Book Chapters written by Seed Bank staff
2008
Pritchard, H.W. & Nadarajan, J. (2008) Cryopreservation of orthodox (desiccation tolerant) seeds. In B.M. Reed (ed.) Plant cryopreservation: a practical guide. Berlin: Springer. 485-501.
Smith, P.P. (2008) Ex situ conservation of wild species: services provided by botanic gardens. In N. Maxted, B.V. Ford-Lloyd, S.P. Kell, J.M. Iriondo, M.E. Dulloo & J. Turok (eds.) Crop wild relative conservation and use. Wallingford: CABI. 407-412.
2007
Pritchard, H.W. (2007) Cryopreservation of desiccation-tolerant seeds. In Day, J.G. & Stacey, G. (eds.) Cryopreservation and freeze-drying protocols (Methods in molecular biology. No. 368). 2nd ed. Totowa, N.J.: Humana Press. 185-201.
2006
Dickie, J.B. & Stuppy, W. (2006) Embryo. Endosperm. Haustorium. Perisperm. Rumination. Seedcoats – dispersal aids. Seedcoats – functions. Seedcoats – structure. Structure of seeds. Structure of seeds – identification characters. In Black, M., Bewley, J.D. & Halmer, P. (eds.) The encyclopedia of seeds: science, technology and uses. Wallingford: CABI. pp.217-221, 222-223, 322, 488, 590, 606-609, 609-610, 610-614, 682-684, 684-687.
Dickie, J.B., Stuppy, W. & Bewley, J.B. (2006) Dicotyledons (dicots). In Black, M., Bewley, J.D. & Halmer, P. (eds.) The encyclopedia of seeds: science, technology and uses. Wallingford: CABI. p.168.
Hicks, D.M. (2006) Aquifoliaceae In Johns, R.J., Edwards, P.J., Utteridge, T.M.A. & Hopkins, H.C.F. A guide to the alpine and subalpine flora of Mount Jaya. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 191-193.
Kermode, A.R., Stuppy, W. & Dickie, J.B. (2006) Gymnosperm seeds. In Black, M., Bewley, J.D. & Halmer, P. (eds.) The encyclopedia of seeds: science, technology and uses. Wallingford: CABI. pp.313-315.
Probert, R.J. & Linington, S.H. (2006) Ancient seeds. Conservation. Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Convention on Biological Diversity. Cryostorage. Drying of seed (for storage). Equilibrium moisture content. Equilibrium relative humidity. Ex situ conservation. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). Gene banks. Genetic resources. Germplasm. Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC). Heritage seeds. Hermetic storage. In situ conservation. Intermediate seeds. International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI). International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture (ITPGRFA). Longevity. Orthodox seeds. Probits. Recalcitrant seeds., Regeneration – seed collections. Relative humidity (RH). Sorption isotherms. Ultra-dry storage. Viability. Viability equations. Vigour. In Black, M., Bewley, J.D. & Halmer, P. (eds.) The encyclopedia of seeds: science, technology and uses. Wallingford: CABI. pp.14-15, 100-102, 102-103, 103, 111-113, 214, 225, 225, 234, 247, 255, 257, 292, 296-297, 328-329, 329, 347, 354-355, 355, 356, 386, 465, 538, 571, 572, 573, 643, 733, 740, 740-741, 741.
Smith, P.P. (2006) Wild-seed banks and taxonomy. In: Leadlay, E. & Jury, S. Taxonomy and plant conservation : the cornerstone of the conservation and the sustainable use of plants. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. 294-304.
Stuppy, W. (2006) Non-endospermic seed. In Black, M., Bewley, J.D. & Halmer, P. (eds.) The encyclopedia of seeds: science, technology and uses. Wallingford: CABI. pp.442.
Tenner, C., Hooper, S., Merritt, D., Cochrane, A. & Sweedman, L. Introduction. In Sweedman, L. & Merritt, D. (2006) Australian seeds : a guide to their collection, identification and biology. Collingwood, VIC.: CSIRO. 1-4.
Way, M.J. (2006) Collection. In Black, M., Bewley, J.D. & Halmer, P. (eds.) The encyclopedia of seeds: science, technology and uses. Wallingford: CABI. pp.89-91.
2004
Daws, M.I., Gamene, C.S., Sacandé, M., Pritchard, H.W., Groot, S.P.C. & Hoekstra, F. (2004). Desiccation and storage of Lannea microcarpa seeds from Burkina Faso. In Sacandé, M., Joeker, D., Dulloo, M.E. & Thomsen, K.A. (eds.) Comparative storage biology of tropical tree seeds. IPGRI: Rome. 32-39.
