Savage, W.E., Cadman, C.S.C., Toorop, P.E., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Alterations in gene expression and DNA during loss and re-establishment of desiccation-tolerance in germinating and germinated Medicago truncatula seeds (2007)

Faria, J.M.R., Lammers, M., Ligterink, W., Kodde, J., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

The use of the model species Medicago truncatula in studies on desiccation tolerance and sensitivity in seeds (2007)

Hilhorst, H.W.M., Faria, J.M.R.

Seed dormancy release in Arabidopsis Cvi by dry after-ripening, low temperature, nitrate and light shows common quantitative patterns of gene expression directed by environment specific sensing (2007)

Finch-Savage, W.E., Cadman, C.S.C., Toorop, P.E., Lynn, J.R., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

The depth of seed dormancy can be influenced by a number of different environmental signals, but whether a common mechanism underlies this apparently similar response has yet to be investigated....

Dormancy in Plants (2007)

Hilhorst, H.W.M., Koornneef, M.

Mechanism and control of Solanum lycocarpum (2007)

Pinto, L.V.A., Davide, A.C., Mendes De Jesus, V.A., Toorop, P.E., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Molecular dissection of seed priming treatments (2007)

Ligterink, W., Kodde, J., Lammers, M., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Diversity and adaptation mechanisms to drought stress of seeds from the caatinga region (2007)

Loureiro, M.B., Hilhorst, H.W.M., Dantas, B.F., Pelacani, C.R., Ribeiro, R.C., Fernandez, L.G., ...

Dormancy and germination (2006)

Hilhorst, H.W.M., Bentsink, L., Koornneef, M.

Coffee seed physiology (2006)

Eira, M.T.S., Dussert, S., Walters, C., Bewley, J.D., ...

Coffee is a member of the Rubiaceae family and the genus Coffea. There are more than 70 species of coffee but only two are economically important: Coffea arabica L. and Coffea canephora Pierre; 70 %...

Dormancy: acquisition, function, ecophysiology, genes (2006)

Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Gene expression profiles of Arabidopsis Cvi seeds during cycling through dormant and non-dormant states indicate a common underlying dormancy control mechanism (2006)

Cadman, C.S.C., Toorop, P.E., Hilhorst, H.W.M., Finch-Savage, W.E.

Physiologically dormant seeds, like those of Arabidopsis, will cycle through dormant states as seasons change until the environment is favourable for seedling establishment. This phenomenon is...

Hormonal control of seed development in gibberellin- and ABA-deficient tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv. Moneymaker) mutants (2006)

Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Developing seeds of tomato gibberellin (GA)-deficient gib1 and abscisic acid (ABA)-deficient sitw mutants enabled us to analyze the role of GA in the regulation of embryo histo-differentiation, and...

Stress inducible gene expression and its impact on seed and plant performance. A microarray approach (2006)

Ligterink, W., Kodde, J., Lammers, M., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Physiological and cytological aspects of Inga vera subsp. affinis embryos during storage (2006)

Faria, J.M.R., Davide, L.C., Davide, A.C., Pereira, R.C.P., ...

The remarkably short storability of recalcitrant seeds has prevented their inclusion in programs of ex situ conservation. The causes of their desiccation sensitivity and rapid decline in viability...

Changes in DNa and microtubules during loss and re-establishment of desiccation tolerance in germinating Medicago truncatula seeds (2005)

Faria, J.M.R., Buitink, J., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Desiccation tolerance (DT) in orthodox seeds is acquired during seed development and lost upon imbibition/germination, purportedly upon the resumption of DNA synthesis in the radicle cells. In the...

Differentially expressed genes associated with dormancy or germination of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds (2005)

Toorop, P.E., Barroco, R.M., Engler, G., Groot, S.P.C., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Differential display analysis using dormant and non-dormant Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh seeds resulted in a set of genes that were associated with either dormancy or germination. Expression of...

Exogenous gibberellins inhibit coffee (Coffea arabica cv. Rubi) seed germination and cause cell death in the embryo (2005)

Toorop, P.E., Nijsse, J., Bewley, J.D., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

The mechanism of inhibition of coffee (Coffea arabica cv. Rubi) seed germination by exogenous gibberellins (GAs) and the requirement of germination for endogenous GA were studied. Exogenous GA4+7...

Stress inducible gene expression and its impact on seed and plant performance : a functional complementation approach (2005)

Ligterink, W., Kodde, J., Lammers, M., Dassen, J.H.A., ...

Expression of genes associated to dormancy and germination in Arabidopsis (2005)

Pateman, C., Christodoulou, F., Toorop, P.E., Hilhorst, H.W.M., Finch-Savage, W.E.

A molecular genetic analysis of coffee seed maturation (2005)

De Castro, R.D., Bahia, H.F., Aflitos, S.A., Fernandez, L.G., Carvalho, M.L.M., Guimaraes, R.M., ...

A microarray analysis of seed dormancy in Arabidopsis (2005)

Pateman, C., Toorop, P.E., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Changes in gene expression during loss and re-establishment of desiccation tolerance in germinating Medicago truncatula seeds (2005)

Faria, J.M.R., Lammers, M., Ligterink, W., Kodde, J., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Optimization of seed priming by the seed conditioner (2005)

Kodde, J., Lammers, M., Ligterink, W., Dassen, J.H.A., ...

Desiccation sensitivity and cell cycle aspects in seeds of Inga vera subsp. affinis (2004)

Faria, J.M.R., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

The desiccation sensitivity of seeds of Inga vera Willd. subsp. affinis, a recalcitrant-seeded tree from Brazil, was analysed, focusing on water relations and cell-cycle aspects, including DNA...

