Table of contents for Seeds : biology, development and ecology / edited by Sheldon C. Navie & Steve W. Adkins, Sarah Ashmore.

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Contents
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 
Desiccation Tolerance in the -omics Era: New Tools for an Old Enigma?
J. BUITINK
Chapter 2
Recent Progress Towards the Understanding of Desiccation Tolerance
P. BERJAK AND N.W. PAMMENTER
Chapter 3
Gene-expression in Relation to Seed Development and Longevity
S.P.C. GROOT, Y. SOEDA and A.H.M. VAN DER GEEST
Chapter 4
The Influence of Harvest Method on Seed Yield, Seed Size and Germination Capacity of Bulbine bulbosa (R. Br.) Haw. (Liliaceae)
C.J. DELPRATT
Chapter 5
Alterations in Gene Expression During Loss and Re-establishment of Desiccation Tolerance in Germinating and Germinated Medicago truncatula Seeds
J.M.R. FARIA, M. LAMMERS, W. LIGTERINK, J. KODDE AND H.W.M. HILHORST
Chapter 6
ASP53, a 53 kDa Cupin-containing Protein with a Dual Role: Storage Protein and Thermal Protectant
L. Mtwisha, J. Farrant, W. Brandt, C. Hlongwane AND G. Lindsey
Chapter 7
The Possible Involvement of Programmed Cell Death Events During Accelerated Ageing of Glycine max Axes
S.Q. SONG, X. TIAN AND J.R. F
Chapter 8
Storage and Germination Response of Recalcitrant Seeds Subjected to Mild Dehydration
S. EGGERS, D. ERDEY, N.W. PAMMENTER AND P. BERJAK
Chapter 9
Immunocytochemical Localisation of ?-1,3-glucanase in Wet-stored Recalcitrant Seeds of Avicennia marina Infected by Fusarium moniliforme
V. MERHAR, C. CALISTRU AND P. BERJAK
Chapter 10
Seed Development Transporting into the Post-genomic Era
W.M. WATERWORTH AND C.M. BRAY
Chapter 11
Biogenesis of the Compound Seed Protein Storage Vacuole
Y.C. TSE, J. WANG, Y. MIAO AND L. JIANG
Chapter 12
Embryo Development and Time of Cutting in Cool Temperate Carrot Seed Crops
A. GEARD, C.J. SPURR AND P.H. BROWN
Chapter 13
Seed Biotechnology: Translating Promise into Practice
K.J. BRADFORD
Chapter 14
Stress Inducible Gene Expression and its Impact on Seed and Plant Performance: A Microarray Approach
W. LIGTERINK, J. KODDE, M. LAMMERS, H. DASSEN, L. VAN DER GEEST, R. DE MAAGD2 AND H. HILHORST
Chapter 15
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
L. RAJJOU, L. Mich¿, R. Huguet, C.ÿJob AND D.ÿJob
Chapter 16
A ?Seed-GUS-Expression? Enhancer-Trap Library for Germination Research
P.-P. Liu, R.C. Martin, J.R. Hewitt, N. KOIZUKA, T.m. HOMRICHHAUSEN and H. Nonogaki
Chapter 17
Betaomics: a Combined Proteome and Transcriptome Profiling Approach to Characterize Seed Germination and Vigour in Sugarbeet Seeds
J. Catusse, E. Pestsova, C. Bechetoil, C. Job, J.ÿMeinhard, A. Jagonak, J.-M. Strub, A. Van Dorsselaer, U. Fischer, P.ÿWesthoff and D. Job
Chapter 18
Cell Cycle Activity, Membrane Integrity and Germination of Matriconditioned Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Seeds
J. SADOWSKI AND E. SLIWINSKA
Chapter 19
Are Dormant Seeds Lazy and Germinating Seeds Not?
H.W.M. HILHORST
Chapter 20
Emerging and Established Model Systems for Endosperm Weakening
G. Leubner-Metzger, B. Kucera AND K. M¿lleR
Chapter 21
Dormancy Classification and Potential Dormancy-Breaking Cues for Shrub Species from Fire-Prone South-Eastern Australia
M.K.J. OOI
 Chapter 22
