| Contributors | xi |
| Preface | xix |
| 1 | Seeds of Hope; Seeds of Conflict | 1 |
| Part I. | Seed Development | |
| 2 | Physiological and Molecular Aspects of the Control of Dormancy and Germination in Developing Sorghum Caryopses | 11 |
| 3 | Long cell, a Mutant from Maize Producing a Distorted Embryo and Generalized Cell Death | 25 |
| 4 | The Failure of Embryonic Epidermis Affects Seed Maturation and Embryo Growth in Pea | 33 |
| 5 | Seed Quality Development in Wrinkled-seeded Mutant Peas (Pisum sativum L.) | 41 |
| 6 | Galactosyl Cyclitol Accumulation Enhanced by Substrate Feeding of Soybean Embryos | 51 |
| 7 | MARK, a Maize Atypical Receptor-like Kinase, Expressed During Embryogenesis and in the Meristems of the Adult Plant, Interacts with MIK, a New GCK/SPS1 Kinase | 61 |
| 8 | Sunflower Seed Development as Related to Antioxidant Enzyme Activities | 69 |
| 9 | GAMYB and BPBF Transcriptional Factors in the Control of Gene Expression During Development of Barley Endosperm | 77 |
| 10 | Peptide Transport in the Developing Barley Grain | 85 |
| 11 | Oxygen as a Control Factor in Embryogenesis of Legume Seeds | 93 |
| Part II. | Seed Germination and Dormancy | |
| 12 | Hormonal and Molecular Events During Seed Dormancy Release and Germination | 101 |
| 13 | Involvement of Energy Metabolism and ABA in Primary and Secondary Dormancies in Oat (Avena sativa L.) Seeds - a Physiological Approach | 113 |
| 14 | Mobilization of the Galactomannan-containing Cell Walls of Tomato Seeds: Where Does [beta]-Mannosidase Fit into the Picture? | 121 |
| 15 | Molecular Cloning and Expression of a Gene Encoding a Germin-like Protein in Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) | 131 |
| 16 | Isolation and Characterization of Genes Related to the Breaking of Beechnut Dormancy and Putatively Involved in Ethylene Signal Perception and Transduction | 141 |
| 17 | Developing Weedy Rice for Map-based Cloning of Seed Dormancy Genes | 151 |
| 18 | PCNA-associated Proteins During Maize Germination | 161 |
| 19 | Tissue Printing for Localization of mRNA Expression in Seeds | 171 |
| 20 | Translational Control by Differential CAP-dependency in Selected Subpopulations of Maize-stored mRNAs | 181 |
| 21 | Expression of a Ribosomal Protein Gene During Germination of Cabbage (Brassica oleracea f. oleracea) Seeds | 191 |
| 22 | Proteomics of Arabidopsis Seed Germination and Priming | 199 |
| 23 | Involvement of Oxidative Stress and ABA in CN-mediated Elimination of Embryonic Dormancy in Apple | 211 |
| 24 | The Regulation of the Thermoinhibition of Seed Germination in Winter Annual Plants by Abscisic Acid | 217 |
| 25 | SIMPLE (SIMulation of PLant Emergence): a Model for Predicting Crop Emergence | 225 |
| 26 | Metabolic Activity in Germinating Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Seeds not Related to Distribution of Free Water Within the Seed | 233 |
| 27 | Some Observations on Seed Quality and Mitochondrial Performance | 243 |
| 28 | Gibberellin Regulation of Aleurone Cell Death in Germinating Wheat Seeds | 251 |
| Part III. | Desiccation and Other Stress Tolerances and Conservation | |
| 29 | What Do We Really Know About Desiccation Tolerance Mechanisms? | 259 |
| 30 | Are Sugar-sensing Pathways Involved in Desiccation Tolerance? | 271 |
| 31 | Gene Expression During Loss and Regaining of Stress Tolerance at Seed Priming and Drying | 279 |
| 32 | Proteomic Analysis of Maternal Dominance for Cold Germination in Maize | 289 |
| 33 | Seed Lifespan and Telomeres | 301 |
| 34 | Prediction of Seed Longevity: a Modified Model and Improved Fitting Process | 309 |
| 35 | Desiccation Rate, Desiccation Response and Damage Accumulation: Can Desiccation Sensitivity be Quantified? | 319 |
| 36 | Is Genetic Fidelity Maintained Following the Cryopreservation of the Seeds of the Endangered African Pepper Bark (Warburgia salutaris)? | 327 |
| 37 | Structural Changes in Membranes of Developing Wheat Embryos During the Acquisition of Desiccation Tolerance | 337 |
| 38 | Sucrose Pretreatment Increases Desiccation Tolerance in Wampee (Clausena lansium) Axes | 345 |
| 39 | Dehydration Damage and its Repair in Imbibed Soybean (Glycine max) Seeds | 355 |
| Part IV. | Seed Ecology | |
| 40 | New Approaches to the Study of Evolution of Physical and Physiological Dormancy, the Two Most Common Classes of Seed Dormancy on Earth | 371 |
| 41 | Germination Deferment Strategies | 381 |
| 42 | Dormancy and Germination Ecology of Annual Ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaud.) | 389 |
| 43 | Phenotypic Plasticity of Seed Germination as a Component of the Complementary Sets of Adaptations and Survival Strategies During the Life Cycle of Ephemerals Occurring in the Negev Desert of Israel | 397 |
| 44 | Cold-induced Germination Promotion in Hemerocallis dumortieri var. esculenta and H. fulva var. littorea Seeds | 405 |
| 45 | Germination Stimulation of Weed Species by Smoke | 413 |
| Part V. | Seed Biotechnology | |
| 46 | Genetic Analysis and QTL Mapping for Cytosolic Glutamine Synthetase (GS) and Germination Traits in Maize Grain | 421 |
| 47 | Physico-chemical Factors Influence Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Seed Germination | 433 |
| 48 | Ageing in Tomato Reduces the Capacity of Seeds to Produce Ethylene, While Priming Increases Ethylene Evolution During Germination | 441 |
| Closing Lecture | |
| 49 | Recent Accomplishments and New Opportunities in Seed Research | 447 |
| Index | 453 |
