Seeds: Biology, Development and Ecology
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Seeds: Biology, Development and Ecology
Author: S. W. Adkins, S. C. Navie, S. Ashmore
ISBN: 9781845931971
Pages: 496
Format: 18 Χ 25
Binding: Hardback
Pub. Year: 2007
Readership
Students and researchers in seed science, plant physiology and biotechnology.
Main Description
Substantial progress has been made in seed science during the past few years, emphasizing its important role in advancing plant biotechnology, agriculture, plant resource management, and conservation. Providing comprehensive coverage of the latest seed science research including germination, dormancy, development, and desiccation tolerance, this book also details the most advanced methods and practices in seed biology, ecology and technology.
Main Contents
• Desiccation Tolerance in the -omics Era: New Tools for an Old Enigma?
• Recent Progress Towards the Understanding of Desiccation Tolerance
• Gene-expression in Relation to Seed Development and Longevity
• The Influence of Harvest Method on Seed Yield, Seed Size and Germination Capacity of Bulbine bulbosa (R. Br.) Haw. (Liliaceae)
• Alterations in Gene Expression and DNA During Loss and Re-establishment of Desiccation Tolerance in Germinating and Germinated Medicago truncatula Seeds.
• ASP53, a 53 kDa Cupin-containing Protein with a Dual Role: Storage Protein and Thermal Protectant
• Possible Involvement of Programmed Cell Death Events During Accelerated Ageing of Glycine max Axes
• Storage and Germination Response of Recalcitrant Seeds Subjected to Mild Dehydration
• Immunocytochemical Localisation of β-1,3-Glucanase in Wet-stored Recalcitrant Seeds of Avicennia marina Infected by Fusarium moniliforme
• Seed Development Transporting into the Post-genomic Era
• Biogenesis of the Compound Seed Protein Storage Vacuole
• Embryo Development and Time of Cutting in Cool Temperate Carrot Seed Crops
• Seed Biotechnology: Translating Promise into Practice
• Stress Inducible Gene Expression and its Impact on Seed and Plant Performance: a Microarray Approach
• The Use of Proteome and Transcriptome Profiling in the Understanding of Seed Germination and Identification of Intrinsic Markers Determining Seed Quality, Germination Efficiency and Early Seedling Vigour
• A ‘Seed-GUS-Expression’ Enhancer-Trap Library for Germination Research
• Betaomics: a Combined Proteome and Transcriptome Profiling Approach to Characterize Seed Germination and Vigour in Sugarbeet Seeds
• Cell Cycle Activity, Membrane Integrity and Germination of Matriconditioned Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Seeds
• Are Dormant Seeds Lazy and Germinating Seeds Not?
• Emerging and Established Model Systems for Endosperm Weakening
• Dormancy Classification and Potential Dormancy-Breaking Cues for Shrub Species from Fire-Prone South-Eastern Australia
• QTLs, Epistasis, and Other Interactions Associated with Dormancy in Weedy Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
• Differences in the Lolium rigidum Embryo Proteome of Seeds with a High (Light-insensitive) and Low (Light-sensitive) Level of Dormancy
• Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling of FsPP2C1-overexpressing Arabidopsis Plants
• Constitutive Expression of a Fagus ABA-Induced PP2C (FsPP2C2) in Arabidopsis Suggests Interactions Between ABA and GAs in Seed Dormancy
• Nucleotide Triphosphate Synthesis and Energy Metabolism in Primary Dormant and Thermodormant Oat Seeds
• Dormancy and Germination in Eucalyptus globulus Seeds
• The Effect of Hydropriming on Germination Barriers in Triploid Watermelon Seeds
• Molecular Mechanisms of Protein Degradation in Germinating Seeds
• A Role for Reactive Oxygen Species in Endosperm Weakening
• Characterization of a Dioxygenase Gene with a Potential Role in Steps Leading to Germination of the Root Parasite Orobanche aegyptiaca
• Computer Imaging to Assess Seed Germination Performance
• Development of a Sequential Digital Imaging System for Evaluating Seed Germination
• Seed Quality and Germination
• Effects of Bean Seed Production Conditions on Germination and Hypocotyl Elongation Responses to Temperature and Water Potential
• A Model of Seed Dormancy in Wild Oats (Avena fatua) for Investigating Genotype Χ Environment Interactions
• Seed microRNA Research
• Temporal Fulfilment of the Light Requirement for Seed Germination: An Example of its Use in Management of Rare Species
• Assisted Natural Recovery Using a Forest Soil Propagule Bank in the Athabasca Oil Sands
• The Effect of Light Intensity on Seed Production and Quality in a Number of Australian Wild Oat (Avena fatua L.) Lines
• Seed Ecology of Apiaceae Weeds in Pyrethrum
• Plant Dispersal Strategies, Seed Bank Distribution and Germination of Negev Desert Species
• Seed Biology of Tropical Australian Plants
Author: S. W. Adkins, S. C. Navie, S. Ashmore
ISBN: 9781845931971
Pages: 496
Format: 18 Χ 25
Binding: Hardback
Pub. Year: 2007
Readership
Students and researchers in seed science, plant physiology and biotechnology.
