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Basic and Applied Aspects of Seed Biology

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Desiccation Tolerance and Long Term Structural Stability
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    Chapter 2 Desiccation Tolerance in Immature Embryos of Maize: Sucrose, Raffinose and the ABA—Sucrose Relation
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    Chapter 3 DNA Status, Replication and Repair in Desiccation Tolerance and Germination
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    Chapter 4 The Role of Protein Biotinylation in the Development and Germination of Seeds
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    Chapter 5 The Effect of Harvest Time and Drying on Dormancy and Storability in Beechnuts
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    Chapter 6 Post-transcriptional Regulation of Storage Protein Synthesis during Early Embryogenesis
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    Chapter 7 Choice of the Matrix for Encapsulating and Dehydrating Carrot Somatic Embryos: Importance of the Rheology, the Desorption and the Diffusion Parameters
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    Chapter 8 Cryopreservation of Somatic Embryoids of Phoenix dactylifera
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    Chapter 9 Patenting in the Seed World
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    Chapter 10 From Encapsulated Somatic Embryo to Plantlet Regeneration
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    Chapter 11 Raffinose Series Oligosaccharides and Desiccation Tolerance of Developing Viviparous Maize Embryos
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    Chapter 12 Morphological and Physiological Changes Associated with Desiccation in Maize Embryos
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    Chapter 13 Fertilization and Seed Formation of Cyclamen persicum Mill
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    Chapter 14 Galactosyl Cyclitols and Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides in Relation to Desiccation Tolerance of Pea and Soyabean Seedlings
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    Chapter 15 Maternal Effects on Callistephus chinensis Seed Yield and Quality
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    Chapter 16 The Influence of JA-Me and ABA on Induction of Somatic Embryogenesis in Medicago sativa L. Tissue Cultures
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    Chapter 17 Ultrastructural and Chemical Characterization of Bulnesia Seeds
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    Chapter 18 Role of Acyltransferases in the Effect of ABA and Osmoticum on Oil Deposition during Seed Development
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    Chapter 19 The Phytochrome Family and their Roles in the Regulation of Seed Germination
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    Chapter 20 The Effect of Molybdenum on Seed Dormancy
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    Chapter 21 Moisture Content Controls the Effectiveness of Dormancy Breakage in Abies nordmanniana (Steven) Spach Seeds
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    Chapter 22 Primary Dormancy in Tomato. Further Studies with the sitiens Mutant
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    Chapter 23 Seed Dormancy and Responses of Seeds to Phytohormones in Nicotiana plumbaginifolia
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    Chapter 24 ABA Involvement in the Psychrolabile Dormancy of Fagus Embryo
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    Chapter 25 Abscisic Acid-Mediated Responses in Seeds Involving Protein Kinases and Phosphatases
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    Chapter 26 Dormancy in Sitka Spruce Seeds
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    Chapter 27 The Influence of Embryo Restraint During Dormancy Loss and Germination of Fraxinus excelsior Seeds
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    Chapter 28 Molecular Changes Associated with Dormancy-breakage in Douglas Fir Tree Seeds
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    Chapter 29 The Involvement of Microbes and Enzymes in the Pretreatment of Woody Seeds to Overcome Dormancy
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    Chapter 30 Dormancy Breaking and Short-term Storage of Pretreated Fagus sylvatica Seeds
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    Chapter 31 Germination Requirements and Dormancy in Festuca gigantea (L.) Vill. Populations
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    Chapter 32 QSAR Modelling of Dormancy-Breaking Chemicals
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    Chapter 33 Natural Far Red Irradiation and Weed Seed Persistence in the Soil
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    Chapter 34 Effect of Ethephon on Dormancy Breaking in Beechnuts
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    Chapter 35 Endogenous Gibberellins and Dormancy in Beechnuts
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    Chapter 36 Molecular Approach to the Role of ABA and GA 3 in the Dormancy of Fagus sylvatica Seeds
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    Chapter 37 Controlled Stratification of Prunus avium L. Seeds
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    Chapter 38 Studies on the Persistence of Rape Seeds ( Brassica napus L.), Emphasizing their Response to Light
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    Chapter 39 The Hydrotime Concept in Seed Germination and Dormancy
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    Chapter 40 A Statistical Perspective on Threshold Type Germination Models
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    Chapter 41 Accumulation of Seed Vigour During Development and Maturation
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    Chapter 42 Translation of Ribosomal Protein mRNAs in Maize Axes
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    Chapter 43 Cell Cycle Analysis in Dormant and Germinating Tomato Seeds
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    Chapter 44 Regulation of an α-Type DNA Polymerase Activity During Maize Germination
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    Chapter 45 DNA Integrity and Synthesis in Relation to Seed Vigour in Sugar Beet
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    Chapter 46 Ethanol, a Respiratory By-product: An Indicator of Seed Quality
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    Chapter 47 Semipermeable Layer in Seeds
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    Chapter 48 Stress, Protein Biosynthesis and Loss of Vigour and Viability in Cereal Seed
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    Chapter 49 Priming-induced Nuclear Replication Activity in Pepper ( Capsicum annuum L.) Seeds. Effect on Germination and Storability
