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Millennium Seed Bank Project - http://www.kew.org/msbp/
International collaborative conservation initiative to protect plant species against extinction. Includes resources for developing techniques for processing, testing and banking for partners, housed in West Sussex, for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK. |
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Seed Images - http://www.seedimages.com/
Identification database containing pictures and descriptions all of the seeds required to pass the Registered Seed Technologists examination and the Association of Official Seed Analyst's Certification. Maintained by Colorado State University Seed Programs. |
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Seed Biology - http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~seedbio/
Details of program and research at the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University. |
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International Society for Seed Science - http://www.usd.edu/isss/
Professional organisation of scientists to foster and promote research, education and communication in the scientific understanding of seeds. Includes archives of newsletters, workshops and membership contacts. |
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Seed Science Research - http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=SSR
Official journal of the International Society for Seed Science, publishing original papers and review articles on the physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology and ecology of seeds. |
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Seed Biology Place - http://www.seedbiology.de/
Explains anatomy, germination, dormancy, after-ripening, including ß-1,3-glucanase biochemistry during endosperm rupture and coat-enhanced dormancy of tobacco. Includes PDF of publications from Albert Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany. |
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IJBP Seed Biology Laboratory - http://www-ijpb.versailles.inra.fr/en/bs/bs_accueil.htm
Research on biosynthesis and role of abscisic acid in physiology, metabolism and maturation of the seed, identification of genes involved in germination control, and development in Arabidopsis. Administered by INRA at Versailles, France. |
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Seed Biology Electronic Mailing List - http://www.css.cornell.edu/seedbio/seedbio.html
Resource maintained by the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Ithaca, New York. |
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Laboratory of Bob Goldberg: Seed Institute - http://www.mcdb.ucla.edu/Research/Goldberg/the_seed_institute/seed_institute-index.htm
Multi-campus organization coordinated, with databases maintained at the Department of Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles. |
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Seed Proteome - http://www.seed-proteome.com
Provides information on a proteomic study of Arabidopsis thaliana covering the biochemical and genetic mechanisms that control seed dormancy and seed longevity, and that regulate the transition from quiescence to highly active metabolism during germination and seedling establishment. |