Seeds

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Seeds

   • J. Derek Bewley, Michael Black

   Pages 1-27

3. Seed Development and Maturation

   • J. Derek Bewley, Michael Black

   Pages 29-88

4. Storage, Imbibition, and Germination

   • J. Derek Bewley, Michael Black

   Pages 89-134

5. Cellular Events during Germination and Seedling Growth

   • J. Derek Bewley, Michael Black

   Pages 135-173

6. Dormancy and the Control of Germination

   • J. Derek Bewley, Michael Black

   Pages 175-235

7. Some Ecophysiological Aspects of Germination

   • J. Derek Bewley, Michael Black

   Pages 237-252

8. Mobilization of Stored Seed Reserves

   • J. Derek Bewley, Michael Black

   Pages 253-303

9. Control of the Mobilization of Stored Reserves

   • J. Derek Bewley, Michael Black

   Pages 305-327

10. Seeds and Germination

    • J. Derek Bewley, Michael Black

    Pages 329-347

11. Back Matter

    Pages 349-367

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Since the publication of our monograph on seed physiology and biochemistry (The Physiology and Biochemistry of Seeds in Relation to Germination, Sprin­ ger-Verlag, 1978, 1982), it has been suggested to us that a text covering the same subject area would be appropriate. This book is our response. Unlike the previous volumes, however, this text is not intended to be either a critical or a comprehensive account. Instead it is a more generalized consideration of the essential aspects of seed physiology and biochemistry as we see them. It also includes a substantial amount of new and different material. In a work of this sort it is inevitable that some simplifications must be made, but we hope, never­ theless, that we have presented the most reasonable conspectus of areas of con­ troversy and uncertainty. In this respect, literature citations have been kept to a minimum and do not interrupt the text; they are placed at the end of each chapter and are intended to be used as a source for further references. We hope that this book will be of value to students and teachers in uni­ versities, colleges, and other institutes of higher learning whose courses include plant biology. Although it is particularly appropriate for studies of seed biol­ ogy, it should also find broader applications in general plant physiology, agri­ culture, and horticulture.

• agriculture
• biology
• development
• growth
• physiology
• plant
• plant physiology

• Plant Physiology Research Group, Department of Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

  J. Derek Bewley

• Department of Biology, Queen Elizabeth College, University of London, Campden Hill, London, England

  Michael Black

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