Basic and Applied Aspects of Seed Biology: Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop on Seeds, Reading, 1995

Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Desiccation Tolerance and Long Term Structural Stability....Pages 1-12
Desiccation Tolerance in Immature Embryos of Maize: Sucrose, Raffinose and the ABA—Sucrose Relation....Pages 13-22
DNA Status, Replication and Repair in Desiccation Tolerance and Germination....Pages 23-32
The Role of Protein Biotinylation in the Development and Germination of Seeds....Pages 33-43
The Effect of Harvest Time and Drying on Dormancy and Storability in Beechnuts....Pages 45-51
Post-transcriptional Regulation of Storage Protein Synthesis during Early Embryogenesis....Pages 53-61
Choice of the Matrix for Encapsulating and Dehydrating Carrot Somatic Embryos: Importance of the Rheology, the Desorption and the Diffusion Parameters....Pages 63-73
Cryopreservation of Somatic Embryoids of Phoenix dactylifera ....Pages 75-82
Patenting in the Seed World....Pages 83-90
From Encapsulated Somatic Embryo to Plantlet Regeneration....Pages 91-94
Raffinose Series Oligosaccharides and Desiccation Tolerance of Developing Viviparous Maize Embryos....Pages 95-101
Morphological and Physiological Changes Associated with Desiccation in Maize Embryos....Pages 103-111
Fertilization and Seed Formation of Cyclamen persicum Mill....Pages 113-118
Galactosyl Cyclitols and Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides in Relation to Desiccation Tolerance of Pea and Soyabean Seedlings....Pages 119-128
Maternal Effects on Callistephus chinensis Seed Yield and Quality....Pages 129-135
The Influence of JA-Me and ABA on Induction of Somatic Embryogenesis in Medicago sativa L. Tissue Cultures....Pages 137-140
Ultrastructural and Chemical Characterization of Bulnesia Seeds....Pages 141-152
Role of Acyltransferases in the Effect of ABA and Osmoticum on Oil Deposition during Seed Development....Pages 153-158
The Phytochrome Family and their Roles in the Regulation of Seed Germination....Pages 159-171
The Effect of Molybdenum on Seed Dormancy....Pages 173-180
Moisture Content Controls the Effectiveness of Dormancy Breakage in Abies nordmanniana (Steven) Spach Seeds....Pages 181-190
Primary Dormancy in Tomato. Further Studies with the sitiens Mutant....Pages 191-201
Seed Dormancy and Responses of Seeds to Phytohormones in Nicotiana plumbaginifolia ....Pages 203-214
ABA Involvement in the Psychrolabile Dormancy of Fagus Embryo....Pages 215-224
Abscisic Acid-Mediated Responses in Seeds Involving Protein Kinases and Phosphatases....Pages 225-233
Dormancy in Sitka Spruce Seeds....Pages 235-244
The Influence of Embryo Restraint During Dormancy Loss and Germination of Fraxinus excelsior Seeds....Pages 245-253
Molecular Changes Associated with Dormancy-breakage in Douglas Fir Tree Seeds....Pages 255-260
The Involvement of Microbes and Enzymes in the Pretreatment of Woody Seeds to Overcome Dormancy....Pages 261-267
Dormancy Breaking and Short-term Storage of Pretreated Fagus sylvatica Seeds....Pages 269-278
Germination Requirements and Dormancy in Festuca gigantea (L.) Vill. Populations....Pages 279-287
QSAR Modelling of Dormancy-Breaking Chemicals....Pages 289-295
Natural Far Red Irradiation and Weed Seed Persistence in the Soil....Pages 297-302
Effect of Ethephon on Dormancy Breaking in Beechnuts....Pages 303-309
Endogenous Gibberellins and Dormancy in Beechnuts....Pages 311-321
Molecular Approach to the Role of ABA and GA 3 in the Dormancy of Fagus sylvatica Seeds....Pages 323-333
Controlled Stratification of Prunus avium L. Seeds....Pages 335-338
Studies on the Persistence of Rape Seeds ( Brassica napus L.), Emphasizing their Response to Light....Pages 339-347
The Hydrotime Concept in Seed Germination and Dormancy....Pages 349-360
A Statistical Perspective on Threshold Type Germination Models....Pages 361-368
Accumulation of Seed Vigour During Development and Maturation....Pages 369-384
Translation of Ribosomal Protein mRNAs in Maize Axes....Pages 385-394
Cell Cycle Analysis in Dormant and Germinating Tomato Seeds....Pages 395-402
Regulation of an α-Type DNA Polymerase Activity During Maize Germination....Pages 403-412
DNA Integrity and Synthesis in Relation to Seed Vigour in Sugar Beet....Pages 413-420
Ethanol, a Respiratory By-product: An Indicator of Seed Quality....Pages 421-427
Semipermeable Layer in Seeds....Pages 429-436