Main Description
Substantial progress has been made in seed science during the past few years, emphasizing its important role in advancing plant biotechnology, agriculture, plant resource management, and conservation. Providing comprehensive coverage of the latest seed science research including germination, dormancy, development, and desiccation tolerance, this book also details the most advanced methods and practices in seed biology, ecology and technology.
Main Contents
• Desiccation Tolerance in the -omics Era: New Tools for an Old Enigma?
• Recent Progress Towards the Understanding of Desiccation Tolerance
• Gene-expression in Relation to Seed Development and Longevity
• The Influence of Harvest Method on Seed Yield, Seed Size and Germination Capacity of Bulbine bulbosa (R. Br.) Haw. (Liliaceae)
• Alterations in Gene Expression and DNA During Loss and Re-establishment of Desiccation Tolerance in Germinating and Germinated Medicago truncatula Seeds.
• ASP53, a 53 kDa Cupin-containing Protein with a Dual Role: Storage Protein and Thermal Protectant
• Possible Involvement of Programmed Cell Death Events During Accelerated Ageing of Glycine max Axes
• Storage and Germination Response of Recalcitrant Seeds Subjected to Mild Dehydration
• Immunocytochemical Localisation of β-1,3-Glucanase in Wet-stored Recalcitrant Seeds of Avicennia marina Infected by Fusarium moniliforme
• Seed Development Transporting into the Post-genomic Era
• Biogenesis of the Compound Seed Protein Storage Vacuole
• Embryo Development and Time of Cutting in Cool Temperate Carrot Seed Crops
• Seed Biotechnology: Translating Promise into Practice
• Stress Inducible Gene Expression and its Impact on Seed and Plant Performance: a Microarray Approach
• The Use of Proteome and Transcriptome Profiling in the Understanding of Seed Germination and Identification of Intrinsic Markers Determining Seed Quality, Germination Efficiency and Early Seedling Vigour
• A ‘Seed-GUS-Expression’ Enhancer-Trap Library for Germination Research
• Betaomics: a Combined Proteome and Transcriptome Profiling Approach to Characterize Seed Germination and Vigour in Sugarbeet Seeds
• Cell Cycle Activity, Membrane Integrity and Germination of Matriconditioned Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Seeds
• Are Dormant Seeds Lazy and Germinating Seeds Not?
• Emerging and Established Model Systems for Endosperm Weakening
• Dormancy Classification and Potential Dormancy-Breaking Cues for Shrub Species from Fire-Prone South-Eastern Australia
• QTLs, Epistasis, and Other Interactions Associated with Dormancy in Weedy Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
• Differences in the Lolium rigidum Embryo Proteome of Seeds with a High (Light-insensitive) and Low (Light-sensitive) Level of Dormancy
• Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling of FsPP2C1-overexpressing Arabidopsis Plants
• Constitutive Expression of a Fagus ABA-Induced PP2C (FsPP2C2) in Arabidopsis Suggests Interactions Between ABA and GAs in Seed Dormancy
• Nucleotide Triphosphate Synthesis and Energy Metabolism in Primary Dormant and Thermodormant Oat Seeds
• Dormancy and Germination in Eucalyptus globulus Seeds
• The Effect of Hydropriming on Germination Barriers in Triploid Watermelon Seeds
• Molecular Mechanisms of Protein Degradation in Germinating Seeds
• A Role for Reactive Oxygen Species in Endosperm Weakening
• Characterization of a Dioxygenase Gene with a Potential Role in Steps Leading to Germination of the Root Parasite Orobanche aegyptiaca
• Computer Imaging to Assess Seed Germination Performance
• Development of a Sequential Digital Imaging System for Evaluating Seed Germination
• Seed Quality and Germination
• Effects of Bean Seed Production Conditions on Germination and Hypocotyl Elongation Responses to Temperature and Water Potential
• A Model of Seed Dormancy in Wild Oats (Avena fatua) for Investigating Genotype Χ Environment Interactions
• Seed microRNA Research
• Temporal Fulfilment of the Light Requirement for Seed Germination: An Example of its Use in Management of Rare Species
• Assisted Natural Recovery Using a Forest Soil Propagule Bank in the Athabasca Oil Sands
• The Effect of Light Intensity on Seed Production and Quality in a Number of Australian Wild Oat (Avena fatua L.) Lines
• Seed Ecology of Apiaceae Weeds in Pyrethrum
• Plant Dispersal Strategies, Seed Bank Distribution and Germination of Negev Desert Species
• Seed Biology of Tropical Australian Plants
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