Seeds handbook : biology, production, processing, and storage
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Bibliographic Information
Seeds handbook : biology, production, processing, and storage
(Books in soils, plants, and the environment)
M. Dekker, c1997
Available at 10 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
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  Tokyo
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  Toyama
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  Fukui
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  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
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  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Offers a presentation of advances in seed science and technology. The text covers the areas from biology, biotechnology and production techniques to up-to-date advances in genetic and physiological control, processing and storage. It also discusses techniques for the production of synthetic seeds, loss-reduction biotechnologies and developments in the seed production industry.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Seed biology: seed morphology and development
- seed dormancy
- seed germination
- seed viability and longevity
- synthetic seed biotechnology
- loss reduction and biotechnology of seeds. Part 2 Seed production: basic principles of seed production
- cereal crops
- pulse crops
- oilseed crops
- vegetable crops
- flowers and ornamental crops
- sugar and fibre crops
- grasses and forest legumes. Part 3 Seed processing and storage technology: drying, cleaning and upgrading
- seed treatment
- seed packaging and handling
- seed transportation and storage
- seed testing
- seed certification and legislation
- the seed-production industry
- future challenges and research needs.
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