Chapter
2 Protein Synthesis in Seed Germination: Connecting External Cell Signals with the Ribosome
II Development and Quality
3 bZIP and DOF Transcription Factors in the Regulation of Gene Expression in Barley Endosperm
4 Impact of Amphiphile Partitioning on Desiccation Tolerance
5 Unravelling the Responses of Metabolism to Dehydration Points to a Role for Cytoplasmic Viscosity in Desiccation Tolerance
6 Soluble Sugars in Maturing Pea Seeds of Different Lines in Relation to Desiccation Tolerance
7 The Role of Stachyose Synthase in the Oligosaccharide Metabolism of Legume Seeds
8 Compartmentation of Abscisic Acid in Developing Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) Seeds
9 Involvement of ABA and GAs in the Regulation of Dormancy in Developing Sorghum Seeds
10 Irrigation and Seed Quality Development in Rapid-cycling Brassica
11 Molecular Genetic Analysis of Arabidopsis Seed Quality
12 Analysis of the Cell Cycle in Sugarbeet Seed during Development, Maturation and Germination
13 Possible Roles of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase and Pyruvate Kinase in Assimilate Partitioning in Developing Maize Embryos
14 Effects of Seed Ageing on the Enzymic Antioxidant System of Maize Cultivars
15 Towards the ex situ Conservation of Aquatic Angiosperms: a Review of Seed Storage Behaviour
16 Treatment of Immature Embryos of Maize with Water Reduces their Storability and the Desiccation Tolerance of the Scutellum
17 Maillard Reactions Cause Browning in Bean Seed Coats during Ageing: Inhibition by Aminoguanidine
18 Effects of Desiccation on the Subcellular Matrix of the Embryonic Axes of Quercus robur
19 Loss of Viability in Rye Embryos at Different Levels of Hydration: Senescence with Apoptotic Nucleosome Cleavage or Death with Random DNA Fragmentation
20 The Effect of Drying Rate on Recalcitrant Seeds: ‘Lethal Water Contents’, Causes of Damage, and Quantification of Recalcitrance
21 Conservation of Genetic Resources Naturally Occurring as Recalcitrant Seeds
22 Gene Expression Prior to Radicle Emergence in Imbibed Tomato Seeds
23 Characterization of Germination-related Genes in Avena fatua seeds
24 Cell Cycle Control during Maize Germination
25 Recent Advances in ABA-regulated Gene Expression in Cereal Seeds: Evidence for Regulation by PKABA1 Protein Kinase
26 Lettuce Endosperm Weakening: a Role for Endo-b-mannanase in Seed Germination at High Temperature*
27 Effect of Free Mg2+ on the Kinetics of the Plasma Membrane H+-ATPase from Dry and Hydrated Maize Embryos
28 The Barley Scutellar Peptide Transporter: Relationship to Germination and Loss of Seed Viability
29 Molecular Cloning and Possible Role of an Asparaginyl Endopeptidase (REP-2) from Germinated Rice Seeds
30 Metabolism of Essential Oils during Inhibition of Wheat Seed Germination
31 Genetic Model for Dormancy in Wild Oat
32 Characterization and Expression of Two Protein Kinase Genes and an EIN3-like Gene, which are Regulated by ABA and GA3 in Dormant Fagus sylvatica Seeds
33 Effects of Fusicoccin and Gibberellic Acid on Germination and a-Amylase Expression in Barley Grains
34 Smoke and Germination of Arable and Rangeland Weeds
35 Intermittent Germination: Causes and Ecological Implications
36 Seed Ecology at the Northern Limit of the Tropical Rain Forest in America
37 Genotypic and Phenotypic Germination Survival Strategies of Ecotypes and Annual Plant Species in the Negev Desert of Israel
38 Hydrothermal Time as a Tool in Comparative Germination Studies
39 Emergent Weedy Foxtail (Setaria spp.) Seed Germinability Behaviour
VII Applications of Seed Biology
40 Biotechnological Applications of Seed Biology
41 Manipulating Starch Quality in Seeds: a Genetic Approach
42 Identification of Germination-specific Protein Markers and their Use in Seed Priming Technology
43 A Critical Assessment of the Role of Oligosaccharides in Intracellular Glass Stability
44 Improvement of Tomato Seed Germination by Osmopriming as Related to Energy Metabolism
45 Bio-osmopriming Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Seeds for Improved Seedling Establishment
46 Use of Threshold Germination Models under Variable Field Conditions
Seed Biology
：Advances and Applications
( Proceedings of the Sixth International Workshop on Seeds, Merida, Mexico, 1999 )
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