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Recent Advances in the Development and Germination of Seeds

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Raymond B. Taylorson

    1. United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series A: (NSSA, volume 187)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Seed Research — Past, Present And Future

    • Michael Black
    Pages 1-6

  3. Use of Transgenic Plants for Studies of Seed-Specific Gene Expression

    • Philip A. Lessard, Randy D. Allen, François Bernier, Roger N. Beachy
    Pages 7-18

  4. Impact of Simulated Drought Stress on Protein Body Cycle in Radicles of Developing and Germinating Cotton Seeds

    • Eugene L. Vigil
    Pages 19-28

  5. Synthetic Seed for Clonal Production of Crop Plants1

    • D. J. Gray
    Pages 29-45

  6. Synthesis of Acid-Soluble, ABA-Inducible Proteins in Wheat Embryos from Dormant Grain

    • M. Walker-Simmons, K. E. Crane, S. Yao
    Pages 47-55

  7. Hormones, Genetic Mutants and Seed Development

    • J. D. Smith, Franklin Fong, C. W. Magill, B. Greg Cobb, D. G. Bai
    Pages 57-69

  8. Membrane Behavior in Drought and Its Physiological Significance

    • Folkert A. Hoekstra, John H. Crowe, Lois M. Crowe
    Pages 71-88

  9. The Basis of Recalcitrant Seed Behaviour

    • Patricia Berjak, Jill M. Farrant, N. W. Pammenter
    Pages 89-108

  10. Phytin Synthesis and Deposition

    • John S. Greenwood
    Pages 109-125

  11. Calcium-Regulated Metabolism in Seed Germination

    • Stanley J. Roux
    Pages 127-138

  12. Transport and Targeting of Proteins to Protein Storage Vacuoles (Protein Bodies) in Developing Seeds

    • Maarten J. Chrispeels, Brian W. Tague
    Pages 139-150

  13. Biochemical Adaptations to Anoxia in Rice and Echinochloa Seeds

    • Robert A. Kennedy, Theodore C. Fox, Leslie D. Dybiec, Mary E. Rumpho
    Pages 151-163

  14. Some Aspects of Metabolic Regulation of Seed Germination and Dormancy

    • Daniel Côme, Françoise Corbineau
    Pages 165-179

  15. Phytochrome and Sensitization in Germination Control

    • William J. VanDerWoude
    Pages 181-189

  16. The Role of Light and Nitrate in Seed Germination

    • Henk W. M. Hilhorst, Cees M. Karssen
    Pages 191-205

  17. Water-Impermeable Seed Coverings as Barriers to Germination

    • G. H. Egley
    Pages 207-223

  18. Control of Germination and Early Development in Parasitic Angiosperms

    • Michael P. Timko, Christa S. Florea, James L. Riopel
    Pages 225-240

  19. Factors Eliciting the Germination of Photoblastic Kalanchoe Seeds

    • J. A. De Greef, H. Fredericq, R. Rethy, A. Dedonder, E. De Petter, L. Van Wiemeersch
    Pages 241-260

  20. Factors Influencing the Efficacy of Dormancy-Breaking Chemicals

    • Marc Alan Cohn
    Pages 261-267
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About this book

These Proceedings are a product of the International Workshop on Seeds held in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, at the College of William and Mary, during the week of August 6-11, 1989. Sixty-eight participants attended. The location provided a scenic and historical setting for the excellent work presented. Good facilities and amenities also contributed to the success of the meeting. The Proceedings present the substance of the main lectures given at this meeting. In addition, there were 29 brief paper presentations and 30 poster presentations which have been summarized in abstract form in a separate publication. This meeting represents the third such meeting of a diverse group of scientists interested in the behavior of seeds, both in an agricultural sense and as tools for the advancement of more particular s~bject matter. The first meeting was held in Jerusalem, Israel in 1980 and the second in Wageningen, The Netherlands in 1985. A fourth meeting is being planned. The Editor and Organizer wishes to thank not only the contributors to this volume for their efforts but also all the other participants whose combined efforts made this meeting a great success.

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  • United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, USA

    Raymond B. Taylorson

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