Seed Biology: Advances and Applications
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Seed Biology: Advances and Applications
Author: M. Black, K.J. Bradford, J. Vazquez-Ramos
ISBN: 9780851994048
Pages: 528
Format: 18 Χ 25
Binding: Hardback
Pub. Year: 2000
Readership
Seed science, plant physiology and biochemistry.
Key Features
Substantial progress has been made in seed science during the past few years, emphasizing the important role seed biology plays in advancing plant biotechnology agriculture and plant resource management and conservation. This book contains edited and revised papers from the 6th International Workshop on Seeds held in Mexico in January 1999 and describes the current status of seed biology.
• Presents current research from the worlds leading laboratories
• Edited by a world authorities in seed science
• Essential specialist reference for seed scientists and plant physiologists
Main Contents
SECTION I OPENING PRESENTATIONS
• Travels With Seeds: a Cartography of Seed Science, M Black
• Protein Synthesis in Seed Germination, E Sαnchez de Jimιnez
SECTION II DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY
• bZIP and DOF Transcription Factors in the Regulation of Gene Expression in Barley Endosperm, P Carbonero et al.
• Impact of Amphiphile Partitioning on Desiccation Tolerance, F A Hoekstra et al.
• Unravelling the Responses of Metabolism to Dehydration Points to a Role for Cytoplasmic Viscosity in Desiccation Tolerance, O Leprince, et al.
• Soluble Sugars in Maturing Pea Seeds of Different Lines in Relation to Desiccation Tolerance, R J Gσrecki et al.
• The Role of Stachyose Synthase in the Oligosaccharide Metabolism of Legume Seeds, A Richter, et al.
• Compartmentation of Abscisic Acid in Developing Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) Seeds, G E Welbaum, et al.
• Involvement of ABA and GAs in the Regulation of Dormancy in Developing Sorghum Seeds, R Benech-Arnold, et al.
• Irrigation and Seed Quality Development in Rapid-Cycling Brassica, R H Ellis, et al.
• Molecular Genetic Analysis of Arabidopsis Seed Quality, S P C Groot, et al.
• Analysis of the Cell Cycle in Sugar Beet Seed During Development, Maturation and Germination, E Sliwinska
• Phospheonolpyruvate Carboxylase and Pyruvate Kinase in Assimilate Partitioning in Maize Embryos, R Rodrνguez-Sotres, et al.
SECTION III STORAGE AND VIGOUR
• Effects of Seed Ageing on the Enzymic Antioxidant System of Maize Cultivars, I Bernal-Lugo, et al.
• Towards the ex situ Conservation of Aquatic Angiosperms: A Review of Seed Storage Behaviour, F Hay, et al.
• Treatment of Immature Embryos of Maize With Water Reduces Their Storability and Desiccation Tolerance, A Bochicchio, et al.
• Maillard Reactions Cause Browning in Bean Seed coats During Ageing: Inhibition by Aminoguanidine, A G Taylor, et al.
• Effects of Desiccation on the Subcellular Matrix of the Embryonic Axes of Quercus robur, D J Mycock, et al.
• Loss of Viability in Rye Embryos at Different Levels of Hydration, I Boubriak, et al.
• The Effect of Drying Rate on Recalcitrant Seeds, N W Pammenter, et al.
• Conservation of Genetic Resources Naturally Occurring as Recalcitrant Seeds, P Berjak, et al.
SECTION IV GERMINATION
• Gene Expression Prior to Radicle Emergence in Imbibed Tomato Seeds (Conference Lecture), K J Bradford, et al.
• Characterization of Germination-Related Genes in Avena fatua Seeds, R Johnson
• Cell Cycle Control During Maize Germination, J M Vαzquez-Ramos
• Recent Advances in ABA-Regulated Gene Expression in Cereal Seeds: Regulation by PKABA1 Protein Kinases, M K Walker-Simmons
• Lettuce Endosperm Weakening: a Role for Endo-ί-Mannanase in Seed Germination at High Temperature, D J Cantiliffe, et al.
• Effect of Free Mg2+ on the Kinetics of the Plasma Membrane H+-ATPase from Dry and Hydrated Maize Embryos, S Sαnchez-Nieto, et al.
