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