Conference proceedings and abstracts

2011

Anese, S., da Silva, E. A. A., Davide, A. C., Rocha Faria, J. M., Soares, G. C. M., Matos, A. C. B., and Toorop, P. E. (2011) Seed priming improves endosperm weakening, germination, and subsequent seedling development of Solanum lycocarpum St. Hil.  [Abstract from the 10th Conference of the International Society for Seed Science held in Brazil, April 10th to 15th, 2011.] Informativo Abrates 21(1): 137

Antunes, C. G. C., Ligterink, W., Pelacani, C. R., Aflitos, S. A., Castro, R. D., Fernandez, L. G., and Toorop, P. E. (2011) Differentially expressed genes in L. seeds during osmopriming. [Abstract from the 10th Conference of the International Society for Seed Science held in Brazil, April 10th to 15th, 2011.] Informativo Abrates  21 (1): 84.

Cochrane, A., Daws, M. I., & Hay, F. (2011). Exploring temperature limits in the germination niche. [Paper presented at the South African Association of Botanists annual meeting 2011.] South African Journal of Botany 77 (2): 520.

Kranner, I., & Pritchard, H. W. (2011). Non-invasive diagnosis of seed stress and viability. [Abstract from the 10th conference of the International Society for Seed Science held in Brazil, April 10th to 15th, 2011].  Informativo Abrates 21(1) 82.

Kranner, I. and  Seal, C.E. (2011) What is stress? Concepts, definitions and implications for plant growth in saline environments. In R.P. Thomas (ed) Proceedings of the Global forum on salinization and climate change (GFSCC 2010) held in Valencia, Spain. p. 44.

Nagel, M., Kranner, I., & Borner, A. (2011). Conservation of germplasm collections - biochemical and genetic impacts on seed ageing in barley. [Abstract from the 10th conference of the International Society for Seed Science held in Brazil, April 10th to 15th, 2011]. Informativo Abrates 21(1): 103.

Pritchard, H. W., Lindstorm, A., Li, N., & Nadarajan, J. (2011). Integrated conservation of ancient plants (ICAP) [Abstract from the 9th International Conference of Cycad Biology]. Journal of Fairylake Botanical Garden 10 (3-4): 16.

Pritchard, H. W. (2011). Seeds as natural capital: the science and economics of conservation. [Abstract from the 10th conference of the International Society for Seed Science held in Brazil, April 10th to 15th, 2011].  Informativo Abrates 21(1): 51.

Toorop, P. E., Herrera Ballester, M., Deng, W., and Iannetta, P. P. M. (2011) Osmotic stress tolerance of Capsella bursa-pastoris seeds contributes to bet-hedging in arable fields. [Abstract from proceedings of a conference held in Dundee 15-16 June 2011]. Aspects of Applied Biology (109) Agricultural ecology research: its role in delivering sustainable farm systems. pp. 39-40.

2010

Dickie, J. B, Probert, R. J., Liu, K., and Robb, L. Predicting optimum germination conditions for wild species stored in seed banks. In: Pendleton, R., Meyer, S., and Schultz, B. (eds.) Seed Ecology III: the Third International Society for Seed Science Meeting on Seeds and the Environment: Seeds and Change: Conference Proceedings. June 20 to June 24, 2010, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. pp. 38-39.

Eastwood, R. J. and Muller, J. V. Achievements of the European Native Seed Conservation Network (ENSCONET). In: CWRs and landraces in Europe: towards the establishment of genetic reserves for crop wild relatives and landraces in Europe: a joint meeting of the ECPGR in situ and on-farm conservation network and the EU project AGRI GENRES 057 - AEGRO. Held at the University of Madeira, Funchal (Portugal) 13-16 September 2010. p.89

Grace, O. M., Malombe, I., Davis, S. D., Pearce, T. R. & Simmonds, S. J. (2010). Identifying priority species in dryland Kenya for conservation in the Millennium Seed Bank Project. In  Burgt, X.v. d.;  Maesen, J. v. d. & Onana,J.-M. (Eds.), Systematics and conservation of African plants: proceedings of the 18th AETFAT congress. Yaounde, Cameroon: Kew Publishing. pp. 749-758.

