Advances in Research and Technology of Seeds/edited for the International Seed Testing Association by J.R. Thomson and W.T. Bradnock. 1991, 11 parts in 2 vols., $165 (set).

Contents: Part I: 1. Introduction/W.T. Bradnock. 2. Seed germination/Margot E.H. Johnston. 3. Tree and shrub seed/B.S.P. Wang. 4. Seed dormancy/J.D. Maguire. 5. Seed pathology/P. Neergaard. 6. Vigour of seeds/W.T. Bradnock. Index.

Part II: Introduction. 1. Seed dormancy/J.D. Maguire. 2. Seed pathology/P. Neergaard. 3. Seed vigour and seedling establishment/D.A. Perry. 4. Seed in relation to ecology/S. Matthews. Index.

Part III: 1. Germination of seed/M.E.H. Johnston. 2. Changes in seed composition during germination/J.C. Slaughter. 3. Effects of radiation on seeds/A.D. McKelvie. Index.

Part IV: 1. Introduction. 1. Weed seeds/H. Kolk. 2. Seed deterioration and loss of viability/E.H. Roberts. 3. Germination of seed/M.E.H. Johnston. 4. Pelleting and other presowing treatments/J.H.B. Tonkin. Index.

Part V: Introduction. 1. Seed quality control/H. Esbo. 2. Seed vigour and seedling establishment/D.A. Perry. 3. Seed dormancy and germination/J.D. Maguire. 4. Seed pathology/P. Neergaard. Index.

Part VI: Introduction. 1. Ecological aspects of seed germination/P.A. Thompson. 2. Physiological and biochemical events in seed development/Daphne J. Osborne. 3. Changes in seed composition during germination/J.C. Slaughter. 4. Germination of seeds/A. Lovato. Index.

Part VII: Introduction. 1. Weed seed investigations/R.J. Chancellor. 2. Effects of radiation on seeds/A.D. McKelvie. 3. Seed development and structure/D.L. Smith. 4. Environmental and genetic factors affecting tree and shrub seeds/B.S.P. Wang, J.A. Pitel and D.P. Webb. Index.

Part VIII: Introduction. 1. Loss of seed viability during storage/E.H. Roberts. 2. Germination sensu lato/L. Kahre. 3. Seed pathology/S.B. Mathur. Index.

Part IX: Introduction. Cultivar identification/Gustav Anderson. 2. Dormancy in seeds/J.D. Maguire. 3. Seed ecology/Robert E.L. Naylor. 4. Pelleting and other pre-sowing treatments/J.H.B. Tonkin. Index.

Part X: Introduction. 1. Biochemical aspects of the maturation and germination of seeds/M. Perl. 2. Seed processing and preparation for sowing/Albert H. Boyd. 3. Seed quality control/Arne Wold. Index.

Part XI: Introduction. 1. Herbage seed production/John G. Hampton. 2. Seed vigour and field establishment/Alison A. Powell. 3. Mobilization of reserves during germination/J.C. Slaughter. 4. Seeds of woody plants/F.T. Bonner. No. 6873

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