Download or read book Seed Storage and Longevity of Australian Plant Species written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Australian Seeds written by Luke Sweedman and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2006 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide to the collection, processing and storage of seeds collected in the wild describing procedures and protocols that are of international standard. Includes a comprehensive pictorial guide, in colour, of 1260 Australian seeds clearly showing their size and shape.
Download or read book A Protocol to Determine Seed Storage Behaviour written by T. D. Hong and published by Bioversity International. This book was released on 1996 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication provides an approach by which conservationists can determine whether or not long-term seed storage is feasible for a particular species, i.e. whether or not that species shows orthodox seed storage behaviour, and provides advice on the implementation of the protocol, examples of ways in which the results from seed storage studies could be misinterpreted due to confounding factors, as well as several alternative approaches for estimating seed storage behaviour prior to carryng out actual investigations with the seeds. In particular, the latter section introduces the concept of a multicriteria approach for estimating seed storage behaviour.
Download or read book Ex Situ Seed Storage of Western Australian Species written by David J. Merritt and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plant Germplasm Conservation in Australia written by Catherine Anne Offord and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Principles and Practices of Seed Storage written by Oren L. Justice and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pilbara Seed Atlas and Field Guide written by Todd Erickson and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pilbara region in Australia’s arid northwest is rich in flora that is suited to extreme temperatures and boom and bust cycles of moisture availability. It is also a region important for its natural resources. In places where mining activities have finished and the land is under management for ecological restoration, there is increasing demand for information about native plant communities and the biology of their seeds. Pilbara Seed Atlas and Field Guide is the first book to combine plant identification with robust, scientific criteria for cost-effective seed-based rehabilitation. It describes 103 regional plant taxa and provides guidelines for effective collection, cleaning, storage and germination of their seeds. It addresses issues such as timing of collection, quality and viability of seed, and dormancy release, which are essential for successful restoration programs. With photographs to portray the subtle differences and unique features of each species’ biology, this book will be of great use to practitioners in the field, including environmental consultants, rehabilitation companies, commercial seed collectors and government authorities, as well as naturalists and people interested in growing the Pilbara’s remarkable plants.
Download or read book Ex Situ Storage of Seeds Pollen and in Vitro Cultures of Perennial Woody Plant Species written by B. S. P. Wang and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1993 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Parental Growth Environment Modulates Seed Longevity written by Jitka Kochanek and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Australian Vegetation written by David A. Keith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 771 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully updated third edition provides a modern synthesis and review of the latest advances in understanding native vegetation across Australia.
Download or read book From Seeds to Leaves written by Robin Stewart and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you have an interest in the power of seeds to transform the earth, or in planting Australian native trees and shrubs on a small scale or large, From Seeds to Leaves is the book for you. It describes how to: Collect your own fruit and nuts. Extract, store and germinate the seeds in the right way and in the best season. Use smoke to germinate seed normally difficult to grow. Plant out, water, mulch, protect, fertilise and prune your plants for best results. As well, there are sections on botanical names and identifying plants by flower and seed, and an ABC of information about Australian species. Procedures are set out in easy table form and there are lists of plants for a variety of special purposes. ‘This book is a must-have for anyone who is keen to preserve our native environment.’— Jamie Durie Robin Stewart is the author of the best-selling titles Chemical Free Home; Chemical Free Pest Control; Australian Green Home & Garden; Tread Lightly and From Seeds to Leaves. She is a former sufferer of chemical sensitivity whose writing has grown out of her mission to eliminate harmful chemicals from her life