Figuero, J.A., León-Lobos, P., Cavieres, L.A., Pritchard H.W., Way, M. (2004). Ecofisiologia de semillas en ambientes contrastantes de Chile: un gradiente desde ecosistemas desérticos a templados-húmedos. In Cabrera, H. M. (ed.) Fisiologia ecologica en plantas. 81-98.
Gamene, C.S., Pritchard, H.W. & Daws, M.I. (2004). Effects of desiccation and storage on Vitellaria paradoxa seed viability. In Sacandé, M., Joeker, D., Dulloo, M.E. & Thomsen, K.A. (eds.) Comparative storage biology of tropical tree seeds. IPGRI: Rome. 58-68.
Neya, O., Gamene, C.S. & Sacandé, M. (2004). Effect of neem (Azadirachta indica) fruit development on seed quality. In Sacandé, M., Joeker, D., Dulloo, M.E. & Thomsen, K.A. (eds.) Comparative storage biology of tropical tree seeds. IPGRI: Rome. 24-31.
Pritchard, H.W. (2004). Classification of seed storage 'types' for ex situ conservation in relation to temperature and moisture. In Guerrant, E.O, Havens, K. & Maunder, M. (eds.) Ex situ plant conservation. Supporting species survival in the wild. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. 139-161.
Pritchard, H.W., Sacandé, M. & Berjak, P. (2004). Biological aspects of tropical tree seed desiccation and storage responses. In Sacandé, M., Joeker, D., Dulloo, M.E. & Thomsen, K.A. (eds.). Comparative storage biology of tropical tree seeds. IPGRI: Rome. 325-348.
Sanon, M.D., Gamene, C.S., Sacandé, M. & Neya, O. (2004). Desiccation and storage of Kigelia africana, Lophira lanceolata, Parinari curatellifolia and Zanthoxulum zanthoxyloides seeds from Burkina Faso. In Sacandé, M., Joeker, D., Dulloo, M.E. & Thomsen, K.A. (eds.) Comparative storage biology of tropical tree seeds. IPGRI: Rome. 16-23.
Were, J., Munjuga, N., Daws, M.I., Motete, N., Erdey, D., Baxter, D., Berjak, P., Pritchard, H.W., Harris, C. & Howard, C.A. (2004). Desiccation and storage of Prunus africana seeds (Hook. f.) Kalkm. In Sacandé, M., Joeker, D., Dulloo, M.E. & Thomsen, K.A. (eds.) Comparative storage biology of tropical tree seeds. IPGRI: Rome. 69-76
2003
Balcha, G., Pearce, T.R. & Demissie, A. (2003). Biological diversity and current ex-situ conservation practices in Ethiopia. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 847-856.
Bone, J., Turner, R. & Tweddle , J. (2003). The Millennium Seed Bank Project's specimen and taxon databases. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 327-336.
Brown, N.A.C., van Staden, J., Johnson, T. & Daws , M.I. (2003). A summary of patterns in the seed germination response to smoke in plants from the Cape floral region. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 563-574.
Crawford, A., Cochrane, A. & Probert , R.J. (2003). Acid scarification: an effective method of removing physical dormancy in five Western Australian Acacia species. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 553-562.
Daws , M.I., Omondi, W., Pritchard, H.W. & Berjak, P. (2003). Some ecological and conservation aspects of Warburgia salutaris seed biology. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 431-444.
Dickie, J.B. & Stuppy, W.H. (2003). Seed and fruit structure: significance in seed conservation operations. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.253-279.
Hay, F.R. (2003). Post-harvest physiology: seed banks. In Thomas, B., Murphy, D.J. & Murray, B.G. (eds.). Encyclopedia of plant sciences. Amsterdam: Elsevier. 62-73.
Hay, F.R. & Smith, R.D. (2003). Seed maturity: when to collect seeds from wild plants. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 97-133.
Linington, S.H. (2003). The design of seed banks. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 591-636.
Manger, K.R., Adams , J. & Probert, R.J. (2003). Selecting seed containers for the Millennium Seed Bank Project: a technical review and survey. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 637-652.
Moat, J. & Smith, P.P. (2003). Applications of geographical information systems in seed conservation. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 79-87.
Muthoka, P.N., Probert, R.J. & Coomber, S.A. (2003). Seed quality studies in the Kenyan shrub Millettia leucantha. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 135-149.
Neya, O., Gaméné, C.S., Ouédraogo, L.G., Ilboudo, J.B. & Sacandé , M. (2003). Effect of developmental stages of Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) seed storage. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 151-162.
Ocampa-Lopéz, A., Dávila-Aranda, P., Flores, A. & Pritchard, H.W. (2003). Longevity of Mammillaria supertexta seeds under ultra-dry long-term storage. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 827-833.
