Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 27, Seed Development, Dormancy and Germination

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The formation, dispersal and germination of seeds are crucialstages in the life cycles of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants. Theunique properties of seeds, particularly their tolerance todesiccation, their mobility, and their ability to schedule theirgermination to coincide with times when environmental conditionsare favorable to their survival as seedlings, have no doubtcontributed significantly to the success of seed-bearing plants.Humans are also dependent upon seeds, which constitute the majorityof the world's staple foods (e.g., cereals and legumes).Seeds are an excellent system for studying fundamentaldevelopmental processes in plant biology, as they develop from asingle fertilized zygote into an embryo and endosperm, inassociation with the surrounding maternal tissues. As genetic andmolecular approaches have become increasingly powerful tools forbiological research, seeds have become an attractive system inwhich to study a wide array of metabolic processes and regulatorysystems. Seed Development, Dormancy and Germination provides acomprehensive overview of seed biology from the point of view ofthe developmental and regulatory processes that are involved in thetransition from a developing seed through dormancy and intogermination and seedling growth. It examines the complexity of theenvironmental, physiological, molecular and genetic interactionsthat occur through the life cycle of seeds, along with the conceptsand approaches used to analyze seed dormancy and germinationbehavior. It also identifies the current challenges and remainingquestions for future research. The book is directed at plantdevelopmental biologists, geneticists, plant breeders, seedbiologists and graduate students.

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Kent Bradford

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"Bradford and Nonogaki is an essential addition to the bookshelf... All chapters are well written and cross-referencing amongchapters is extensive." (Annals of Botany, November 2008) "The current challenges and remaining questions for futureresearch are discussed as well. This book is a resource for seedbiologists, plant breeders, geneticists, plant developersbiologists, and graduate students." (Marissa N. Oppel in Journal of BotanicalResearch, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2007)"The current challenges and remaining questions for future researchare discussed as well. This book is a resource for seed biologists,plant breeders, geneticists, plant developers biologists, andgraduate students." Marissa N. Oppel in Journal of Botanical Research,Volume 1, Issue 1, 2007
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