Chapter
2 Physiological and Molecular Aspects of the Control of Dormancy and Germination in Developing Sorghum Caryopses
3 Long cell, a Mutant from Maize Producing a Distorted Embryo and Generalized Cell Death
4 The Failure of the Embryonic Epidermis Affects Seed Maturation and Embryo Growth in Pea
5 Seed Quality Development in Wrinkled-seeded Mutant Peas (Pisum sativum L.)
6 Galactosyl Cyclitol Accumulation Enhanced by Substrate Feeding of Soybean Embryos
7 MARK, a Maize Atypical Receptor-like Kinase, Expressed During Embryogenesis and in the Meristems of the Adult Plant, Interacts with MIK, a New GCK/SPS1 Kinase
8 Sunflower Seed Development as Related to Antioxidant Enzyme Activities
9 GAMYB and BPBF Transcriptional Factors in the Control of Gene Expression During Development of Barley Endosperm
10 Peptide Transport in the Developing Barley Grain
11 Oxygen as a Control Factor in Embryogenesis of Legume Seeds
Part 2 Seed Germination and Dormancy
12 Hormonal and Molecular Events During Seed Dormancy Release and Germination
13 Involvement of Energy Metabolism and ABA in Primary and Secondary Dormancies in Oat (Avena sativa L.) Seeds – a Physiological Approach
14 Mobilization of the Galactomannan-containing Cell Walls of Tomato Seeds: Where Does Beta-Mannosidase Fit into the Picture?
15 Molecular Cloning and Expression of a Gene Encoding a Germin-like Protein in Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
16 Isolation and Characterization of Genes Related to the Breaking of Beechnut Dormancy and Putatively Involved in Ethylene Signal Perception and Transduction
17 Developing Weedy Rice for Map-based Cloning of Seed Dormancy Genes
18 PCNA-associated Proteins During Maize Germination
19 Tissue Printing for Localization of mRNA Expression in Seeds
20 Translational Control by Differential CAP-dependency in Selected Subpopulations of Maize-stored mRNAs
21 Expression of a Ribosomal Protein Gene During Germination of cabbage (Brassica oleracea f. oleracea) Seeds
22 Proteomics of Arabidopsis Seed Germination and Priming
23 Involvement of Oxidative Stress and ABA in CN-mediated Elimination of Embryonic Dormancy in Apple
24 The Regulation of the Thermoinhibition of Seed Germination in Winter Annual Plants by Abscisic Acid
25 SIMPLE (SIMulation of PLant Emergence): a Model for Predicting Crop Emergence
26 Metabolic Activity in Germinating Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Seeds Not Related to Distribution of Free Water Within the Seed
27 Some Observations on Seed Quality and Mitochondrial Performance
28 Gibberellin Regulation of Aleurone Cell Death in Germinating Wheat Seeds
29 What Do We Really Know About Desiccation Tolerance Mechanisms?
30 Are Sugar-sensing Pathways Involved in Desiccation Tolerance?
31 Gene Expression During Loss and Regaining of Stress Tolerance at Seed Priming and Drying
32 Proteomic Analysis of Maternal Dominance for Cold Germination in Maize
33 Seed Lifespan and Telomeres
34 Prediction of Seed Longevity: a Modified Model and Improved Fitting Process
35 Desiccation Rate, Desiccation Response and Damage Accumulation: Can Desiccation Sensitivity Be Quantified?
36 Is Genetic Fidelity Maintained Following the Cryopreservation of the Seeds of the Endangered African Pepper Bark (Warburgia salutaris)?
37 Structural Changes in Membranes of Developing Wheat Embryos During the Acquisition of Desiccation Tolerance
38 Sucrose Pretreatment Increases Desiccation Tolerance in Wampee (Clausena lansium) Axes
39 Dehydration Damage and its Repair in Imbibed Soybean (Glycine max) Seeds
40 New Approaches to the Study of the Evolution of Physical and Physiological Dormancy, the Two Most Common Classes of Seed Dormancy on Earth
41 Germination Deferment Strategies
42 Dormancy and Germination Ecology of Annual Ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaud.)
43 Phenotypic Plasticity of Seed Germination as a Component of the Complementary Sets of Adaptations and Survival Strategies During the Life Cycle of Ephemerals Occurring in the Negev Desert of Israel
44 Cold-induced Germination Promotion in Hemerocallis dumortieri var. esculenta and H. fulva var. littorea Seeds
45 Germination Stimulation of Weed Species by Smoke
46 Genetic Analysis and QTL Mapping for Cytosolic Glutamine Synthetase (GS) and Germination Traits in Maize Grain
47 Physico-chemical Factors Influence Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Seed Germination
48 Ageing in Tomato Reduces the Capacity of Seeds to Produce Ethylene, While Priming Increases Ethylene Evolution During Germination
49 Recent Accomplishments and New Opportunities in Seed Research