Seed dormancy and germination: a critical update Tadhg Ó hAnnracháin

Seed dormancy and germination: a critical update Tadhg Ó hAnnracháinSeeds are the prime source of food in the world, not only from a nutritional point of view but also as the basis of crop production. A key requirement for farmers is vigorous and fast germinating seed to guarantee a uniform crop of high yield. This is quite opposite to the natural behaviour of seeds which employ dormancy to spread the risk of premature death over time. This chapter addresses the genetic and molecular mechanisms of dormancy and

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The chapter describes the mechanisms driving forest carbon storage and explores whether forests should be considered sources or sinks of carbon

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This book looks at practitioners’ approaches to the EU’s foreign policy to its eastern neighbourhood

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This is a collection of interviews and discussions with directors who have helped shape the development of theatre in the last 20 years

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This results in revisionist readings that consider maternity as a literate practice and devotional literacy as a maternal one

and Orphan Black's own textual genealogy within the contexts of science