Dissecting the temporal genetic networks programming soybean embryo development from embryonic morphogenesis to post-germination

To understand the molecular events underlying seed desiccation and germination, we performed transcriptome analysis of soybean (Glycine max) embryos at three seed developmental stages (early, mid and late desiccation), mature dry seeds, and three germination stages (3, 16 and 27 hour-after-imbibition). RNA sequencing using embryos from seven stages was performed to examine global gene activity changes.