| Contributors | p. xi |
| Preface | p. xix |
| Michael Black Founders Lecture | |
| Desiccation Tolerance in the -omics Era: New Tools for an Old Enigma? | p. 1 |
| Seed Conservation | |
| Recent Progress Towards the Understanding of Desiccation Tolerance | p. 17 |
| Gene Expression in Relation to Seed Development and Longevity | p. 28 |
| The Influence of Harvest Method on Seed Yield, Seed Size and Germination Capacity of Bulbine bulbosa (R. Br.) Haw. (Liliaceae) | p. 39 |
| Alterations in Gene Expression During Loss and Re-establishment of Desiccation Tolerance in Germinating and Germinated Medicago truncatula Seeds | p. 50 |
| ASP53, a 53 kDa Cupin-containing Protein with a Dual Role: Storage Protein and Thermal Protectant | p. 57 |
| Possible Involvement of Programmed Cell Death Events During Accelerated Ageing of Glycine max Axes | p. 71 |
| Storage and Germination Response of Recalcitrant Seeds Subjected to Mild Dehydration | p. 85 |
| Immunocytochemical Localization of [Beta]-1,3-Glucanase in Wet-stored Recalcitrant Seeds of Avicennia marina Infected by Fusarium moniliforme | p. 93 |
| Seed Development | |
| Seed Development Transporting into the Post-genomic Era | p. 102 |
| Biogenesis of the Compound Seed Protein Storage Vacuole | p. 112 |
| Embryo Development and Time of Cutting in Cool Temperate Carrot Seed Crops | p. 120 |
| Seed Biotechnology | |
| Seed Biotechnology: Translating Promise into Practice | p. 130 |
| Stress-inducible Gene Expression and its Impact on Seed and Plant Performance: a Microarray Approach | p. 139 |
| The Use of Proteome and Transcriptome Profiling in the Understanding of Seed Germination and Identification of Intrinsic Markers Determining Seed Quality, Germination Efficiency and Early Seedling Vigour | p. 149 |
| A Seed-GUS-Fxpression Enhancer-trap library for Germination Research | p. 159 |
| Betaomics: a Combined Proteome and Transcriptome Profiling Approach to Characterize Seed Germination and Vigour in Sugarbeet Seeds | p. 169 |
| Cell Cycle Activity, Membrane Integrity and Germination of Matriconditioned Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Seeds | p. 179 |
| Germination and Dormancy | |
| Are Dormant Seeds Lazy and Germinating Seeds Not? | p. 188 |
| Emerging and Established Model Systems for Endosperm Weakening | p. 195 |
| Dormancy Classification and Potential Dormancy-breaking Cues for Shrub Species from Fire-prone South-eastern Australia | p. 205 |
| Quantitative Trait Loci, Epistasis and Other Interactions Associated with Dormancy in Weedy Rice (Oryza sativa L.) | p. 217 |
| Differences in the Lolium rigidum Embryo Proteome of Seeds with a High (Light-insensitive) and Low (Light-sensitive) Level of Dormancy | p. 225 |
| Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling of FsPP2C1-overexpressing Arabidopsis Plants | p. 235 |
| Constitutive Expression of a Fagus ABA-induced PP2C (FsPP2C2) in Arabidopsis Suggests Interactions Between ABA and Gibberellins in Seed Dormancy | p. 245 |
| Nucleotide Triphosphate Synthesis and Energy Metabolism in Primary Dormant and Thermodormant Oat Seeds | p. 254 |
| Dormancy and Germination in Eucalyptus globulus Seeds | p. 262 |
| The Effect of Hydropriming on Germination Barriers in Triploid Watermelon Seeds | p. 269 |
| Molecular Mechanisms of Protein Degradation in Germinating Seeds | p. 279 |
| A Role for Reactive Oxygen Species in Endosperm Weakening | p. 287 |
| Characterization of a Dioxygenase Gene with a Potential Role in Steps Leading to Germination of the Root Parasite Orobanche aegyptiaca | p. 296 |
| Computer Imaging to Assess Seed Germination Performance | p. 307 |
| Development of a Sequential Digital Imaging System for Evaluating Seed Germination | p. 315 |
| Seed Quality and Germination | p. 324 |
| Effects of Bean Seed Production Conditions on Germination and Hypocotyl Elongation Responses to Temperature and Water Potential | p. 333 |
| A Model of Seed Dormancy in Wild Oats (Avena fatua) for Investigating Genotype x Environment Interactions | p. 342 |
| Seed microRNA Research | p. 354 |
| Seed Ecology | |
| Temporal Fulfilment of the Light Requirement for Seed Germination: an Example of its Use in Management of Rare Species | p. 365 |
| Assisted Natural Recovery Using a Forest Soil Propagule Bank in the Athabasca Oil Sands | p. 374 |
| The Effect of Light Intensity on Seed Production and Quality in a Number of Australian Wild Oat (Avena fatua L.) Lines | p. 383 |
| Seed Ecology of Apiaceae Weeds in Pyrethrum | p. 398 |
| Plant Dispersal Strategies, Seed Bank Distribution and Germination of Negev Desert Species | p. 407 |
| Seed Biology of Tropical Australian Plants | p. 416 |
| Index | p. 429 |
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