Mattana, E., Pritchard, H. W., Porceddu, M., and Bacchetta, G. Morphophysiological seed dormancy in Ribes multiflorum subsp. sandaliocticum is highly sensitive to warm followed by cold temperatures. In: Pendleton, R., Meyer, S., and Schultz, B. (eds.) Seed Ecology III: the Third International Society for Seed Science Meeting on Seeds and the Environment: Seeds and Change: Conference Proceedings. June 20 to June 24, 2010, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. pp. 113-114.

McGill, C., Park, M. J., Nadarajan, J., Williams, W., and MacKay, B. (2010) Seed storage and dormancy in Myosotidium hortensia. In: Seed Symposium Abstracts from the 29th ISTA Congress, Cologne, Germany 16 - 22 June 2010: p 20.

Muller, J. V. and Eastwood, R. J. (2010) Climate change and the European Seed Conservation Netowrk seed collecting protocol: a best practice example to contribute to the new strategic plan of the CBD while safeguarding Europe's native flora. In: Addressing global change: a new agenda for botanic gardens. Abstract from the 4th Global Botanic Gardens Congress held Dublin, Ireland: p 130.

Nagel, M., Kranner, I., and Borner, A. (2010) Seed conservation in ex situ genebanks genetical and physiological backgrounds for viability loss in wheat and barley after storage. In: Seed Symposium Abstracts from the 29th ISTA Congress, Cologne, Germany 16 - 22 June 2010: p 18. 

Paulsen, T. R., Colville, L. E., Kranner, I., Hogstedt, G., Thompson, K., Vandvik, V., and Daws, M. I. Water-impermeable seeds - what are they for? In: Pendleton, R., Meyer, S., and Schultz, B. (eds.) Seed Ecology III: the Third International Society for Seed Science Meeting on Seeds and the Environment: Seeds and Change: Conference Proceedings. June 20 to June 24, 2010, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. p 134.

Pritchard, H. W., Kranner, I., & Nadarajan, J. (2010). Frozen planet: the biobanking of plants. [Paper presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cryobiology, Bristol, UK.] Cryobiology 61 (3): 366-367.

Pritchard, H. W. and McGill, C. (2010) Seed futures: biodiversity and the future use of seeds. [AGMARDT keynote address]. In: Seeds for futures: proceedings of a joint symposium between the Agronomy Society of New Zealand and the New Zealand Grassland Association held at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 26-27 November 2008, pp. 1-3.

Probert, R. J. Does slow germination have to mean the presence of dormancy? In: Pendleton, R., Meyer, S., and Schultz, B. (eds.) Seed Ecology III: the Third International Society for Seed Science Meeting on Seeds and the Environment: Seeds and Change: Conference Proceedings. June 20 to June 24, 2010, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. p  143.

Robb, L., Probert, R. J., Dickie, J. B., Liu, K., and Hay, F. R. (2010) Using climate data to predict optimum conditions for seed germination and dormancy breaking pre-treatments. In: Seed Symposium Abstracts from the 29th ISTA Congress, Cologne, Germany 16 - 22 June 2010: p 21.

Santamaria, M. E., Cacal, M. J., Rodriguez, R., & Toorop, P. (2010). Seed dormancy and bud dormancy: how to cope with stress. [Paper presented at the 47th annual meeting of the Society for Cryobiology, Bristol, UK. ] Cryobiology 61 (3): 364-365.

Wood, I., Hay, F. R., and Newton, R. J. (2010) Changes in water sorption properties after priming increases the longevity of Rhododendron griersonianum seed. In: Seed Symposium Abstracts from the 29th ISTA Congress, Cologne, Germany 16 - 22 June 2010: p 26.

2009

Davies R.I., Nadarajan J., & Pritchard H. W. (2009) Cryopreservation of difficult-to-handle palm seeds. CryoLetters 30: pp 386-387. [Abstract from the meeting of EU COST Action 871 held on the 17th-18th February at RBG Kew, Wakehurst Place]

Dickie, J., Probert, R. (2009) Predicting optimum germination conditions for wild species stored in seed banks - the role of climate and other information. In: EuroGard V botanic gardens in the age of climate change: p.49. Abstract from the 5th European Botanic Gardens Congress, Helsinki, 8 - 12, June 2009.

