Seeds : biology, development and ecology /

Contributors p. xi
Preface p. xix
I Michael Black Founders Lecture
1 Desiccation Tolerance in the -omics Era: New Tools for an Old Enigma? J. Buitink p. 1
II Seed Conservation
2 Recent Progress Towards the Understanding of Desiccation Tolerance P. Berjak and N.W. Pammenter p. 17
3 Gene Expression in Relation to Seed Development and Longevity S.P.C. Groot and Y. Soeda and A.H.M. van der Geest p. 28
4 The Influence of Harvest Method on Seed Yield, Seed Size and Germination Capacity of Bulbine bulbosa (R. Br.) Haw. (Liliaceae) C.J. Delpratt p. 39
5 Alterations in Gene Expression During Loss and Re-establishment of Desiccation Tolerance in Germinating and Germinated Medicago truncatula Seeds J.M.R. Faria and M. Lammers and W. Ligterink and J. Kodde and H.W.M. Hilhorst p. 50
6 ASP53, a 53 kDa Cupin-containing Protein with a Dual Role: Storage Protein and Thermal Protectant L. Mtwisha and J.M. Farrant and W. Brandt and C. Hlongwane and G.G. Lindsey p. 57
7 Possible Involvement of Programmed Cell Death Events During Accelerated Ageing of Glycine max Axes S.Q. Song and X. Tian and J.R. Fu p. 71
8 Storage and Germination Response of Recalcitrant Seeds Subjected to Mild Dehydration S. Eggers and D. Erdey and N.W. Pammenter and P. Berjak p. 85
9 Immunocytochemical Localization of [Beta]-1,3-Glucanase in Wet-stored Recalcitrant Seeds of Avicennia marina Infected by Fusarium moniliforme V. Merhar and C. Calistru and P. Berjak p. 93
III Seed Development
10 Seed Development Transporting into the Post-genomic Era W.M. Waterworth and C.M. Bray p. 102
11 Biogenesis of the Compound Seed Protein Storage Vacuole Y.C. Tse and J. Wang and Y. Miao and L. Jiang p. 112
12 Embryo Development and Time of Cutting in Cool Temperate Carrot Seed Crops A. Geard and C.J. Spurr and P.H. Brown p. 120
IV Seed Biotechnology
13 Seed Biotechnology: Translating Promise into Practice K.J. Bradford p. 130
14 Stress-inducible Gene Expression and its Impact on Seed and Plant Performance: a Microarray Approach W. Ligterink and J. Kodde and M. Lammers and H. Dassen and A.H.M. van der Geest and R.A. De Maagd and H.W.M. Hilhorst p. 139
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 and L. Miche and R. Huguet and C. Job and D. Job p. 149
16 A Seed-GUS-Fxpression Enhancer-trap library for Germination Research P.-P. Liu and R.C. Martin and J.R. Hewitt and N. Koizuka and T.M. Homrichhausen and H. Nonogaki p. 159
17 Betaomics: a Combined Proteome and Transcriptome Profiling Approach to Characterize Seed Germination and Vigour in Sugarbeet Seeds J. Catusse and E. Pestsova and C. Bechetoille and C. Job and J. Meinhard and A. Jagonak and J.-M. Strub and A. van Dorsselaer and U. Fischer and P. Westhoff and D. Job p. 169
18 Cell Cycle Activity, Membrane Integrity and Germination of Matriconditioned Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Seeds J. Sadowski and E. Sliwinska p. 179
V Germination and Dormancy
19 Are Dormant Seeds Lazy and Germinating Seeds Not? H.W.M. Hilhorst p. 188
20 Emerging and Established Model Systems for Endosperm Weakening G. Leubner-Metzger and B. Kucera and K. Muller p. 195
21 Dormancy Classification and Potential Dormancy-breaking Cues for Shrub Species from Fire-prone South-eastern Australia M.K.J. Ooi p. 205
22 Quantitative Trait Loci, Epistasis and Other Interactions Associated with Dormancy in Weedy Rice (Oryza sativa L.) M.E. Foley and X.-Y. Gu and S.F. Kianian p. 217
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 p. 225
24 Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling of FsPP2C1-overexpressing Arabidopsis Plants M.P. Gonzalez-Garcia and D. Rodriguez and C. Nicolas and G. Nicolas and O. Lorenzo p. 235
25 Constitutive Expression of a Fagus ABA-induced PP2C (FsPP2C2) in Arabidopsis Suggests Interactions Between ABA and Gibberellins in Seed Dormancy D. Reyes and C. Nicolas and M.P. Gonzalez-Garcia and O. Lorenzo and G. Nicolas and D. Rodriguez p. 245
26 Nucleotide Triphosphate Synthesis and Energy Metabolism in Primary Dormant and Thermodormant Oat Seeds F. Corbineau and D. Vinel and J. Leymarie and D. Come p. 254
27 Dormancy and Germination in Eucalyptus globulus Seeds T.S. Nair and S. Wilson and C. Spurr p. 262
28 The Effect of Hydropriming on Germination Barriers in Triploid Watermelon Seeds X.Y. Zheng and X.Q. Li and Y. Xu p. 269
29 Molecular Mechanisms of Protein Degradation in Germinating Seeds J. Wang and Y. Miao and Y.C. Tse and L. Jiang p. 279
30 A Role for Reactive Oxygen Species in Endosperm Weakening K. Muller and B. Hess and G. Leubner-Metzger p. 287
31 Characterization of a Dioxygenase Gene with a Potential Role in Steps Leading to Germination of the Root Parasite Orobanche aegyptiaca D.M. Joel and H. Bar and A.M. Mayer and V. Verdoucq and G. Welbaum and J. Westwood p. 296
32 Computer Imaging to Assess Seed Germination Performance M.B. McDonald p. 307
33 Development of a Sequential Digital Imaging System for Evaluating Seed Germination R.L. Geneve and M. Dutt and A.B. Downie p. 315
34 Seed Quality and Germination L. Rajjou and Y. Lovigny and C. Job and M. Belghazi and S. Groot and D. Job p. 324
35 Effects of Bean Seed Production Conditions on Germination and Hypocotyl Elongation Responses to Temperature and Water Potential P. Moreau-Valancogne and F. Coste and C. Durr and Y. Crozat p. 333
36 A Model of Seed Dormancy in Wild Oats (Avena fatua) for Investigating Genotype x Environment Interactions S.K. Shepherd and A.J. Murdoch and J.M. Dunwell and P.J. Lutman p. 342
37 Seed microRNA Research R.C. Martin and P.-P. Liu and H. Nonogaki p. 354
VI Seed Ecology
38 Temporal Fulfilment of the Light Requirement for Seed Germination: an Example of its Use in Management of Rare Species E.A. Fitch and J.L. Walck and S.N. Hidayati p. 365
39 Assisted Natural Recovery Using a Forest Soil Propagule Bank in the Athabasca Oil Sands D.D. Mackenzie and M.A. Naeth p. 374
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.J. Armstrong p. 383
41 Seed Ecology of Apiaceae Weeds in Pyrethrum R.P. Rawnsley and A.J. Gracie and P.A. Lane and P.H. Brown and T. Groom p. 398
42 Plant Dispersal Strategies, Seed Bank Distribution and Germination of Negev Desert Species T. Gutterman and T. Gendler and Z.-Y. Huang p. 407
43 Seed Biology of Tropical Australian Plants S.M. Bellairs and N. Ashwath p. 416
Index p. 429