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    Chapter 50 Induction of Desiccation Tolerance in Germinated Impatiens Seeds Enables Their Practical Use
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    Chapter 51 Osmotic Relations and Cell Wall Acidification as the Prerequisites of the Start of Elongation in the Seed Axial Organs
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    Chapter 52 Ultrastructure of Solid Matrix-Primed Endospermic and Nonendospermic Seeds
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    Chapter 53 The Molecular Mechanism of Seed Deterioration in Relation to the Accumulation of Protein—Acetaldehyde Adducts
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    Chapter 54 Structural and Biochemical Changes in the Plasma Membrane from Dry and Imbibed Embryos
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    Chapter 55 Comparison of the Storage Potential of Soyabean ( Glycine max ) Cultivars with Different Rates of Water Uptake
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    Chapter 56 Changes in Sucrose, Cyclitols and their Galactosyl Derivatives with Seed Ageing
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    Chapter 57 The Role of Methyl Jasmonate in Germination of Amaranthus caudatus L. Seeds
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    Chapter 58 Biochemical Events after Priming and Osmoconditioning of Seeds
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    Chapter 59 Sinapine Leakage for Detection of Seed Quality in Brassica
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    Chapter 60 Temperature and the Rate of Germination of Dormant Seeds of Chenopodium album
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    Chapter 61 Hydration up to Threshold Levels as the Triggering Agent of the Processes Preparing Germination in Quiescent Seeds
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    Chapter 62 A Cysteine Endopeptidase (SH-EP) in Germinated Vigna mungo Seeds: Post-translational Processing and Intracellular Transport
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    Chapter 63 Alleviation of Chilling Injury by Ethephon in Pea Seeds
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    Chapter 64 Flow Cytometric Analysis of Sugar-Beet Seeds Different in Vigour
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    Chapter 65 Effect of Elevated Temperatures during Grain Development on Seed Quality of Barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.)
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    Chapter 66 Relationship between Standard Germination, Accelerated Ageing Germination and Field Emergence in Soyabean
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    Chapter 67 Gene Expression During Maize Seed Germination
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    Chapter 68 Genotypic, Phenotypic and Opportunistic Germination Strategies of Some Common Desert Annuals Compared with Plants with Other Seed Dispersal and Germination Strategies
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    Chapter 69 Comparative Ecophysiology of Seed Germination Strategies in the Seven Pine Species Naturally Growing in Greece
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    Chapter 70 Germination of Orobanche Seeds: Some Aspects of Metabolism during Preconditioning
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    Chapter 71 Ecophysiology of Seed Germination in Composites Inhabiting Fire-prone Mediterranean Ecosystems
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    Chapter 72 SEED: A Computer-Assisted Learning Package on Seed Longevity
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    Chapter 73 Free Radicals in Seeds — Moving the Debate Forward
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    Chapter 74 Changes in Superoxide Dismutase, Catalase and Glutathione Reductase Activities in Sunflower Seeds during Accelerated Ageing and Subsequent Priming
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    Chapter 75 The Response of Hydrated Recalcitrant Seeds to Long-Term Storage
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    Chapter 76 Progress in the Understanding and Manipulation of Desiccation-Sensitive (Recalcitrant) Seeds
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    Chapter 77 Heat Stable Proteins and Desiccation Tolerance in Recalcitrant and Orthodox Seeds
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    Chapter 78 Cellular and Metabolic Events Associated with Dehydration of Recalcitrant Araucaria angustifolia Embryos
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    Chapter 79 Freezing Stress, Osmotic Strain, and their Viscoelastic Coupling
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    Chapter 80 Characterization of Intracellular Glasses in Bean Axes with Relevance to Storage Stability
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    Chapter 81 DNA Extraction from Dry Seeds for RAPD Analyses
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    Chapter 82 Some Aspects of the Biological Control of Seed Storage Fungi
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    Chapter 83 Preservation of Quercus robur L. Embryonic Axes in Liquid Nitrogen
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    Chapter 84 Desiccation Tolerance and Cryopreservation of Embryonic Axes of Recalcitrant Species
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    Chapter 85 Studies of Hot Water Treatments for Curtailing Seed-Associated Mycoflora
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    Chapter 86 Behaviour of Membranes and Proteins during Natural Seed Ageing
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    Chapter 87 Effect of Cryopreservation on Seed Germination of Different Leguminosae Species
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    Chapter 88 Changes of Carbohydrate Contents During Natural and Accelerated Ageing of Some Vegetable Seeds
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    Chapter 89 Light Promotes Free Radical Accumulation in Ageing Soyabean Seeds
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    Chapter 90 Cryopreservation of Seeds and Embryonic Axes of Several Citrus Species
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Title
Basic and Applied Aspects of Seed Biology
Published by
Springer Netherlands, December 2012
DOI 10.1007/978-94-011-5716-2
ISBNs
978-9-40-106410-1, 978-9-40-115716-2
Editors

Ellis, R. H., Black, M., Murdoch, A. J., Hong, T. D.

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Country Count As %
Brazil 1 13%
Unknown 7 88%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 3 38%
Student > Bachelor 1 13%
Other 1 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 1 13%
Researcher 1 13%
Other 2 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 88%
Environmental Science 1 13%
Social Sciences 1 13%