• The Barley Scutellar Peptide Transporter: Relationship to Germination and Loss of Seed Viability, W M Waterworth, et al.
• Molecular Cloning and Possible Role of an Asparaginyl Endopeptidase (REP-2) from Germinated Rice Seeds, H Kato et al.
• Metabolism of Essential Oils During Inhibition of Wheat Seed Germination, N Dudai, et al.
SECTION V DORMANCY
• Genetic Model for Dormancy in Wild Oat, M E Foley
• Characterization and Expression of Two Protein Kinase and an EIN3-Like Genes in Dormant Fagus Seeds, O Lorenzo, et al.
• Effects Of Fusicoccin and Gibberellic Acid on Germination and a-Amylase Expression in Barley Grains, R M van der Meulen, et al.
• Smoke and Germination of Arable and Rangeland Weeds, S W Adkins, et al.
SECTION VI ECOLOGY
• Intermittent Germination: Causes and Ecological Implications, P B Cavers, et al.
• Seed Ecology at the Northern Limit of the Tropical Rain Forest in America, C Vαzquez-Yanes, et al.
• Genotypic and Phenotypic Germination Survival Strategies of Ecotypes and Species in the Negev Desert, Y Gutterman
• Hydrothermal Time as a Tool in Comparative Germination Studies, P S Allen, et al.
• Emergent Weedy Foxtail (Setaria spp) Seed Germinability Behaviour, J Dekker
SECTION VII APPLICATIONS OF SEED BIOLOGY
• Biotechnological Applications of Seed Biology, D J Murphy
• Manipulating Starch Quality in Seeds: a Genetic Approach, T L Wang, et al.
• Identification of Germination-Specific Protein Markers and their Use in Seed Priming Technology, D Job, et al.
• A Critical Assessment of the Role of Oligosaccharides on Intracellular Glass Stability, J Buitink et al.
• Improvement of Tomato Seed Germination by Osmopriming as Related to Energy Metabolism, F Corbineau et al.
• Bio-osmopriming Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Seeds for Improved Seedling Establishment, J E Warren et al.
• Use of Threshold Germination Models Under Variable Field Conditions, W E Finch-Savage, et al.
Author: M. Black, K.J. Bradford, J. Vazquez-Ramos
ISBN: 9780851994048
Pages: 528
Format: 18 Χ 25
Binding: Hardback
Pub. Year: 2000
Readership
Seed science, plant physiology and biochemistry.
Key Features
Substantial progress has been made in seed science during the past few years, emphasizing the important role seed biology plays in advancing plant biotechnology agriculture and plant resource management and conservation. This book contains edited and revised papers from the 6th International Workshop on Seeds held in Mexico in January 1999 and describes the current status of seed biology.
• Presents current research from the worlds leading laboratories
• Edited by a world authorities in seed science
• Essential specialist reference for seed scientists and plant physiologists
Main Contents
SECTION I OPENING PRESENTATIONS
• Travels With Seeds: a Cartography of Seed Science, M Black
• Protein Synthesis in Seed Germination, E Sαnchez de Jimιnez
SECTION II DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY
• bZIP and DOF Transcription Factors in the Regulation of Gene Expression in Barley Endosperm, P Carbonero et al.
• Impact of Amphiphile Partitioning on Desiccation Tolerance, F A Hoekstra et al.
• Unravelling the Responses of Metabolism to Dehydration Points to a Role for Cytoplasmic Viscosity in Desiccation Tolerance, O Leprince, et al.
• Soluble Sugars in Maturing Pea Seeds of Different Lines in Relation to Desiccation Tolerance, R J Gσrecki et al.
• The Role of Stachyose Synthase in the Oligosaccharide Metabolism of Legume Seeds, A Richter, et al.
• Compartmentation of Abscisic Acid in Developing Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) Seeds, G E Welbaum, et al.
• Involvement of ABA and GAs in the Regulation of Dormancy in Developing Sorghum Seeds, R Benech-Arnold, et al.
• Irrigation and Seed Quality Development in Rapid-Cycling Brassica, R H Ellis, et al.
• Molecular Genetic Analysis of Arabidopsis Seed Quality, S P C Groot, et al.
