FIGURE 1.
Tissues undergoing PCD in developing and germinating cereal seeds. The upper panel represents the increase in seed length and storage accumulation taking as models the wheat and barley seeds. The lower panel indicates the periods of seed development in which the tissues undergo PCD. Stages of development: I, early development; II, differentiation; III, maturation. ESC, embryo-surrounding cells; DPA, days post anthesis (development); DAI, days after imbibition (germination).