QTLs, Epistasis, and Other Interactions Associated with Dormancy in Weedy Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
M.E. FOLEY, X.-Y. GU AND S.F. KIANIAN
Chapter 23
Differences in the Lolium rigidum Embryo Proteome of Seeds with a High (Light-insensitive) and Low (Light-sensitive) Level of Dormancy
K.J. STEADMAN AND A.H. MILLAR
Chapter 24
Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling of FsPP2C1-overexpressing Arabidopsis Plants
M.P. GONZµLEZ-GARCÖA, D. RODRÖGUEZ, C. NICOLµS, G. NICOLµS AND 
O. LORENZO
Chapter 25
Constitutive Expression of a Fagus ABA-Induced PP2C (FsPP2C2) in Arabidopsis Suggests Interactions Between ABA and GAs in Seed dormancy
D. REYES, C. NICOLµS, M.P. GONZµLEZ-GARCÖA, O. LORENZO, G. NICOLµS AND D. RODRÖGUEZ
Chapter 26
Nucleotide Triphosphate Synthesis and Energy Metabolism in 
Primary Dormant and Thermodormant Oat Seeds
F. CORBINEAU, D. VINEL, J. LEYMARIE AND D. CâME
Chapter 27
Dormancy and Germination in Eucalyptus globulus Seeds
T.S. NAIR, S. WILSON AND C. SPURR
Chapter 28
The Effect of Hydropriming on Germination Barriers in Triploid Watermelon Seeds
X.Y. ZHENG, X.Q. LI AND Y. XU
Chapter 29
Molecular Mechanisms of Protein Degradation in Germinating Seeds
J. WANG, Y. MIAO, Y.C. TSE AND L. JIANG
Chapter 30
A Role for Reactive Oxygen Species in Endosperm Weakening
K. M¿LLER, B. HESS AND G. LEUBNER-METZGER
Chapter 31
Characterization of a Dioxygenase Gene with a Potential Role in Steps Leading to Germination of the Root Parasite Orobanche aegyptiaca
D.M. Joel, H. Bar, A.M. Mayer, V. Verdoucq, G. Welbaum and J. Westwood
Chapter 32
Computer Imaging to Assess Seed Germination Performance
M.B. MCDONALD
Chapter 33
Development of a Sequential Digital Imaging System for Evaluating Seed Germination
R.L. GENEVE, M. DUTT AND A.B. DOWNIE
Chapter 34
Seed Quality and Germination
L. RAJJOU, Y. LOVIGNY, C. JOB, M. BELGHAZI, S. GROOT AND D. JOB
Chapter 35
Effects of Bean Seed Production Conditions on Germination and Hypocotyl Elongation Responses to Temperature and Water Potential
P. Moreau-Valancogne, F. Coste, C. D¿rr AND Y. Crozat
Chapter 36
A Model of Seed Dormancy in Wild Oats (Avena fatua) for Investigating Genotype ¿ Environment Interactions
S.K. SHEPHERD, A.J. MURDOCH, J.M. DUNWELL AND P.J. LUTMAN
Chapter 37
Seed microRNA Research
R.C. MARTIN, P.-P. LIU AND H. NONOGAKI
Chapter 38
Temporal Fulfilment of the Light Requirement for Seed Germination: An Example of its Use in Management of Rare Species
E.A. Fitch, J.L. Walck and S.N. Hidayati
Chapter 39
Assisted Natural Recovery Using a Forest Soil Propagule Bank in the Athabasca Oil Sands
D.D. Mackenzie and M.A. Naeth
Chapter 40
The Effect of Light Intensity on Seed Production and Quality in a Number of Australian Wild Oat (Avena fatua L.) Lines
S.W. ADKINS AND L. ARMSTRONG
Chapter 41
Seed Ecology of Apiaceae Weeds in Pyrethrum 
R.P. RAWNSLEY, A.J. GRACIE, P.A. LANE, P.H. BROWN AND T. GROOM
Chapter 42
Plant Dispersal Strategies, Seed Bank Distribution and Germination of Negev Desert Species
Y. Gutterman, T. Gendler and Z.-Y. Huang
Chapter 43
Seed Biology of Tropical Australian Plants
S.M. BELLAIRS AND N. ASHWATH
Index

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:

Seeds -- Congresses.
Seeds -- Development -- Congresses.
Seeds -- Ecology -- Congresses.