Seed Quality: Basic Mechanisms and Agricultural Implications

ISBN-13: 9781560228509 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 412 str.

Amarjit S. Basra

Opis

On the basis that high quality seed is the foundation of higher agricultural productivity, this book focuses on various aspects of seed quality and integrated research at basic and applied levels. It is aimed at both students and teachers in agricultural and botanical disciplines.

Spis treści

ContentsPreface

• Seed Viability
• Seed Vigor
• Methods of Viability and Vigor Testing: A Critical Appraisal
• Production Environment and Seed Quality
• Seed Quality and Microorganisms
• Storage of Orthodox Seeds
• Storage of Recalcitrant Seeds
• Mechanisms of Seed Deterioration
• Variety Identification: Modern Techniques and Applications
• Low Water Potential and Pre-Sowing Germinating Treatments to Improve Seed Quality
• Influence of Seed Quality on Crop Establishment, Growth, and Yield
• Index

O autorze

Gough, Robert E