Information outputs for ‘Diagnosis of Viability and Germination’
Project “A Genomic Approach to Understanding Seed Dormancy”
Cadman CSC, Toorop PE, Hilhorst HWM, Finch-Savage WE (in press) Gene expression profiles
of Arabidopsis Cvi seeds during dormancy cycling indicate a common underlying dormancy control
mechanism. The Plant Journal.
Toorop PE, Barroco RM, Engler G, Groot SPC, Hilhorst HWM (2005) Differentially expressed
genes associated with dormancy or germination of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds. Planta 221: 637647
Toorop PE, Groot SPC, Hilhorst HWM (2003) Expression of a ribosomal protein gene during
germination of cabbage (Brassica oleracea f. oleracea) seeds. In: The Biology of Seeds: Recent
Research Advances, eds. Nicolás G, Bradford KJ, Côme D, Pritchard HW. CABI Publishing,
Wallingford.
Project “The Role of Nitrate in Breaking Dormancy”
Toorop PE, Barroco RM, Engler G, Groot SPC, Hilhorst HWM (2005). Differentially expressed
genes associated with dormancy or germination of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds. Planta 221: 637647.
Project “Towards Universally Applicable Seed Viability Stains”
Daws, M.I., Cousins C., Hall J. and Wood, C.B. (2006) Pressure – time dependency of vacuum
degassing as a rapid method for viability assessment using tetrazolium chloride: a comparative
study of 17 Pinus species. Seed Science and Technology in Press.
Pritchard, H.W. (1985) Determination of orchid seed viability using fluorescein diacetate. Plant Cell
and Environment 8: 727-730.
Wood C.B., Miles, S., Rix, C., Terry, J. and Daws, M.I. (2005) Tetrazolium staining on seeds of
171 species indicates a confounding effect of oil on the accuracy of viability assessment. Plant
Genetic Resources Newsletter in Press.
Wood, C.B. and Pritchard, H.W. (2004) Determination of intra-specific variation in orchid seed
viability using fluorescein diacetate. Seed Science and Technology 32: 629-635.
Wood, C.B., Pritchard, H.W. and Mugambe, G. (2003) Fluorescein diacetate and orchid seed
viability in UK and Kenyan species. In: Seed Conservation: Turning Science into Practice. Smith et
al. (eds). RBG Kew, pp.493-506.