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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 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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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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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 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. |
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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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Field Studies of Seed Biology - http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/lmh/lmh40.htm
Abstract on land management, linking to PDF of handbook from the forest science program, published by the British Columbia Ministry of Forests. |
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Oregon State University: Integrative Seed Biology - http://www.science.oregonstate.edu/isb/
Overview of research on carrot, tomato, and using the Arabidopsis model, producing the seed-GUS-expression lines. Includes undergraduate program, and other learning opportunities at Corvallis. |