Download or read book Seed Preservation and Longevity written by Lela Viola Barton and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vernal Pools in the Southwest Australian Floristic Region written by Renee E. Tuckett and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Truncated abstract] Vernal pools (a form of temporary wetland) of the Southwest Australian Floristic Region (SWAFR) are rich in species and endemism. There are two types of vernal pool in the SWAFR, claypans and gnammas, each with their own specialist and cosmopolitan species. Both types of vernal pool are subject to a number of localised and global threats. This is the first detailed study on the flora of claypans and gnammas in the SWAFR bringing together both biogeography and seed biology to provide practitioners the knowledge to effectively conserve the plant species occurring in these ecosystems. Biogeographical surveying of gnammas throughout the SWAFR showed that gnammas have one of the highest levels of plant endemism for any ecosystem in the SWAFR. However, species richness was not correlated with any of the environmental or morphological parameters measured. Pockets of richness were identified and found to be scattered throughout the region. I show that the drivers of species richness for gnammas differ to those of the terrestrial flora of the SWAFR and to those of the claypans. The lack of correlations and absence of shared genera between gnammas and the flora from surrounding ecosystems suggest that gnammas species have originated via long-distance dispersal attributing to the random mosaic of pools with high species richness. Germination and dormancy of seeds from claypans and gnamma species is variable with seed from some species being dormant and those from others not. While non-dormant seeds were able to germinate over a range of temperatures, temperatures upon which germination was highest was species-specific. Seeds from some species, including members of the Hydatellaceae, an early divergent angiosperm, had a germination temperature preference of 5-10 °C, lower than that previously been recorded for Australian aquatic species. In fact, for aquatic plant species worldwide, temperature preferences for germination below 15 °C are uncommon. A light preference or requirement for germination was a significant variable for all species thus I conclude that maintaining the integrity of the soil crust may be an important first step for on-site conservation of vernal pool and gnamma species. A particular focus of the thesis is the Hydatellaceae, a group of tiny annual aquatic plants that have undergone recent taxonomic realignment to the base of the angiosperm phylogenetic tree. The Hydatellaceae are important for developing our understanding of the processes of evolution in early angiosperms. I observed a type of germination, whereby the embryo differentiates outside of the seed coat, that heretofore has not been reported and thus assign a new type of specialised morphophysiological dormancy to these primitive plants. Evolution of embryo types and desiccation tolerance is also discussed in light of presented results. Ex situ storage of seeds in facilities such as seed banks is a cost effective and efficient method of plant genome conservation. Seed storage theory predicts that as storage temperature and moisture content of seeds decrease (with some limitations) the longevity of orthodox (desiccation-tolerant) seeds can be extended...
Download or read book Plant Conservation Genetics written by Robert J Henry and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-06-21 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide that covers both in situ and ex situ techniques for plant diversity conservation The conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources is of increasing importance globally. Plant Conservation Genetics addresses this issue by providing an extensive overview of this emerging area of science, exploring various pr
Download or read book Seed Conservation written by Roger D. Smith and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 2003 with total page 1052 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a review of the current scientific knowledge that underpins seed banking, a technology which plays a key role in the conservation of both domesticated and non-domesticated plant speices..."--Publisher description.
Download or read book Flammable Australia written by Richard J Williams and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2012-02-21 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Flammable Australia: Fire Regimes, Biodiversity and Ecosystems in a Changing World, leading researchers in fire ecology and management discuss how fire regimes have shaped and will continue to shape the distribution and abundance of Australia’s highly diverse plants and animals. Central to this is the exploration of the concept of the fire regime – the cumulative pattern of fires and their individual characteristics (fire type, frequency, intensity, season) and how variation in regime components affects landscapes and their constituent biota. Contributions by 44 authors explore a wide range of topics including classical themes such as pre-history and evolution, fire behaviour, fire regimes in key biomes, plant and animal life cycles, remote sensing and modelling of fire regimes, and emerging issues such as climate change and fire regimes, carbon dynamics and opportunities for managing fire regimes for multiple benefits. In the face of significant global change, the conservation of our native species and ecosystems requires an understanding of the processes at play when fires and landscapes interact. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of this complex science, in the context of one of the world’s most flammable continents.
Download or read book Seeds written by Carol C. Baskin and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-02-20 with total page 1601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