Eastwood, R. (2009) ENSCONET - European Native Seed Conservation Network. In: EuroGard V botanic gardens in the age of climate change: p.50. Abstract from the 5th European Botanic Gardens Congress, Helsinki, 8 - 12, June 2009.

Eastwood, R., Riviere, S., Waldren, S. (2009) A virtual seed bank for European native species: the ENSCONET database. EuroGard V botanic gardens in the age of climate change: 51. Abstract from the 5th European Botanic Gardens Congress, Helsinki, 8 - 12, June 2009.

Hardwick, K. (2009) Opportunities for linking ex situ conservation to ecological restoration: case studies from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. In: EuroGard V botanic gardens in the age of climate change: p.57. Abstract from the 5th European Botanic Gardens Congress, Helsinki, 8 - 12, June 2009.

Hopper, S. D., Hardwick, K. A., Fiedler, P., Lee, L., Pavlik, B., and Hobbs, R. (2009) Globalising restoration. In: SERI 2009 world conference on ecological restoration: making change in a changing world:  p 3. Abstract from the 19th conference of the Society for Ecological Restoration International 23rd to 27th August 2009 in Perth, Australia

José, A.C., Davide, A.C., Da Silva, E.A.A., Toorop, P.E. (2009) Effects of drying rates and storage on the viability of Magnolia ovata A. St. Hil. seeds. Informativo Abrates 19: 511. Abstract from the 16th Congresso Brasileiro de Sementes, Curitiba, Brazil, 31 August - 3 September 2009.

Pritchard,H.W., Roach,T., Daws,M.I., Nadarajan,J., Kranner,I. (2009) Oil, water, and the biophysics of seed cryobiology [abstract from the Low Temperature Biology Meetings held at the University of Copenhagen, 2008] CryoLetters 30 (1): 80-81.

Roach T., Beckett R. P., Minibayeva F., & Kranner I. (2009) Reactive oxygen species production from the initial stages of cryopreserving Castanea sativa embryonic cells. CryoLetters 30 (5): pp383-384. [Abstract from the meeting of EU COST Action 871 held on the 17th-18th February at RBG Kew, Wakehurst Place]

Robb, L., Probert, R. J., Dickie, J. B., Liu, K., and Hay, F. R. (2009) Using climate data to predict optimum conditions for seed germination and dormancy breaking pre-treatments. In: SERI 2009 world conference on ecological restoration: making change in a changing world: p 210. Abstract from the 19th conference of the Society for Ecological Restoration International 23rd to 27th August 2009 in Perth, Australia

Sandoval, A., Leon-Lobos, P., Rosas, M. & Pritchard, H.W. (2009). Efecto de luz y oscuridad en la germinacion de bromeliaceae Chilenas. In: VII Simposio de Recursos Geneticos para America Latina y el Caribe. pp 185-186.

Smith, P.P. (2009) Delivering the global strategy for plant conservation: the Millennium Seed Bank experience and lessons for the future. In: EuroGard V botanic gardens in the age of climate change: 156-7. Abstract from the 5th European Botanic Gardens Congress, Helsinki, 8 - 12, June 2009.

Smith, P. P., Hardwick, K. A., and Sharrock, S. (2009) The role of botanic gardens and seed banks in ecological restoration: next steps. In: SERI 2009 world conference on ecological restoration: making change in a changing world: p50. Abstract from the 19th conference of the Society for Ecological Restoration International 23rd to 27th August 2009 in Perth, Australia

Smith, P. P. (2009) What can seed banks do for restoration ecology? In: SERI 2009 world conference on ecological restoration: making change in a changing world: p212. Abstract from the 19th conference of the Society for Ecological Restoration International 23rd to 27th August 2009 in Perth, Australia

Trivedi, C., Ali, N. (2009) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: addressing the challenges of climate change. In: EuroGard V botanic gardens in the age of climate change: 84. Abstract from the 5th European Botanic Gardens Congress, Helsinki, 8 - 12, June 2009.

