Handbook of seed science and technology

"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Basra, Amarjit S.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York : Food Products Press, c2006.
Colección:Seed biology, production, and technology.
Materias:
Semillas.
Tecnología de semillas
Acceso en línea:http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip057/2005002873.html
http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=013194230&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Seed developmental biology and biotechnology. Molecular control of ovule development / Sureshkumar Balasubramanian, Kay Schneitz
  • Female gametophyte development / Wei-Cai Yang
  • Cytokinins and seed development / Neil Emery, Craig Atkins
  • Grain number determination in major grain crops / Gustavo A. Slafer [and others]
  • Carbon partitioning in developing seed / Yong-Ling Ruan, Prem S. Chourey
  • Metabolic engineering of carbohydrate supply in plant reproductive development / Marc Goetz, Thomas Roitsch
  • Enhancing the nutritive value of seeds by genetic engineering / N.D. Hagan, T.J.V. Higgins
  • The process of accumulation of seed proteins and the prospects for using biotechnology to improve crops / Eliot M. Herman
  • Synthetic seed technology / P. Suprasanna, T.R. Ganapathi, V.A. Bapat
  • Seed dormancy and germination. Dormancy and germination / Henk W.M. Hilhorst, Leonie Bentsink, Maarten Koornneef
  • Hormonal interactions during seed dormancy release and germination / Gerhard Leubner-Metzger
  • Photoregulation of seed germination / Chizuko Shichijo, Osamu Tanaka, Tohru Hashimoto
  • Seed ecology. Competition for pollination and seed set / Beverly J. Brown
  • Seed size / Jorge Castro, José A. Hódar, José M. Gómez
  • Seed predation / Jose M. Serrano, Juan A. Delgado
  • Natural defense mechanisms in seeds / Gregory E. Welbaum
  • Seed protease inhibitors / A.M. Harsulkar ... [et al}
  • Soil seed banks / A.J. Murdoch
  • The ecophysiological basis of weed seed longevity in the soil / R.S. Gallagher, E.P. Fuerst
  • Seed quality testing / Sabry Elias
  • Seed vigor and its assessment / Alison A. Powell
  • Diagnosis of seedborne pathogens / Emily Taylor, Jayne Bates, David Jaccoud
  • Seed quality in vegetable crops / S.D. Doijode
  • Vegetable hybrid seed production in the world / David Tay
  • Practical hydration of seeds of tropical crops: "on-farm" seed priming / D. Harris, A. Mottram
  • Seed technology in plant germplasm conservation / David Tay.

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