eBook - ePub
The Germination of Seeds
Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies
- 222 pages
- English
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eBook - ePub
The Germination of Seeds
Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies
About this book
The Germination of Seeds, Third Edition contains the same content in the previous edition, but with modifications in each section, containing updated information. As the first two editions, this edition attempts to treat critically the available information on seed germination and to assimilate this information. This text first discusses the structure and chemical composition of seeds. This book then explains germination and related concepts, such as factors affecting this process, inhibition and stimulation, and seed metabolism. This selection concludes by explaining the ecology of germination. This publication will be invaluable to those in the field of agriculture, as well as students and layperson interested in seed germination.
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Yes, you can access The Germination of Seeds by A. M. Mayer,A. Poljakoff-Mayber in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Botany. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Inside Front Cover
- OTHER TITLES OF INTEREST
- Copyright
- PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
- PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
- Chapter 1: THE STRUCTURE OF SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS
- Chapter 2: CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SEEDS
- Chapter 3: FACTORS AFFECTING GERMINATION
- Chapter 4: DORMANCY, GERMINATION INHIBITION AND STIMULATION
- Chapter 5: METABOLISM OF GERMINATING SEEDS
- Chapter 6: THE EFFECT OF GERMINATION INHIBITORS AND STIMULATORS ON METABOLISM AND THEIR POSSIBLE REGULATORY ROLE
- Chapter 7: THE ECOLOGY OF GERMINATION
- PLANT INDEX
- AUTHOR INDEX
- SUBJECT INDEX