PART OF A HIGHLIGHT SECTION ON SEEDS Prior hydration of Brassica tournefortii seeds reduces the stimulatory effect of karrikinolide on germination and increases seed sensitivity to abscisic acid

Rowena L. Long1,2,*, Kimberlyn Williams3, Erin M. Griffiths2, Gavin R. Flematti4, David J. Merritt1,2, Jason C. Stevens1,2, Shane R. Turner2,5, Stephen B. Powles1 and Kingsley W. Dixon1,2 Western Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative, School of Plant Biology, and School of Biomolecular, Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Western Australia, Australia, Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Fraser Ave., West Perth 6005, Western Australia, Australia, Biology Department, California State University, San Bernardino, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407, USA and School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Queensland, Australia * For correspondence. E-mail [email protected]