2008

Buitink, J., Dickie, J., Liu, K., Holdsworth, M.J. & Bassel, G. (2008) Introduction to seed databases. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 110. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Carasso, V., Hay, F.R., Probert, R.J., Riba, B. & Mucciarelli, M. (2008) Ecophysiological aspects of the germination of a rare alpine species: Fritillaria tubiformis Gren & Godron. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 160. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Chen, H.Y., Li, W.Q., Birtić, S. & Kranner, I. (2008) Loss of nucleic acid inte[g]rity in ageing Pisum sativum seeds. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 233. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Colville, L.E., Birtić, S., Pritchard, H.W., Pearce, S.R. & Kranner, I. (2008) Viability loss in Lathyrus pratensis seeds correlates with shifts in the redox potentials of low molecular weight thiols. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 234. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Daws, M.I. (2008) A seed mass perspective on the seed ecology of neotropical seeds [Michael Black Founders Lecture]. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 22. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Daws, M.I. & Jankowska-Błaszczuk, M. (2008) Seed size, persistence and light requirements for germination of 27 herbs from ancient deciduous forest in Poland. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 288. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Eastwood, R.J., Drummond, C.S., Schifino-Whittmann, M.T. and Hughes C.E. (2008) Diversity and evolutionary history of lupins – insights from new phylogenies. In: Palta, J.A. and Berger, J.B. (eds.) Lupins for Health and Wealth. Proceedings of the 12th International Lupin Conference,14-18 September, 2008, Freemantle, Western Australia. pp. 346-354.

Eastwood, R.J. & Hughes, C.E. (2008) Origins of domestication of Lupinus mutabilis in the Andes. In: Palta, J.A. and Berger, J.B. (eds.) Lupins for Health and Wealth. In: Palta, J.A. and Berger, J.B. (eds.) Lupins for Health and Wealth. Proceedings of the 12th International Lupin Conference, 14-18 September, 2008, Freemantle, Western Australia. pp. 373-379.

Finch-Savage, W.E., Footitt, S., Cadman, C.S.C., Dent, K.C., Toorop, P.E., Lynn, J.R. & Hilhorst, H.W.M. (2008) Transcriptional profiling of seed dormancy cycling in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. and other species of the Brassicaceae. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 42-43. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Hay, F.R. & Murray, T. (2008) Enhancing seed longevity through priming: why do species respond differently? Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 270. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Hoyle, G.L., Steadman, K.J., Daws, M.I. & Adkins, S.W. (2008) Pre- and post-harvest influences on seed dormancy status of Australian native forbs.  Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 296. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Kochanek, J., Steadman, K.J., Probert, R.J. & Adkins, S.W. (2008) Seed longevity periods can be changed by the pre-zygotic parental environment. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 297-298. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Kranner, I. (2008) What is stress? Concepts, definitions and applications in seed science [Lead Lecture].  Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 71. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Mattana, E., Daws, M.I. & Bacchetta, G. (2008) Comparative germination ecology of Centranthus amazonium, a narrow endemic species of Sardinia (Italy). Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 301-302. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Mondoni, A., Probert, R.J., Rossi, G. & Bonomi, C. (2008) A comparative study of post-dispersal embryo development and germination phenology in populations of Anemone nemorosa L. and A. ranunculoides L. from northern Italy. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 186. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Muthoka, P., Hay, F.R., Dida, M. & Nyabundi, J. (2008) Seed longevity of selected Kenyan succulent species from the Euphorbia, Kalanchoe & Edithcolia genera. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 274. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Nadarajan, J., Mansor, M., Krishnapillay, B., Staines, H., Benson, E. & Harding, K. (2008) Development of cryopreservation strategies for a recalcitrant seed species using differential scanning calorimetry. In: Laamanen, J. Uosukainen, M., Häggman, H., Nukari, A. & Rantala, S. (eds.) Cryopreservation of crop species in Europe. CRYOPLANET – COST Action 871, 20th – 23rd February 2008, Oulu, Finland. Agrifood Research Working Papers 153: pp. 34-35.

Nadarajan, J., Staines, H.J., Benson, E.E., Mansor, M., Krishnapillay, B. & Harding, K. (2008) Optimization of cryopreservation for Sterculia cordata zygotic embryos. CryoLetters 29(1): 79. Abstract from the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Society for low Temperature Biology, University of Derby, UK, 12-14 September, 2007.

