Handbook of Seed Physiology
Subtitle: Applications to Agriculture
Publisher: Haworth Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Binghamton
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 501
ISBN-13: 9781560223450
Subjects: Seeds; Physiology
Description: Presenting the latest findings in the field of seed physiology on the physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels, the Handbook of Seed Physiology: Applications to Agriculture discusses aspects of seed physiology with implications for crop management and utilization. Four sections focus on specific aspects of agricultural problems in the areas of germination and stand establishment; dormancy and the behavior of crops and weeds; seed longevity and storage; and industrial seed quality. Appropriate for graduate students, researchers, and academics, as well as professionals in the agricultura.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Pre-publication REVIEWS, COMMENTARIES, EVALUATIONS . . .; NOTES FOR PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY USERS; CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION NOTES; FOOD PRODUCTS PRESS; Publication and Copyright Information; Table of Contents; ABOUT THE EDITORS; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 Seedbed Preparation-The Soil Environment of Germinating Seeds; Chapter 2 The Use of Population-Based Threshold Models to Describe and Predict the Effects of Seedbed Environment on Germination and Seedling Emergence of Crops.