Table I.

Comparisons performed for transcriptome experiments

RNAs extracted from control and test samples were used for hybridizations with the CATMA arrays. C10 and C50, Col-0 wild-type freshly harvested seeds obtained, respectively, with 10 or 50 mm mother plant nitrate nutrition; nia10, freshly harvested nia1 nia2 seeds obtained with 10 mm mother plant nitrate nutrition; w, seeds imbibed for 6 h in water; NO3, seeds imbibed for 6 h in 10 mm KNO₃; ds, dry seeds.

Studied Process	Experiment	Compared Samples
		Test Sample (ND Seeds)	Control Sample (D Seeds)
Effect of exogenous nitrate on seed dormancy	C10NO3 versus C10w	C10NO3	C10w
Effect of endogenous nitrate on seed dormancy	C50w versus C10w	C50w	C10w
	C50ds versus C10ds	C50ds	C10ds
	nia10w versus C10w	nia10w	C10w
	nia10ds versus C10ds	nia10ds	C10ds