Imbibition and reactivation of metabolism (in Portuguese) (2004)

Castro, R.D., Bradford, K.J., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Abscisic acid controls embryo growth potential and endosperm cap weakening during coffee (Coffea arabica cv. Rubi) seed germination (2004)

Toorop, P.E., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

The mechanism and regulation of coffee seed germination were studied in Coffea arabica L. cv. Rubi. The coffee embryo grew inside the endosperm prior to radicle protrusion and abscisic acid (ABA)...

Desenvolvimento de sementes e conteúdo de água = Seed development and water content (2004)

Castro, R.D., Bradford, K.J., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

A microarray analysis of dormancy states in Arabidopsis (2004)

Pateman, C., Finch-Savage, W.E., Toorop, P.E., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Metabolic acticity in germinating tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) seeds is not related to distribution of free water within the seed (2003)

Hilhorst, H.W.M., Spoelstra, P.

Expression of a ribosomal protein gene during germination of cabbage (Brassica oleracea f. oleracea) seeds (2003)

Toorop, P.E., Groot, S.P.C., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

The development of dormancy (2003)

Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Seed diagnostics at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2003)

Toorop, P.E., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

The distribution of ATP within tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) embryos correlates with germination whee as total ATP concentration does not (2002)

Spoelstra, P., Joosen, R.V.L., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

The distribution of ATP in tomato seeds was visualized by monitoring the luminescence of frozen sections on top of a gel containing all the components of the luciferase reaction, but excluding ATP....

Seed vigor, aging, and osmopriming affect anion and sugar leakage during imbition of maize (Zea mays L.) caryopses (2002)

Ouyang, X.R., Toorop, P., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Conductivity was significantly increased by aging and decreased by osmopriming of maize (Zea mays L.) caryopses. Chloride, phosphate, and sulfate were the main anions that leaked out of maize seeds;...

Use of salicylic acid in vigour testing with cabbage (Brassica oleracea Var. capitata L.) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seeds (2002)

K'Opondo, F.B.O., Auma, E.O., Mathenge, P.W., Groot, S.P.C., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Depth of dormancy in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) seeds is related to the progression of the cell cycle prior to the induction of dormancy (2001)

Bino, R.J., Jing, H.C., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Cell cycle activities are initiated following imbibition of non-dormant seeds. However, it is not known whether cell cycle related events other than DNA replication also remain suppressed in imbibed...

Depth of dormancy in tomato seeds is related to the progression of the cell cycle prior to its induction (2001)

Groot, S.P.C., Bino, R.J., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Cell cycle activities are initiated following imbibition of non-dormant seeds. However, it is not known whether cell cycle related events other than DNA replication also remain suppressed in imbibed...

Cell-wall-associated endo-B-mannanase increases in the skin and outer pericarp of tomato fruits during ripening (2000)

Bewley, J.D., Banik, M., Bourgault, R., Fuertado, A., Toorop, P., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Activity of endo-ß-mannanase increases during ripening of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) fruit of the cultivar Trust. ß-Mannoside mannohydrolase is also present during ripening, but its...

Dormancy, germination and the cell cycle in developing and imbibing tomato seeds (2000)

Castro, R.D., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Alcohols that break seed dormancy : the anesthetic hypothesis, dead or alive? (2000)

Cohn, M.A., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Effect of chemical environment on seed germination (2000)

Hilhorst, H.W.M., Karssen, C.M.

Are cellular membranes involved in the control of seed dormancy? (2000)

Hilhorst, H.W.M., Cohn, M.A.

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seed performance as influenced by ovary and ovule position (2000)

Jing, H.C., Jalink, H., Bergervoet, J.W., Klooster, M., Du, S.L., Bino, R.J., ...

The performance of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seeds in relation to ovary and ovule position was monitored during seed production. Seeds from three (first, seventh and tenth nodes) fruit positions...

The second step of the biphasic endosperm cap weakening that mediates tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) seed germination is under control of ABA (2000)

Toorop, P.E., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Cell division and subsequent radicle protrusion in tomato seeds are inhibited by osmotic stress but DNA synthesis and formation of microtubular cytoskeleton are not (2000)

Groot, S.P.C., Bino, R.J., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

We studied cell cycle events in embryos of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv Moneymaker) seeds during imbibition in water and during osmoconditioning ("priming") using both quantitative and...

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seed performance as influenced by ovary and ovule position (2000)

Bergervoet, J.H.W., Jalink, H., Klooster, M., Bino, R.J., ...

Cell division and subsequent radicle protrusion in tomato seeds are inhibited by osmotic stress but DNA synthesis and formation of microtubular cytoskeleton are not (2000)

De Castro, R.D., Groot, S.P.C., Bino, R.J., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

Galactomannan, soluble sugar and starch mobilization following germination of Trigonella foenum-graecum seeds (1999)

Dirk, L.M.A., Vreugdenhil, D., Hilhorst, H.W.M., Bewley, J.D.

ß-Tubulin accumulation and DNA synthesis are sequentially resumed in embryo organs of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seeds during germination (1999)

Jing, H.C., Bino, R.J., Hilhorst, H.W.M., Groot, S.P.C.

Structure activity studies with ABA analogs on germination and endo-B-mannanase activity in tomato and lettuce seeds (1999)

Toorop, P.E., Bewley, J.D., Abrams, S.R., Hilhorst, H.W.M.

b -Tubulin accumulation and DNA synthesis are sequentially resumed in embryo organs of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seeds during germination (1999)

Bino, R.J., Hilhorst, H.W.M., Groot, S.P.C.