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Seed Biology: Advances and Applications (Cabi Publishing)
About the Author
Michael Black, King's College, University of London. Kent J. Bradford, University of California, Davis. Jorge Vazquez-Ramos, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.
Hardcover: 528 pages
Publisher: CABI (July 20, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0851994040
ISBN-13: 978-0851994048
Product Description
Substantial progress has been made in seed science during the past few years, emphasizing the important role seed biology plays in advancing plant biotechnology agriculture and plant resource management and conservation. This book contains edited and revised papers from the 6th International Workshop on Seeds held in Mexico in January 1999 and describes the current status of seed research and technology.
About the Author
Michael Black, King's College, University of London. Kent J. Bradford, University of California, Davis. Jorge Vazquez-Ramos, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.
Hardcover: 528 pages
Publisher: CABI (July 20, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0851994040
ISBN-13: 978-0851994048
Product Description
Substantial progress has been made in seed science during the past few years, emphasizing the important role seed biology plays in advancing plant biotechnology agriculture and plant resource management and conservation. This book contains edited and revised papers from the 6th International Workshop on Seeds held in Mexico in January 1999 and describes the current status of seed research and technology.
Table of Contents
Contributors
Preface
1 Travels with Seeds: a Cartography of Seed Science 3
2 Protein Synthesis in Seed Germination: Connecting External Cell Signals with the Ribosome 11
3 bZIP and DOFF actors in the Regulation of Gene Expression in Barley Endosperm 27
4 Impact of Amphiphile Partitioning on Desiccation Tolerance 43
5 Unravelling the Responses of Metabolism to Dehydration Points to a Role for Cytoplasmic Viscosity in Desiccation Tolerance 57
6 Soluble Sugars in Maturing Pea Seeds of Different Lines in Relation to Desiccation Tolerance 67
7 The Role of Stachyose Synthase in the Oligosaccharide Metabolism of Legume Seeds 75
8 Compartmentation of Abscisic Acid in Developing Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) Seeds 85
9 Involvement of ABA and GAs in the Regulation of Dormancy in Developing Sorghum Seeds 101
10 Irrigation and Seed Quality Development in Rapid-cycling Brassica 113
11 Molecular Genetic Analysis of Arabidopsis Seed Quality 123
12 Analysis of the Cell Cycle in Sugarheet Seed during Development, Maturation and Germination 133
13 Possible Roles of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase and Pyruvate Kinase in Assimilate Partitioning in Developing Maize Embryos 141
14 Effects of Seed Ageing on the Enzymic Antioxidant System of Maize Cultivars 151
15 Towards the ex situ Conservation of Aquatic Angiosperms: a Review of Seed Storage Behaviour 161
16 Treatment of Immature Embryos of Maize with Water Reduces their Storability and the Desiccation Tolerance of the Scutellum 179
17 Maillard Reactions Cause Browning in Bean Seed Coats during Ageing: Inhibition by Aminoguanidine 189
18 Effects of Desiccation on the Subcellular Matrix of the Embryonic Axes of Quercus robur 197
19 Loss of Viability in Rye Embryos at Different Levels of Hydration: Senescence with Apoptotic Nucleosome Cleavage or Death with Random DNA Fragmentation 205
20 The Effect of Drying Rate on Recalcitrant Seeds: 'Lethal Water Contents', Causes of Damage, and Quantification of Recalcitrance 215
21 Conservation of Genetic Resources Naturally Occurring as Recalcitrant Seeds 223
22 Gene Expression Prior to Radicle Emergence in Imbibed Tomato Seeds 231
23 Characterization of Germination-related Genes in Avena fatua seeds 253
24 Cell Cycle Control during Maize Germination 261
25 Recent Advances in ABA-regulated Gene Expression in Cereal Seeds: Evidence for Regulation by PKABA1 Protein Kinase 271
26 Lettuce Endosperm Weakening: a Role for Endo-[beta]-mannanase in Seed Germination at High Temperature 277
27 Effect of Free Mg[superscript 2+] on the Kinetics of the Plasma Membrane H[superscript +]-ATPase from Dry and Hydrated Maize Embryos 287
28 The Barley Scutellar Peptide Transporter: Relationship to Germination and Loss of Seed Viability 297
29 Molecular Cloning and Possible Role of an Asparaginyl Endopeptidase (REP-2) from Germinated Rice Seeds 309
30 Metabolism of Essential Oils during Inhibition of Wheat Seed Germination 315
31 Genetic Model for Dormancy in Wild Oat 323
32 Characterization and Expression of Two Protein Kinase Genes and an EIN3-like Gene, which are Regulated by ABA and GA[subscript 3] in Dormant Fagus sylvatica Seeds 329
33 Effects of Fusicoccin and Gibberellic Acid on Germination and [alpha]-Amylase Expression in Barley Grains 341
34 Smoke and Germination of Arable and Rangeland Weeds 347
35 Intermittent Germination: Causes and Ecological Implications 363
36 Seed Ecology at the Northern Limit of the Tropical Rain Forest in America 375
37 Genotypic and Phenotypic Germination Survival Strategies of Ecotypes and Annual Plant Species in the Negev Desert of Israel 389