• Analysis of the Cell Cycle in Sugar Beet Seed During Development, Maturation and Germination, E Sliwinska
• Phospheonolpyruvate Carboxylase and Pyruvate Kinase in Assimilate Partitioning in Maize Embryos, R Rodrνguez-Sotres, et al.
SECTION III STORAGE AND VIGOUR
• Effects of Seed Ageing on the Enzymic Antioxidant System of Maize Cultivars, I Bernal-Lugo, et al.
• Towards the ex situ Conservation of Aquatic Angiosperms: A Review of Seed Storage Behaviour, F Hay, et al.
• Treatment of Immature Embryos of Maize With Water Reduces Their Storability and Desiccation Tolerance, A Bochicchio, et al.
• Maillard Reactions Cause Browning in Bean Seed coats During Ageing: Inhibition by Aminoguanidine, A G Taylor, et al.
• Effects of Desiccation on the Subcellular Matrix of the Embryonic Axes of Quercus robur, D J Mycock, et al.
• Loss of Viability in Rye Embryos at Different Levels of Hydration, I Boubriak, et al.
• The Effect of Drying Rate on Recalcitrant Seeds, N W Pammenter, et al.
• Conservation of Genetic Resources Naturally Occurring as Recalcitrant Seeds, P Berjak, et al.
SECTION IV GERMINATION
• Gene Expression Prior to Radicle Emergence in Imbibed Tomato Seeds (Conference Lecture), K J Bradford, et al.
• Characterization of Germination-Related Genes in Avena fatua Seeds, R Johnson
• Cell Cycle Control During Maize Germination, J M Vαzquez-Ramos
• Recent Advances in ABA-Regulated Gene Expression in Cereal Seeds: Regulation by PKABA1 Protein Kinases, M K Walker-Simmons
• Lettuce Endosperm Weakening: a Role for Endo-ί-Mannanase in Seed Germination at High Temperature, D J Cantiliffe, et al.
• Effect of Free Mg2+ on the Kinetics of the Plasma Membrane H+-ATPase from Dry and Hydrated Maize Embryos, S Sαnchez-Nieto, et al.
• The Barley Scutellar Peptide Transporter: Relationship to Germination and Loss of Seed Viability, W M Waterworth, et al.
• Molecular Cloning and Possible Role of an Asparaginyl Endopeptidase (REP-2) from Germinated Rice Seeds, H Kato et al.
• Metabolism of Essential Oils During Inhibition of Wheat Seed Germination, N Dudai, et al.
SECTION V DORMANCY
• Genetic Model for Dormancy in Wild Oat, M E Foley
• Characterization and Expression of Two Protein Kinase and an EIN3-Like Genes in Dormant Fagus Seeds, O Lorenzo, et al.
• Effects Of Fusicoccin and Gibberellic Acid on Germination and a-Amylase Expression in Barley Grains, R M van der Meulen, et al.
• Smoke and Germination of Arable and Rangeland Weeds, S W Adkins, et al.
SECTION VI ECOLOGY
• Intermittent Germination: Causes and Ecological Implications, P B Cavers, et al.
• Seed Ecology at the Northern Limit of the Tropical Rain Forest in America, C Vαzquez-Yanes, et al.
• Genotypic and Phenotypic Germination Survival Strategies of Ecotypes and Species in the Negev Desert, Y Gutterman
• Hydrothermal Time as a Tool in Comparative Germination Studies, P S Allen, et al.
• Emergent Weedy Foxtail (Setaria spp) Seed Germinability Behaviour, J Dekker
SECTION VII APPLICATIONS OF SEED BIOLOGY
• Biotechnological Applications of Seed Biology, D J Murphy
• Manipulating Starch Quality in Seeds: a Genetic Approach, T L Wang, et al.
• Identification of Germination-Specific Protein Markers and their Use in Seed Priming Technology, D Job, et al.
• A Critical Assessment of the Role of Oligosaccharides on Intracellular Glass Stability, J Buitink et al.
• Improvement of Tomato Seed Germination by Osmopriming as Related to Energy Metabolism, F Corbineau et al.
• Bio-osmopriming Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Seeds for Improved Seedling Establishment, J E Warren et al.
• Use of Threshold Germination Models Under Variable Field Conditions, W E Finch-Savage, et al.
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