Seeds: Physiology of Development and Germination1 Seeds: Germination, Structure, and Composition.- 2 Seed Development and Maturation.- 3 Storage, Imbibition, and Germination.- 4 Cellular Events during Germination and Seedling Growth.- 5 Dormancy and the Control of Germination.- 6 Some Ecophysiological Aspects of Germination.- 7 Mobilization of Stored Seed Reserves.- 8 Control of the Mobilization of Stored Reserves.- 9 Seeds and Germination: Some Agricultural and Industrial Aspects. |
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activity afterripening aleurone aleurone layer amino acids amylase axis barley carbohydrate castor bean cell walls cereals chilling Chrispeels cotyledons cultivars cytokinin dehydrogenase dicot dormancy dormant seeds dry seed effect elongation embryo endosperm enzymes example far-red light fatty acids Figure germination gibberellin globoids glucose glyoxysome grains hormone hydration hydrolysis hydrolyzed imbibed imbibition increase inhibited inhibitors isocitrate lyase leaf legumes legumin lettuce lipid maize malting mature membrane metabolism mination mitochondria moisture content mother plant mRNA mung bean NADH nitrogen nondormant occurs organelles oxidation oxygen pathway phosphate Physiology phytin phytochrome Plant Physiol preharvest sprouting production protein bodies protein synthesis proteinase radicle released respiration ribosomes scutellum secondary dormancy Section seed coat seed development seedling soil soybean species starch starchy endosperm storage proteins storage tissue stored subunits sucrose sugars synthetase Table temperature testa viability vicilin water content water uptake wheat