Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 27, Seed Development, Dormancy and Germination (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Bradford, Kent; Nonogaki, Hiro

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The formation, dispersal and germination of seeds are crucial stages in the life cycles of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants. The unique properties of seeds, particularly their tolerance to desiccation, their mobility, and their ability to schedule their germination to coincide with times when environmental conditions are favorable to their survival as seedlings, have no doubt contributed significantly to the success of seed-bearing plants. Humans are also dependent upon seeds, which constitute the majority of the world's staple foods (e.g., cereals and legumes). Seeds are an excellent system for studying fundamental developmental processes in plant biology, as they develop from a single fertilized zygote into an embryo and endosperm, in association with the surrounding maternal tissues. As genetic and molecular approaches have become increasingly powerful tools for biological research, seeds have become an attractive system in which to study a wide array of metabolic processes and regulatory systems. Seed Development, Dormancy and Germination provides a comprehensive overview of seed biology from the point of view of the developmental and regulatory processes that are involved in the transition from a developing seed through dormancy and into germination and seedling growth. It examines the complexity of the environmental, physiological, molecular and genetic interactions that occur through the life cycle of seeds, along with the concepts and approaches used to analyze seed dormancy and germination behavior. It also identifies the current challenges and remaining questions for future research. The book is directed at plant developmental biologists, geneticists, plant breeders, seed biologists and graduate students.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781405173278
• Artikelnr.: 38281435

Autorenporträt

Professor Kent Bradford, Director, Seed Biotechnology Center, University of California, Davis, USA. Dr Hiroyuki Nonogaki, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Genetic Control of Seed Development and Seed Mass. Masa-aki Ohto1
Sandra L. Stone2 and John J. Harada2. 1Department of Plant Sciences
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and 2Section of Plant Biology
College of Biological Sciences
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis
CA 95616
USA . Chapter 2. Seed Coat Development and Dormancy. Isabelle Debeaujon
Loïc Lepiniec
Lucille Pourcel and Jean-Marc Routaboul. Laboratoire de Biologie des Semences
Unité Mixte de Recherche 204 Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique/Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon
78026 Versailles
France. Chapter 3. Definitions and Hypotheses of Seed Dormancy. Henk W.M. Hilhorst. Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Wageningen University
Arboretumlaan 4
6703 BD
Wageningen
The Netherlands . Chapter 4. Modeling of Seed Dormancy. Phil S. Allen1
Roberto L. Benech-Arnold2
Diego Batlla2 and Kent J. Bradford3. 1Department of Plant & Animal Sciences
Brigham Young University
275 WIDB
Provo
UT 84602-5253
USA; 2IFEVA-Cátedra de Cerealicultura
Facultad de Agronomía
Universidad de Buenos Aires/CONICET
Av. San Martín 4453
1417 Buenos Aires
Argentina; 3Seed Biotechnology Center
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis
CA 95616-8780
USA . Chapter 5. Genetic Aspects of Seed Dormancy. Leonie Bentsink1
Wim Soppe2 and Maarten Koornneef2
3. 1Department of Molecular Plant Physiology
Utrecht University
Padualaan 8
3584 CH Utrecht
The Netherlands; 2 Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10
50829 Cologne
Germany; and 3Laboratory of Genetics
Wageningen University
Arboretumlaan 4
6703 BD Wageningen
The Netherlands. Chapter 6. Lipid Metabolism in Seed Dormancy. Steven Penfield
Helen Pinfield-Wells and Ian A. Graham. Centre for Novel Agricultural Products
Department of Biology
University of York
PO Box 373
York YO10 5YW
UK. . Chapter 7. Nitric Oxide in in Seed Dormancy and Germination. Paul C. Bethke1
Igor G.L. Libourel2 and Russell L. Jones1. 1Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
University of California
Berkeley
CA 94720-3102
USA and 2Department of Plant Biology
Michigan State University
East Lansing
MI 48824
USA. Chapter 8. A Merging of Paths: Abscisic Acid and Hormonal Cross-talk in the Control of Seed Dormancy Maintenance and Alleviation. J. Allan Feurtado and Allison R. Kermode. Department of Biological Sciences
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby
BC
Canada V5A 1S6. Chapter 9. Regulation of ABA and GA Levels during Seed Development and Germination in Arabidopsis. Shinjiro Yamaguchi
Yuji Kamiya and Eiji Nambara. Plant Science Center
RIKEN
Growth Physiology Group
Laboratory for Cellular Growth & Development
1-7-22 Suehirocho
Tsurumi-ku
Yokohama
230-0045 Japan. Chapter 10. De-repression of Seed Germination by GA Signaling. Camille M. Steber. U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service and Department of Crop and Soil Science and Graduate Program in Molecular Plant Sciences
Washington State University
Pullman
WA 99164-6420
USA. Chapter 11. Mechanisms and Genes Involved in Germination Sensu Stricto. Hiroyuki Nonogaki1
Feng Chen2 and Kent J. Bradford3. 1Department of Horticulture
Oregon State University
Corvallis
OR 97331
USA; 2Department of Plant Sciences
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
TN 37996-4561
USA; 3Seed Biotechnology Center
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis
CA 95616-8780
USA. Chapter 12. Sugar and Abscisic Acid Regulation of Germination and Transition to Seedling Growth. Bas J.W. Dekkers and Sjef C.M. Smeekens. Department of Molecular Plant Physiology
University of Utrecht
Padualaan 8
3584 CH Utrecht
The Netherlands.