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" Physiology and Biochemistry of Seeds in Relation to Germination : "
by J. Derek Bewley, Michael Black.
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BL
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752764
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b572723
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by J. Derek Bewley, Michael Black.
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Physiology and Biochemistry of Seeds in Relation to Germination : : Volume 2: Viability, Dormancy, and Environmental Control\ by J. Derek Bewley, Michael Black.
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Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1982
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(xii, 375 pages 375 illustrations)
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3642686435
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: 9783642686436
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1. Viability and Longevity --; 1.1 The Life-Span of Seeds --; 1.2 Viability of Seeds in Storage --; 1.3 Microflora and Seed Deterioration --; 1.4 The Biochemical Basis of Deterioration --; 1.5 Respiration and the Production of ATP --; 1.6 Protein and RNA Synthesis --; 1.7 Chromosome Aberrations and DNA Synthesis --; 1.8 Metabolism of Dry Seeds --; 1.9 Changes in Food Reserves --; 1.10 Free Fatty Acids and Interference with Metabolism --; 1.11 Membrane Changes and Leakage --; Some Works of General Interest --; References --; 2. Dormancy --; 2.1 What is Dormancy? --; 2.2 Dormancy Mechanisms --; 2.3 Embryo Dormancy --; 2.4 Coat-imposed Dormancy --; 2.5 Two Case Histories --; 2.6 Coat-imposed Dormancy --; a Retrospective View. --; 2.7 Relationships Between Coat-imposed and Embryo Dormancy --; 2.8 The Onset of Dormancy --; 2.9 Endogenous Germination Inhibitors --; Some Works of General Interest --; References --; 3. The Release from Dormancy --; 3.1 Light and Phytochrome --; 3.2 The Phytochrome System --; 3.3 Phytochrome --; an Overview --; 3.4 Blue Light Effects --; 3.5 Response Types --; 3.6 Temperature and the Action of Light --; 3.7 Temperature and the Release from Dormancy --; 3.8 Termination of Dormancy by Temperature Alternations and Shifts --; 3.9 Termination of Dormancy by Low Temperature --; 3.10 Termination of Dormancy by High Temperature --; 3.11 Loss of Dormancy in Dry Seeds --; After-ripening --; 3.12 Finale --; Replacements and Interactions --; 3.13 Hard-coated Seeds --; 3.14 Removal of Dormancy by Chemicals --; Some Works of General Interest --; References --; 4. The Control of Dormancy --; 4.1 Introduction --; 4.2 Dormancy --; Events and Causes --; 4.3 Primary Events in the Release of Dormancy --; 4.4 Secondary Events in the Release from Dormancy --; Physiological Considerations --; 4.5 Secondary Events in the Release from Dormancy --; Metabolic Considerations --; Some Works of General Interest --; References --; 5. Perspective on Dormancy --; References --; 6. Environmental Control of Germination --; 6.1 Introduction --; 6.2 Light --; 6.3 Spectral Effects in Photoinhibition --; 6.4 Light and Seed Burial --; 6.5 Shade and Seed Germination --; 6.6 Temperature --; 6.7 Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide --; 6.8 Secondary Dormancy --; 6.9 Water Stress --; Some Works of General Interest --; References --; Glossary and Index of English and Botanical Names --; Author Index.
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Ecology.
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Life sciences.
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QK661.B953 1982
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J Derek Bewley
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Michael Black
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