Seeds: Biology, Development and Ecology

Contents......Page 5
Contributors......Page 11
Preface......Page 19
1 Desiccation Tolerance in the -omics Era: New Tools for an Old Enigma?......Page 21
2 Recent Progress Towards the Understanding of Desiccation Tolerance......Page 37
3 Gene Expression in Relation to Seed Development and Longevity......Page 48
4 The Influence of Harvest Method on Seed Yield, Seed Size and Germination Capacity of Bulbine bulbosa (R. Br.) Haw. (Liliaceae)......Page 59
5 Alterations in Gene Expression During Loss and Re-establishment of Desiccation Tolerance in Germinating and Germinated Medicago truncatula Seeds......Page 70
6 ASP53, a 53 kDa Cupin-containing Protein with a Dual Role: Storage Protein and Thermal Protectant......Page 77
7 Possible Involvement of Programmed Cell Death Events During Accelerated Ageing of Glycine max Axes......Page 91
8 Storage and Germination Response of Recalcitrant Seeds Subjected to Mild Dehydration......Page 105
9 Immunocytochemical Localization of β-1,3-Glucanase in Wet-stored Recalcitrant Seeds of Avicennia marina Infected by Fusarium moniliforme......Page 113
10 Seed Development Transporting into the Post-genomic Era......Page 122
11 Biogenesis of the Compound Seed Protein Storage Vacuole......Page 132
12 Embryo Development and Time of Cutting in Cool Temperate Carrot Seed Crops......Page 140
13 Seed Biotechnology: Translating Promise into Practice......Page 150
14 Stress-inducible Gene Expression and its Impact on Seed and Plant Performance: a Microarray Approach......Page 159
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......Page 169
16 A Seed-GUS-Expression Enhancer-trap Library for Germination Research......Page 179
17 Betaomics: a Combined Proteome and Transcriptome Profiling Approach to Characterize Seed Germination and Vigour in Sugarbeet Seeds......Page 189
18 Cell Cycle Activity, Membrane Integrity and Germination of Matriconditioned Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Seeds......Page 199
19 Are Dormant Seeds Lazy and Germinating Seeds Not?......Page 208
20 Emerging and Established Model Systems for Endosperm Weakening......Page 215
21 Dormancy Classification and Potential Dormancy-breaking Cues for Shrub Species from Fire-prone South-eastern Australia......Page 225
22 Quantitative Trait Loci, Epistasis and Other Interactions Associated with Dormancy in Weedy Rice (Oryza sativa L.)......Page 237
23 Differences in the Lolium rigidum Embryo Proteome of Seeds with a High (Light-insensitive) and Low (Light-sensitive) Level of Dormancy......Page 245
24 Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling of FsPP2C1-overexpressing Arabidopsis Plants......Page 255
25 Constitutive Expression of a Fagus ABA-induced PP2C (FsPP2C2) in Arabidopsis Suggests Interactions Between ABA and Gibberellins in Seed Dormancy......Page 265
26 Nucleotide Triphosphate Synthesis and Energy Metabolism in Primary Dormant and Thermodormant Oat Seeds......Page 274
27 Dormancy and Germination in Eucalyptus globulus Seeds......Page 282
28 The Effect of Hydropriming on Germination Barriers in Triploid Watermelon Seeds......Page 289
29 Molecular Mechanisms of Protein Degradation in Germinating Seeds......Page 299
30 A Role for Reactive Oxygen Species in Endosperm Weakening......Page 307
31 Characterization of a Dioxygenase Gene with a Potential Role in Steps Leading to Germination of the Root Parasite Orobanche aegyptiaca......Page 316
32 Computer Imaging to Assess Seed Germination Performance......Page 327
33 Development of a Sequential Digital Imaging System for Evaluating Seed Germination......Page 335
34 Seed Quality and Germination......Page 344
35 Effects of Bean Seed Production Conditions on Germination and Hypocotyl Elongation Responses to Temperature and Water Potential......Page 353
36 A Model of Seed Dormancy in Wild Oats (Avena fatua) for Investigating Genotype X Environment Interactions......Page 362
37 Seed microRNA Research......Page 374
38 Temporal Fulfilment of the Light Requirement for Seed Germination: an Example of its Use in Management of Rare Species......Page 385
39 Assisted Natural Recovery Using a Forest Soil Propagule Bank in the Athabasca Oil Sands......Page 394
40 The Effect of Light Intensity on Seed Production and Quality in a Number of Australian Wild Oat (Avena fatua L.) Lines......Page 403
41 Seed Ecology of Apiaceae Weeds in Pyrethrum......Page 418
42 Plant Dispersal Strategies, Seed Bank Distribution and Germination of Negev Desert Species......Page 427
43 Seed Biology of Tropical Australian Plants......Page 436
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