Viability of Seeds
From prehistoric times man has had a pecial s relationship with seed plants - as a source of food, materials for tools, buildings, clothing and pharmaceuticals, and for ornamenting his surroundings for his own delight (probably in that chronological order which, incidentally, also gives some indicat...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1972, 1972
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1972 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Storage environment and the control of viability
- 3 Microflora and seed deterioration
- 4 Effects of mechanical injuries on viability
- 5 Effects of environment before harvesting on viability
- 6 Effects of environment after sowing on viability
- 7 The measurement of viability
- 8 Vigour
- 9 Cytological, genetical, and metabolic changes associated with loss of viability
- 10 Loss of viability and crop yields
- 11 Dormancy: a factor affecting seed survival in the soil
- 12 Control mechanisms in the resting seed
- Appendix 1 Organisation of the United States National Seed Storage Laboratory / Edwin James
- Appendix 2 Organisation of the National Seed Storage Laboratory for Genetic Resources in Japan / Hiroshi Ito
- Appendix 3 Viability Nomographs / E. H. Roberts and Dorothy L. Roberts
- Appendix 4 Moisture content of seeds / E. H. Roberts and Dorothy L. Roberts