UID:
edocfu_9958127966402883
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 447 pages) :
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illustrations, charts
ISBN:
0-323-14948-0
Series Statement:
Physiological ecology
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Germination Control, Metabolism, and Pathology; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Contents of Other Volumes; Chapter 1. Environmental Control of Seed Germination; I. Environmental Control of Germination and Its Biological Significance; II. Environmental Indicators and Plant Perception; III. Immediate Responses; IV. Postmaturation Conditioning; V. Prematuration Conditioning; References; Chapter 2. Metabolism of Germinating Seeds; I. Introduction; II. Present State of Knowledge; III. Basal Metabolism; IV. Specific Metabolic Processes; V. Epilogue
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References; Chapter 3. Seed Dormancy; I. Introduction; II. Development of the Dormant State; III. Physiology of Dormancy; IV. Biochemistry of Dormancy; V. Cytology of Dormant Embryos; VI. Inheritance of Dormancy; References; Chapter 4. Physiological and Biochemical Deterioration of Seeds; I. Introduction; II. Indices for Measuring Deterioration; III. Physiological Manifestations of Seed Deterioration; IV. Biochemical Manifestations of Seed Deterioration; V. Application of Physiological and Biochemical Changes for Evaluating Deterioration; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 5. Seed Pathology; I. Seed Transmission of Pathogens; II. Nontransmissible Pathological Conditions; References; Author Index; Subject Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-424303-7
Language:
English