38 Hydrothermal Time as a Tool in Comparative Germination Studies 401
39 Emergent Weedy Foxtail (Setaria spp.) Seed Germinability Behaviour 411
40 Biotechnological Applications of Seed Biology 427
41 Manipulating Starch Quality in Seeds: a Genetic Approach 439
42 Identification of Germination-specific Protein Markers and their Use in Seed Priming Technology 449
43 A Critical Assessment of the Role of Oligosaccharides in Intracellular Glass Stability 461
44 Improvement of Tomato Seed Germination by Osmopriming as Related to Energy Metabolism 467
45 Bio-osmopriming Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Seeds for Improved Seedling Establishment 477
46 Use of Threshold Germination Models under Variable Field Conditions 489
Index 499
Contributors
Preface
1 Travels with Seeds: a Cartography of Seed Science 3
2 Protein Synthesis in Seed Germination: Connecting External Cell Signals with the Ribosome 11
3 bZIP and DOFF actors in the Regulation of Gene Expression in Barley Endosperm 27
4 Impact of Amphiphile Partitioning on Desiccation Tolerance 43
5 Unravelling the Responses of Metabolism to Dehydration Points to a Role for Cytoplasmic Viscosity in Desiccation Tolerance 57
6 Soluble Sugars in Maturing Pea Seeds of Different Lines in Relation to Desiccation Tolerance 67
7 The Role of Stachyose Synthase in the Oligosaccharide Metabolism of Legume Seeds 75
8 Compartmentation of Abscisic Acid in Developing Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) Seeds 85
9 Involvement of ABA and GAs in the Regulation of Dormancy in Developing Sorghum Seeds 101
10 Irrigation and Seed Quality Development in Rapid-cycling Brassica 113
11 Molecular Genetic Analysis of Arabidopsis Seed Quality 123
12 Analysis of the Cell Cycle in Sugarheet Seed during Development, Maturation and Germination 133
13 Possible Roles of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase and Pyruvate Kinase in Assimilate Partitioning in Developing Maize Embryos 141
14 Effects of Seed Ageing on the Enzymic Antioxidant System of Maize Cultivars 151
15 Towards the ex situ Conservation of Aquatic Angiosperms: a Review of Seed Storage Behaviour 161
16 Treatment of Immature Embryos of Maize with Water Reduces their Storability and the Desiccation Tolerance of the Scutellum 179
17 Maillard Reactions Cause Browning in Bean Seed Coats during Ageing: Inhibition by Aminoguanidine 189
18 Effects of Desiccation on the Subcellular Matrix of the Embryonic Axes of Quercus robur 197
19 Loss of Viability in Rye Embryos at Different Levels of Hydration: Senescence with Apoptotic Nucleosome Cleavage or Death with Random DNA Fragmentation 205
20 The Effect of Drying Rate on Recalcitrant Seeds: 'Lethal Water Contents', Causes of Damage, and Quantification of Recalcitrance 215
21 Conservation of Genetic Resources Naturally Occurring as Recalcitrant Seeds 223
22 Gene Expression Prior to Radicle Emergence in Imbibed Tomato Seeds 231
23 Characterization of Germination-related Genes in Avena fatua seeds 253
24 Cell Cycle Control during Maize Germination 261
25 Recent Advances in ABA-regulated Gene Expression in Cereal Seeds: Evidence for Regulation by PKABA1 Protein Kinase 271
26 Lettuce Endosperm Weakening: a Role for Endo-[beta]-mannanase in Seed Germination at High Temperature 277
27 Effect of Free Mg[superscript 2+] on the Kinetics of the Plasma Membrane H[superscript +]-ATPase from Dry and Hydrated Maize Embryos 287
28 The Barley Scutellar Peptide Transporter: Relationship to Germination and Loss of Seed Viability 297
29 Molecular Cloning and Possible Role of an Asparaginyl Endopeptidase (REP-2) from Germinated Rice Seeds 309
30 Metabolism of Essential Oils during Inhibition of Wheat Seed Germination 315
31 Genetic Model for Dormancy in Wild Oat 323
32 Characterization and Expression of Two Protein Kinase Genes and an EIN3-like Gene, which are Regulated by ABA and GA[subscript 3] in Dormant Fagus sylvatica Seeds 329
33 Effects of Fusicoccin and Gibberellic Acid on Germination and [alpha]-Amylase Expression in Barley Grains 341
34 Smoke and Germination of Arable and Rangeland Weeds 347
35 Intermittent Germination: Causes and Ecological Implications 363
36 Seed Ecology at the Northern Limit of the Tropical Rain Forest in America 375
37 Genotypic and Phenotypic Germination Survival Strategies of Ecotypes and Annual Plant Species in the Negev Desert of Israel 389
38 Hydrothermal Time as a Tool in Comparative Germination Studies 401
39 Emergent Weedy Foxtail (Setaria spp.) Seed Germinability Behaviour 411
40 Biotechnological Applications of Seed Biology 427
41 Manipulating Starch Quality in Seeds: a Genetic Approach 439
42 Identification of Germination-specific Protein Markers and their Use in Seed Priming Technology 449
43 A Critical Assessment of the Role of Oligosaccharides in Intracellular Glass Stability 461
44 Improvement of Tomato Seed Germination by Osmopriming as Related to Energy Metabolism 467
45 Bio-osmopriming Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Seeds for Improved Seedling Establishment 477
46 Use of Threshold Germination Models under Variable Field Conditions 489
Index 499
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