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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.