 | Advances in seed science and technology for more sustainable crop production Subjects: Environment & Agriculture; Botany; Agriculture & Environmental Sciences; Soil Sciences; Agriculture; Plant Reproduction; Agronomy; Seed quality is critical to achieving successful crop cultivation, propagation and breeding, whilst seeds are also pivotal to the conservation and management of plant genetic resources. The sector must develop a better understanding of seed quality, germination and seedling emergence to ensure successful crop establishment. Advances in seed science and technology for more sustainable crop production provides an authoritative review of the wealth of current research on key advances in seed science and technology. The collection considers the development of new techniques to ensure seed quality control, including seed phenotyping, hyper-spectral imaging and electrophotography. Later chapters discuss advances in seed coating, conditioning and priming techniques, as well as the growing use of biostimulant-based seed treatments throughout agriculture. Julia Buitink is a Senior Scientist and Research Director at IRHS (the Research Institute of Horticulture and Seeds) within INRAE (the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment). Dr Buitink is President-Elect of the International Society for Seed Science (ISSS). She is internationally renowned for her research on the mechanisms determining seed stress tolerance. Olivier Leprince is Professor of Plant Physiology at L'Institut Agro - Agrocampus Ouest, France. Professor Leprince is a world-leading expert on the seed desiccation tolerance, longevity and vigour. He is ISSS Regional Representative for Western Europe and Scandinavia and Associate Editor of Seed Science Research . |
