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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. <p><i>Seed Development, Dormancy and Germination</i> provides a comprehensive overview of seed biology from the point of view of the developmental and regulatory processes that are in

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Author

Kent J. Bradford and Hiroyuki Nonogaki

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Limited

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780470764077

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Mathematics, Biology