"Seed Dormancy and Germination" ed. by Jose Carlos Jimenez-Lopez

This volume is dedicated to seed dormancy and germination - critical processes for the development of plants.

Seed dormancy allows seeds to overcome harsh periods of seedling establishment, and is also important for plant agriculture and crop yield. Several processes are involved in the induction of dormancy and in the shift from the dormant to the germinating state, and hormones and regulatory genetic networks are among the critical factors driving these complex processes. Germination can be prevented by different factors leading to seed dormancy, which is highly dependent on environmental cues. During and after germination, early seedling growth is sustained by catabolism of stored reserves (proteins, lipids, or starch) accumulated during seed maturation, supporting cell morphogenesis, chloroplast development, and root growth until photo-auxotrophic growth can be resumed.

Contents
1.Analysis of the Effect of Scarification Process on Papaya (Carica papaya Lin.) Seeds Germination
2.Weed Seed Dormancy: The Ecophysiology and Survival Strategies
3.Artificial Intelligence Tools to Better Understand Seed Dormancy and Germination
4.Programmed Cell Death in Seeds: An Adaptive Mechanism Required for Life
5.Adaptation of Halophytes to Different Habitats
6.Assessment of Seed Quality and Germination Response in the Species of the Genus Polylepis
7.Phytotoxicity of Plantago major Extracts on Germination and Seedling Growth of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)