
The acquisition of desiccation tolerance in developing Vicia hirsuta seeds coincides with an increase in galactinol synthase expression and soluble α-d-galactosides accumulation
Keywords: DAF, day after flowering; Gal-C, galactosyl cyclitols; Gal-OLs, galactosides of galactinol series; Gal-Ps, galactosyl pinitols; GolS, galactinol synthase; GPA, galactopinitol A (O-α-d-galactopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-4-O-methyl-d-chiro-inositol); GPB, galactopini