Seed quality is critical to achieving successful crop cultivation, propagation and breeding, whilst seeds are also pivotal to the conservation and management of plant genetic resources. The sector must develop a better understanding of seed quality, germination and seedling emergence to ensure successful crop establishment. Advances in seed science and technology for more sustainable crop production provides an authoritative review of the wealth of current research on key advances in seed science and technology. The collection considers the development of new techniques to ensure seed quality control, including seed phenotyping, hyper-spectral imaging and electrophotography. Later chapters discuss advances in seed coating, conditioning and priming techniques, as well as the growing use of biostimulant-based seed treatments throughout agriculture.
Author(s): Julia Buitink (editor), Olivier Leprince (editor)
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science 120
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 368
City: Sawston
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Contents
Series list
Introduction
Acknowledgement
Part 1 Understanding seeds: from biology to the field
Chapter 1 Seed dormancy and germination: a critical update
1 Introduction
2 The acquisition of dormancy
3 To germinate or not to germinate: the abscisic acid-gibberellin balance
4 The breaking of primary dormancy
5 Secondary dormancy and dormancy cycling
6 The seed-to-seedling phase transition: germination
7 Biological variability
8 Future trends in research
9 Where to look for further information
10 References
Chapter 2 Understanding the effects of maternal environment in controlling seed dormancy
1 Introduction
2 Dormancy response patterns to the effect of the maternal environment in seeds displaying physiological and physical dormancy
3 Physiological and molecular bases underlying the modulation of dormancy by the environment experienced by the mother plant dur
4 Ecological implications of dormancy modulation by the maternal environment
5 Agricultural implications of dormancy modulation by the maternal environment: managing crops for dormancy
6 Summary
7 Future trends in research
8 Where to look for further information
9 References
Chapter 3 Applying population-based threshold models to quantify and improve seed quality attributes
1 Introduction
2 The importance of seed quality and behavior in crop production and weed control
3 Understanding the population-based behavior of seeds
4 Population-based models for environmental factors affecting seed germination
5 Population-based models for physiological and other factors affecting seed behavior: dormancy, aging, seed vigor, respiration
6 Applying population-based threshold models
7 Future trends in research
8 Where to look for further information
9 Acknowledgements
10 Abbreviations
11 References
Chapter 4 Biotic sources of seed losses influencing germination and emergence success in crop plants and agricultural weeds
1 Introduction
2 Major biotic sources of seed losses
3 Mitigating effects of seed losses through management
4 Future trends in research
5 Where to look for further information
6 References
Chapter 5 Advances in understanding the genetic and environmental factors determining seed longevity
1 Introduction
2 Distribution of seed lifespans among species
3 Advances in the understanding of longevity using genetic diversity
4 Environmental effects on longevity: plasticity and adaptation
5 Ageing protocols and the limits of extrapolating accelerated ageing conditions
6 Conclusions and future research trends
7 Where to look for further information
8 Acknowledgements
9 References
Part 2 Seed quality control and treatment
Chapter 6 Advances in seed phenotyping using X-ray imaging
1 Introduction
2 Sample preparation
3 Projection acquisition
4 Image reconstruction
5 Image processing
6 Conclusion and outlook
7 Future trends
8 Where to look for further information
9 References
Chapter 7 Advances in testing seed health
1 Introduction
2 Traditional detection methods
3 Serological detection techniques
4 Nucleic acid-based detection methods
5 Spectroscopy-based methods
6 Case study: detecting pathogens in tomato seeds
7 Summary and future trends
8 Where to look for further information
9 References
Chapter 8 Advances in preservation of seed vigour during storage
1 Introduction
2 How can conditions during seed production affect seed quality?
3 Post-harvest treatments to improve seed lot quality
4 Maintaining viability and vigour during storage
5 Monitoring and other ways to predict viability and vigour during storage
6 Conclusion
7 Future trends in research
8 Where to look for further information
9 Acknowledgements
10 References
Chapter 9 Enhancing seed defence mechanisms against pathogens
1 Introduction
2 Microbial priming agents
3 Chemical priming agents
4 Transgenerational defence priming
5 Beneficial microbe delivery
6 Summary and future trends
7 Where to look for further information
8 References
Chapter 10 Advances in seed priming techniques
1 Introduction
2 Oxygen-controlled priming
3 A new variation on drum priming
4 Pellet-based priming and vapour heat priming
5 Pulsed radio frequency
6 Ultrasonics
7 UV-B radiation, cold plasma and pulsed light
8 Assessing new priming techniques
9 Future trends
10 Where to look for further information
11 References
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