Stress, Protein Biosynthesis and Loss of Vigour and Viability in Cereal Seed....Pages 437-449
Priming-induced Nuclear Replication Activity in Pepper ( Capsicum annuum L.) Seeds. Effect on Germination and Storability....Pages 451-459
Induction of Desiccation Tolerance in Germinated Impatiens Seeds Enables Their Practical Use....Pages 461-467
Osmotic Relations and Cell Wall Acidification as the Prerequisites of the Start of Elongation in the Seed Axial Organs....Pages 469-477
Ultrastructure of Solid Matrix-Primed Endospermic and Nonendospermic Seeds....Pages 479-487
The Molecular Mechanism of Seed Deterioration in Relation to the Accumulation of Protein—Acetaldehyde Adducts....Pages 489-498
Structural and Biochemical Changes in the Plasma Membrane from Dry and Imbibed Embryos....Pages 499-505
Comparison of the Storage Potential of Soyabean ( Glycine max ) Cultivars with Different Rates of Water Uptake....Pages 507-513
Changes in Sucrose, Cyclitols and their Galactosyl Derivatives with Seed Ageing....Pages 515-522
The Role of Methyl Jasmonate in Germination of Amaranthus caudatus L. Seeds....Pages 523-529
Biochemical Events after Priming and Osmoconditioning of Seeds....Pages 531-536
Sinapine Leakage for Detection of Seed Quality in Brassica ....Pages 537-545
Temperature and the Rate of Germination of Dormant Seeds of Chenopodium album ....Pages 547-553
Hydration up to Threshold Levels as the Triggering Agent of the Processes Preparing Germination in Quiescent Seeds....Pages 555-562
A Cysteine Endopeptidase (SH-EP) in Germinated Vigna mungo Seeds: Post-translational Processing and Intracellular Transport....Pages 563-568
Alleviation of Chilling Injury by Ethephon in Pea Seeds....Pages 569-576
Flow Cytometric Analysis of Sugar-Beet Seeds Different in Vigour....Pages 577-584
Effect of Elevated Temperatures during Grain Development on Seed Quality of Barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.)....Pages 585-592
Relationship between Standard Germination, Accelerated Ageing Germination and Field Emergence in Soyabean....Pages 593-600
Gene Expression During Maize Seed Germination....Pages 601-610
Genotypic, Phenotypic and Opportunistic Germination Strategies of Some Common Desert Annuals Compared with Plants with Other Seed Dispersal and Germination Strategies....Pages 611-622
Comparative Ecophysiology of Seed Germination Strategies in the Seven Pine Species Naturally Growing in Greece....Pages 623-632
Germination of Orobanche Seeds: Some Aspects of Metabolism during Preconditioning....Pages 633-639
Ecophysiology of Seed Germination in Composites Inhabiting Fire-prone Mediterranean Ecosystems....Pages 641-649
SEED: A Computer-Assisted Learning Package on Seed Longevity....Pages 651-655
Free Radicals in Seeds — Moving the Debate Forward....Pages 657-663
Changes in Superoxide Dismutase, Catalase and Glutathione Reductase Activities in Sunflower Seeds during Accelerated Ageing and Subsequent Priming....Pages 665-672
The Response of Hydrated Recalcitrant Seeds to Long-Term Storage....Pages 673-687
Progress in the Understanding and Manipulation of Desiccation-Sensitive (Recalcitrant) Seeds....Pages 689-703
Heat Stable Proteins and Desiccation Tolerance in Recalcitrant and Orthodox Seeds....Pages 705-713
Cellular and Metabolic Events Associated with Dehydration of Recalcitrant Araucaria angustifolia Embryos....Pages 715-721
Freezing Stress, Osmotic Strain, and their Viscoelastic Coupling....Pages 723-735
Characterization of Intracellular Glasses in Bean Axes with Relevance to Storage Stability....Pages 737-746
DNA Extraction from Dry Seeds for RAPD Analyses....Pages 747-753
Some Aspects of the Biological Control of Seed Storage Fungi....Pages 755-764
Preservation of Quercus robur L. Embryonic Axes in Liquid Nitrogen....Pages 765-769
Desiccation Tolerance and Cryopreservation of Embryonic Axes of Recalcitrant Species....Pages 771-776
Studies of Hot Water Treatments for Curtailing Seed-Associated Mycoflora....Pages 777-785
Behaviour of Membranes and Proteins during Natural Seed Ageing....Pages 787-796
Effect of Cryopreservation on Seed Germination of Different Leguminosae Species....Pages 797-802
Changes of Carbohydrate Contents During Natural and Accelerated Ageing of Some Vegetable Seeds....Pages 803-808
Light Promotes Free Radical Accumulation in Ageing Soyabean Seeds....Pages 809-815
Cryopreservation of Seeds and Embryonic Axes of Several Citrus Species....Pages 817-823
Back Matter....Pages 825-826