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Handbook of Seed Science end Technology is an extensive reference text that focuses on the underlying mechanisms of seed biology and the impact of powerful biotechnological approaches on world hunger, malnutrition, and consumer preferences. This comprehensive book provides the latest available research from noted experts pointing out the likely directions of future developments as it presents a wealth of seed biology and technological information.
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"A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND RESEARCHERS. . . IMPRESSIVE IN SCOPE AND DEPTH." -- David W. Fountain, PhD, Associate Professor, Institute of Molecular BioSciences and Director, Centre for Plant Reproduction and Seed Technology, Massey University, New Zealand
"Because of the nature of seed developmental biology, seed ecology and technology are still of great interest." -- Michal V. Marek, DSc, Professor, Institute of Systems Biology and Ecology, Academy of Sciences, Budejovice, Czech Republic
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. Contents I. Seed developmental biology and biotechnology 1. Molecular control of ovule development/Sureshkumar Balasubramanian and Kay Schneitz. 2. Female gametophyte development/Wei Cai Yang. 3. Cytokinins and seed development/Neil Emery and Craig Atkins. 4. Grain number determination in major grain crops/Gustavo A. Slafer L. Gabriela Abeledo Fernanda G. Gonzalez Daniel J. Miralles Adriana G. Kantolic Roxana Savin and Elena M. Whitechurch. 5. Carbon partitioning in developing seed/Yong Ling Ruan and Prem S. Chourey. 6. Metabolic engineering of carbohydrate supply in plant reproductive development/Marc Goetz and Thomas Roitsch. 7. Enhancing the nutritive value of seeds by genetic engineering/N.D. Hagan and T.J.V. Higgins. 8. The process of accumulation of seed proteins and the prospects for using biotechnology to improve crops/Eliot M. Herman. 9. Synthetic seed technology/P. Suprasanna T.R. Ganapathi and V.A. Bapat. II. Seed dormancy and germination 10. Dormancy and germination/Henk W.M. Hilhorst Leonie Bentsink and Maarten Koornneef. 11. Hormonal interactions during seed dormancy release and germination/Gerhard Leubner Metzger. 12. Photoregulation of seed germination/Chizuko Shichijo Osamu Tanaka and Tohru Hashimoto. III. Seed ecology 13. Competition for pollination and seed set/Beverly J. Brown. 14. Seed size/Jorge Castro Jose A. Hodar and Jose M. Gomez. 15. Seed predation/Jose M. Serrano and Juan A. Delgado. 16. Natural defense mechanisms in seeds/Gregory E. Welbaum. 17. Seed protease inhibitors/A.M. Harsulkar V.S. Gupta A.P. Giri M.N. Sainani V.V. Deshpande and P.K. Ranjekar. 18. Soil seed banks/A.J. Murdoch. 19. The ecophysiological basis of weed seed longevity in the soil/R.S. Gallagher and E.P. Fuerst. IV. Seed technology 20. Seed quality testing/Sabry Elias. 21. Seed vigor and its assessment/Alison A. Powell. 22. Diagnosis of seedborne pathogens/Emily Taylor Jayne Bates and David Jaccoud. 23. Seed quality in vegetable crops/S.D. Doijode. 24. Vegetable hybrid seed production in the world/David Tay. 25. Practical hydration of seeds of tropical crops On farm seed priming/D. Harris and A. Mottram. 26. Seed technology in plant germplasm conservation/David Tay. Index. Handbook of Seed Science and Technology is an extensive reference text that focuses on the underlying mechanisms of seed biology and the approaches on world hunger malnutrition and consumer preferences. This comprehensive book provides the latest available research from noted experts pointing out the like directions of future developments as it presents a wealth of seed biology and technological information. 796 pp. Seller Inventory # 63288