Osborne, D.J., Boubriak, I., Pritchard, H.W. & Smith, R.D. (2003). Seed lifespan and telomeres. In Nicholas, G., Bradford, K.J., Come, D. & Pritchard, H.W. (eds.) The biology of seeds: recent research advances. Wallingford: CABI Publishing. 301-308.
Pritchard, H.W. & Dickie, J.B. (2003). Predicting seed longevity: the use and abuse of seed viability equations. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 653-722.
Pritchard, H.W. & Toorop, P.E. (2003). Resting state in seeds of higher plants: dormancy, persistence and resilience to abiotic and biotic stresses. In Coates, A.R.M. (ed.) Dormancy and low-growth states in microbial diseases. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 235-264.
Probert, R.J. (2003). Seed viability under ambient conditions, and the importance of drying. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 337-365.
Probert, R.J., Manger, K.R. & Adams, J. (2003). Non-destructive measurement of seed moisture. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 367-387.
Sacandé , M. & Hoekstra, F.A. (2003). Optimising conditions for Neem (Azadirachta indica) seed longevity. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 761-773.
Seaton, P.T. & Pritchard, H.W. (2003). Orchid germplasm collection, storage and exchange. In Dixon, K.W., Kell, S.P., Barrett, R.L., Cribb, P.J. (eds) Orchid conservation. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah: Natural History Publications. 227-258.
Smith, P.P. & van Wyck, E. (2003). The Millennium Seed Bank Project in South Africa. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 233-241.
Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (2003). An editorial perspective on seed conservation. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 967-980.
Smith, R.D. & Hawtin, G. (2003). The future of seed banks. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 981-992.
Tenner, C. (2003). Establishing priorities for a plant conservation programme. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 27-35.
Terry, J., Probert, R.J. & Linington, S.H. (2003). Processing and maintenance of the Millennium Seed Bank collections. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 307-325.
Toorop, P.E., Groot, S.P.C. & Hilhorst, H.W.M. (2003). Expression of ribosomal protein gene during germination of cabbage (Brassica oleracea f. oleracea). In Nicholas, G., Bradford, K.J., Come, D. & Pritchard, H.W. (eds.) The biology of seeds: recent research advances. Wallingford: CABI Publishing. 191-197.
Toorop, P.E. & Hilhorst, H.W.M. (2003). Molecular biology in seed diagnostics. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 507-515.
Way, M.J. (2003). Collecting seed from non-domesticated plants for long-term conservation. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 163-201.
Wood, C.B., Pritchard, H.W. & Mugambi, G.K. (2003) Fluorescein diacetate and orchid seed viability in UK and Kenyan species. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 493-506.
Yang, X.-Y., Pritchard, H.W. & Nolasco, H. (2003). Effects of temperature in seed germination in six species of Mexican Cactaceae . In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds.) Seed conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 575-588.
2002
Bingham, M.G. & Smith P.P. (2002). Zambia - Red data list. In Golding, J.S. (ed.). Southern African plant red data lists. SABONET report no. 14. Pretoria: Southern African Botanical Diversity Network. 135-156.
Black, M., Obendorf, R.L. & Pritchard, H.W. (2002). Damage and tolerance in retrospect and prospect. In Black, M. & Pritchard, H.W. (eds.) Desiccation and survival in plants: drying without dying. Wallingford: CABI Publishing. 367-372.
Dickie, J.B. & Pritchard, H.W. (2002). Systematic and evolutionary aspects of desiccation tolerance in seeds. In Black, M. & Pritchard, H.W. (eds.) Desiccation and survival in plants: drying without dying. CABI, Wallingford: CABI Publishing. 239-259.
Pearce, T.R. & Bytebier, B. (2002). The Role of a Herbarium and a Herbarium Database in Supporting Plant Conservation. In Maunder, M. et al.(eds.) Plant Conservation in the Tropics. Kew: RBG, Kew. 49-67.
2001
Anderson, M., Findlay, F. & Tenner, C. (2001). The Kyoto Protocol: verification falls into place. In Findlay, F. & Meier, O. (eds.) Verification Yearbook 2001. London: Verification Research, Training and Information Centre. 119-135.
Meier, O. & Tenner, C. (2001). Non-governmental monitoring of international agreements. In Findlay, F. & Meier, O. (eds.) Verification Yearbook 2001. London: Verification Research, Training and Information Centre.
Tweddle, J.C. (2001). Regional Vegetational History. In Bateman,M.D., Buckland, P.C., Frederick, C.D. and Whitehouse, N.J. (eds.)The Quaternary of East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Field Guide. Quaternary Research Association, London. 35-46.
2000
Hay, F.R., Probert, R.J., Marro, J. & Dawson, M. (2000). Towards the ex situ conservation of aquatic angiosperms: a review of seed storage behaviour. In Black, M., Bradford, K.J. & Vasquez-Ramos, J. (eds.) Seed biology: advances and applications. Wallingford: CAB International. 161-177.
