Storage behaviour of Khaya senegalensis seeds from Burkina Faso. Desiccation and storage of Kigelia africana, Lhophira lanceolata, Parinari curatellifolia and Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides seeds from Burkina Faso. Effect of neem (Azadirachta indica) fruit development on seed quality. Desiccation and storage of Lannea microcarpa seeds from Burkina Faso. Desiccation, germination and storage of Sclerocarya birrea seeds from Burkina Faso. Effects of desiccation and storage on Vitellaria paradoxa seed viability. Desiccation and storage of Prunus africana seeds (Hook. F.) Klakm. Desiccation sensitivity of seeds of four tree species of economic importance in Kenya. Desiccation and storage of Sterculia quinqueloba seeds from Malawi. Storage of recalcitrant seeds of Cordyla pinnata from Senegal. Desiccation trials on neem, Azadirachta indica A. Juss. seeds. Germination of Dovyalis caffra (Hook. F. et Harv.) Warb. seeds. Conservation of Ekebergia capensis seeds from South Africa. Sensivity of Syzygium cuminii (L). Skeels seed to desiccation. Sensivity of Trichilia emetica Vahl. seed to desiccation. Tolerance to desiccation and storability of Warbugia salutaris. Seed desication and storability of Strichnos cocculoides, Ximenia americana and Warbugia salutaris. Storage behaviour of Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) Mirb. and Hagenia abyssinica J. F. Gmel. seeds. Desiccation and storage of Vatica astrotrichia, Hopea hainanensis, Podocarpus nagi and Acmena acuminatissma seeds. Conservation of tropical forest tree seeds from India. Handling and storage of Hopea odorata seeds. Handling and storage of Shorea leprosula seeds. Handling and storage of four tropical forest tree seeds from Malaysia. Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss. Var. siamensis Valeton) seed development in relation to desiccation tolerance and storage properties. Desicattion and storage trial of Shorea henryana Pierre seeds. Seed storage methods of star anise (Illicum verum), cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia) and michelia (Michelia mediocris). Desicattion and storage of Anadanthera colubrina seeds. Desicattion and storage of lucuma, Polteria macrophylla seeds. Desicattion, storage of and germination of Genipa americana seeds. Desicattion and storage of Hanconia speciosa seeds. Desicattion and storage of Cariniana pyriformis seeds. Desicattion and storage of seeds of Astronium graveolens anda Calophylum brasiliense, two native species of Costa Rica. Drying and storing Hieronyma alchorneoides fruits. Drying and storage of Vochysia ferruginea seeds. Seed storage behaviour of Vochysia guatemalensis. Biological aspects of tropical treee seed desiccation and storage responses.(review).

The book deals with all practical issues in connection with practical tree seed procurement and supply in tropical countries, with necessary background information and documentation of applied methods. It starts with seed collection and follows the processes of the standard fates of seeds. The text covers simple hands-on methods and more advanced methods. A synthesis and discussion of recent findings in seed research is given.

This book is devoted to botany and covers topical issues in this diverse area of study. The contributions are designed for researchers, graduate students and professionals. The book also presents reviews of current issues in plant-environment interactions making it useful to environmental scientists as well. The book is organized in three sections. The first section includes contributions on responses to flood stress, tolerance to drought and desiccation, phytotoxicity to Chromium and Lead; the second has aspects of economic botany including a review of Smut disease in sugarcane and properties of plant extract used Tassaboount date juice; the last covers topical issues on morphogenesis and genetics on cotton fiber special cell, secretory glands Asphodelus aestivus flower ,pollen tube growth in Leucojum aestivum , morphological studies of Ardisia crenata complex, and hybrid lethality in the Genus Nicotiana.

Presents the life story of a ginkgo tree, from its origin and proliferation to its decline and resurgence, highlighting the tree's cultural and social significance, medicinal uses, and role as a source of religious and artistic inspiration.

In addition to outlining the fundamental principles associated with the conservation of biological resources, freeze-drying and cryopreservation, this text is a compilation of cryptopreservation and freeze-drying methodologies applicable to different biological materiels, developed by expert laboratories.

The new edition of Seeds contains new information on many topics discussed in the first edition, such as fruit/seed heteromorphism, breaking of physical dormancy and effects of inbreeding depression on germination. New topics have been added to each chapter, including dichotomous keys to types of seeds and kinds of dormancy; a hierarchical dormancy classification system; role of seed banks in restoration of plant communities; and seed germination in relation to parental effects, pollen competition, local adaption, climate change and karrikinolide in smoke from burning plants. The database for the world biogeography of seed dormancy has been expanded from 3,580 to about 13,600 species. New insights are presented on seed dormancy and germination ecology of species with specialized life cycles or habitat requirements such as orchids, parasitic, aquatics and halophytes. Information from various fields of science has been combined with seed dormancy data to increase our understanding of the evolutionary/phylogenetic origins and relationships of the various kinds of seed dormancy (and nondormancy) and the conditions under which each may have evolved. This comprehensive synthesis of information on the ecology, biogeography and evolution of seeds provides a thorough overview of whole-seed biology that will facilitate and help focus research efforts. - Most wide-ranging and thorough account of whole-seed dormancy available - Contains information on dormancy and germination of more than 14,000 species from all the continents – even the two angiosperm species native to the Antarctica continent - Includes a taxonomic index so researchers can quickly find information on their study organism(s) and - Provides a dichotomous key for the kinds of seed dormancy - Topics range from fossil evidence of seed dormancy to molecular biology of seed dormancy - Much attention is given to the evolution of kinds of seed dormancy - Includes chapters on the basics of how to do seed dormancy studies; on special groups of plants, for example orchids, parasites, aquatics, halophytes; and one chapter devoted to soil seed banks - Contains a revised, up-dated classification scheme of seed dormancy, including a formula for each kind of dormancy - Detailed attention is given to physiological dormancy, the most common kind of dormancy on earth