Seed development and germination. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Jaime Kigel, Gad Galili.
• Other Names: Kigel, Jaime, 1943-; Galili, Gad, 1952-
• Contents: 1. The Seed: Structure and Function / F. Dieter Boesewinkel and Ferry Bouman -- 2. Transport and Accumulation of Carbohydrates in Developing Seeds: The Seed as a Sink / Eli Zamski -- 3. Cereal Seed Storage Proteins / Peter R. Shewry -- 4. Legume Storage Proteins / Alessandro Vitale and Roberto Bollini -- 5. Regulation of Seed Storage Protein Gene Expression / Roger L. Morton, Diana Quiggin and T.J.V. Higgins -- 6. Starch Synthesis in Seeds / Mirta N. Sivak and Jack Preiss -- 7. Lipid Biosynthesis in Developing Seeds / Martine Miquel and John Browse -- 8. Cell and Molecular Biology of Seed Oil Bodies / Eliot M. Herman -- 9. Mechanisms and Regulation of Mineral Nutrient Storage During Seed Development / John N.A. Lott, John S. Greenwood and Graeme D. Batten -- 10. Acquisition and Loss of Desiccation Tolerance / Christina W. Vertucci and Jill M. Farrant. 11. Regulatory Mechanisms in the Transition from Seed Development to Germination: Interactions Between the Embryo and the Seed Environment / Allison R. Kermode -- 12. Hormonal Regulation of Seed Development, Dormancy, and Germination Studied by Genetic Control / Cees M. Karssen -- 13. Water Relations in Seed Germination / Kent J. Bradford -- 14. Control of Seed Germination and Dormancy by the Gaseous Environment / Francoise Corbineau and Daniel Come -- 15. Intracellular Transport and Secretion of Seed Proteins / Russell L. Jones -- 16. Carbohydrate Degradation During Germination / Paul Ziegler -- 17. Pollinators and Seed Production / Glenda Vaughton and Mike Ramsey -- 18. Environmental Maternal Effects on Seed Quality and Germination / Renata D. Wulff -- 19. Ecology of Seed Banks / Michael Fenner -- 20. Seed Germination in Soil: Dormancy Cycles / Grant H. Egley -- 21. Modeling Weed Seed Germination / Roberto L. Benech-Arnold and Rodolfo A. Sanchez. 22. Germination of Weedy Root Parasites / Daniel M. Joel, John C. Steffens and David E. Matthews -- 23. Seed Germination and Seed-Bank Ecology in Halophytes / Irwin A. Ungar -- 24. Allelopathy, Autotoxicity, and Germination / Jacob Friedman -- 25. Seed Germination in Arid and Semiarid Regions / Jaime Kigel -- 26. Deteriorative Changes Associated with the Loss of Viability of Stored Desiccation-Tolerant and Desiccation-Sensitive Seeds / Michael T. Smith and Patricia Berjak -- 27. The Implications of Seed-Associated Mycoflora During Storage / David J. Mycock and Patricia Berjak -- 28. Biochemical Processes During the Osmopriming of Seeds / Clifford M. Bray -- 29. Improving Protein Quality in Seeds / Jeffrey E. Habben and Brian A. Larkins -- 30. Synthesis and Accumulation of the Essential Amino Acids Lysine and Threonine in Seeds / Gad Galili, Orit Shaul, Avihai Perl and Hagai Karchi.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (872 pages)
• Subjects: 582/.0467; Seeds -- Development; Germination; Semences -- Développement; Germination; Germination; Seeds -- Development; Zaad (plantkunde); Kiemen; Samenentwicklung; Samenkeimung; Semences; Semences -- Développement; Germination; Plantes -- Développement
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351417310; 1351417312
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.