Kioko, J., Berjak, P., Pritchard, H.W. & Daws M. (2000). Seeds of the African pepper bark (Warburgia salutaris) can be cryopreserved after rapid dehydration in silica gel. In Engelmann ,F. & Takagi, H. Cryopreservation of tropical plant germplasm. Current research progress and application. Tsukuba, Japan: Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Sciences / Rome: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute. 371-377.
Linington, S.H. (2000) The Millennium Seed Bank Project. In Rushton, B.S., Hackney, P. & Tyne, C.R. (eds.) Biological collections and biodiversity. Linnean Society occasional papers 3. Otley: Westbury Publishing/London: Linnean Society. 358-373.
Linington, S.H. & Pritchard, H.W. (2000). Genebanks. In Levin, S. (editor-in-chief) Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. Academic Press.
Pritchard, H.W., Beeby, L.A. & Davies, R.I. (2000). Role of embryo culture in the seed conservation of palms and other plant species. In Razdan, M.K. & Cocking, E.C. Conservation of genetic resources. Volume 2. USA: M/S Science Publishers. 89-138.
Probert, R.J. (2000). The role of temperature in the regulation of seed dormancy and germination. In Fenner, M. (ed.) 'Seeds: the Ecology of Regeneration in Plant Communities, 2nd edition'. Wallingford: CAB International. 261-292.
Probert, R.J. & Hay, F.R. (2000). Keeping seeds alive. In Black, M. & Bewley, J.D. Seed Technology and its Biological Basis. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press. 375-410.
1999
Sawkins, M.C., Maxted, N., Jones, P.G., Smith, R.D. & Guarino, L. (1999). Predicting species distributions using environmental data: case studies using Stylosanthes Sw. In Linking genetic resources and geography: emerging strategies for conserving and using crop biodiversity. CCSA Special Publication No. 27: 87-99.
1997
Brenchley, J. & Probert, R.J. (1997). A discussion of the possible role of seed banks in the conservation of seagrasses. In Kuo, J., Walker, I.D., Kirkman, H ( eds.). Seagrass biology: Discussion for an international workshop. U.W.A.: Science. 65-69.
Prance, G.T. & Smith, R.D. (1997). The Millennium Seed Bank at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. In Raven, P. (ed.). Nature and human society. The quest for a sustainable world. National Academic Press. 358-373.
1996
Pritchard, H.W. (1996). Biochemical, biophysical and physiological methods for the assessment of recalcitrant and intermediate seed quality. In Improving the Handling and Storage of Seeds of Tropical Trees Species with Recalcitrant and Intermediate Storage Characteristics.' IPGRI, /DFSC. 40-43.
Pritchard, H.W., Espinosa, P. & Culshaw, C. (1996). Hard seed impermeability. In International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Annual Report, 1995.Rome: IPGRI. 61
1995
Maxted, N., Van Slageren, M.W. & Rihan, J. (1995). Ecogeographic surveys. In Guarino, L., Ramanatha Rao, V. & Reid, R. (eds.).'Collecting Plant Genetic Diversity: Technical Guidelines. Wallingford: CAB International. 255-285.
Murphy, D.J., Ross, J.H.E. & Pritchard, H.W. (1995). Are oleosins only associated with oil bodies from desiccation tolerant plant tissues? In Kader, J.-C. & Mazliak, P. (eds.). Plant Lipid Metabolism. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. 558-560.
Prendergast, H.D.V. (1995). Published sources of information on wild plant species. In Guarino, L., Ramanatha Rao, V. & Reid, R. Collecting Plant Gentic Diversity: Technical Guidelines. Wallingford: CAB International. 153-179.
Pritchard, H.W. (1995). Cryopreservation of seeds. In Day, J.G. & McLellan, M.R. (eds.). Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol 38: Cryopreservation and Freeze-drying Protocols. Totowa, N.J.: Humana Press Inc.. 133-144.
Smith, R.D. (1995). Collecting and handling of seeds in the field. In Guarino, L., Ramanatha Rao, V. & Reid, R. (eds.). Collecting Plant Genetic Diversity: Technical Guidelines. Wallingford: CAB International. 419-456.
1994
Smith, R.D. (1994). Conservation of plant genetic resources in the United Kingdom within and without habitats. In Begemann, F. & Hammer, K. (eds.). Integration of Conservation Strategies of Plant Genetic Resources in Europe. Germany: ZADI and IPK. 88-101.
1993
Van Slageren, M.W. (1993). Taxonomy and distribution of Aegilops. In Damania, A.B. Biodiversity and Wheat Improvement. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. 67-79.