Newton, R.J., Hay, F.R. & Ellis, R.H. (2008) Morphophysiological dormancy in European Amaryllidaceae Narcissus pseudonarcissus L. and Galanthus nivalis L. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 191. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Roach, T., Ivanova, M., Colville, L.E., Beckett, R.P., Minibayeva, F.V. & Kranner, I. (2008) Mechanisms of extracellular superoxide production in embryonic axes of Castanea sativa seeds. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 252. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Santamaría-Fernandez, E., Rodríguez-Fernandez, R. & Toorop, P.E. (2008) Seed dormancy and bud dormancy: a transcriptome comparison.  In: Abstract from the Workshop: Sleeping Beauties – Dormancy and Resistance in Harsh Environments – Molecular, Proteomic and Metabolomic Aspects, Harnack House, Berlin, Germany, 18-20, May, 2008.

Swanes, J.A., Merritt, D.J., Dixon, K.W., Hopper, S. & Hay, F.R. (2008) Storage behaviour of Australian terrestrial orchid seeds. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 95-96. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Tedds, H.M., Hay, F. & Probert, R.J. (2008) The use of vacuum degassing in seed viability testing using tetrazolium choride. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 204-205. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Toorop, P.E., Begg, G.S., Wishart, J. & Iannetta, P.P.M. (2008) Germination characters and myxospermy of shepherds purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic) time to flowering variants. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 101. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Tuckett, R.E., Merritt, D., Dixon, K., Hay, F. & Hopper, S. (2008) Seeds of vernal pool plants in Western Australia germinate readily but are short lived in storage. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 104. Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

Ulian, T. (2008). Demography of Oritrophium peruvianum (Lam.) Cuatr.and impacts of harvesting on its populations in the Venezuelan Andes. Informatore botanico Italiano: bollettino della Società Botanica ItalianaOnlus. 40 (Supplement no. 1): p. 182. Abstract from Atti Seminario “Studi di Demografia delle Popolazioni.”

Xia, K., Pritchard, H.W., Stuppy, W., Zhou, Z.K. & Daws, M.I. (2008) Comparative seed biology of Chinese evergreen oak seeds (Quercus subgen. Cyclobalanopsis, Fagaceae). Polish Journal of Natural Sciences suppl. 5: 305 Abstract from the 9th Conference on Seed Biology, Olsztyn, Poland, 6-11 July 2008.

2007

Aplin, D.M., Linington, S., & Rammeloo, J. (2007) Are indices seminum really worth the effort? In: Proceedings of the Third Global Botanic Gardens Congress, 16-20 April 2007, Wuhan, China. London: BGCI.

Ashmore, S.E., Hamilton, K.N. & Pritchard, H.W. (2007) Development of conservation biotechnologies in response to target 8 of the GSPC. In: Proceedings of the Third Global Botanic Gardens Congress, 16-20 April 2007, Wuhan, China. London: BGCI.

Claessens, S.M.C., Golovina, E.A., Hoekstra, F.A., Toorop, P.E. & Hilhorst, H.W.M. (2007) Changes in membrane fluidity in seeds of Sisymbrium officinale during dormancy transitions: A molecular approach using ESR spin probes. In: Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Molecular Aspects of Seed Dormancy and Germination, Salamanca, Spain, 1 - 4 July, 2007 . Salamanca, Spain: ISSS.

Cochrane, A. & Daws, M.I. (2007) [No] temperature limits to recruitment in montane SW Australian narrow range endemics. In: S. Turner, D. Merritt, S. Clarke, L. Commander and K. Dixon (eds.) Proceedings of the Seed Ecology II 2007 Conference, 9-13 September, Perth, Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Perth Western Australia. p.14.

Daws, M.I., Beardmore, T.L. & Pritchard, H.W. (2007) Are there any recalcitrant seeded Acer L. species? Evidence based on seed mass and physiological characterisation. In: Recent advances in seed phsiology and technology. Proceedings of the IUFRO Tree Seeds Meeting, July 2006, Frederiction, Canada. pp. 16-29.

Daws, M.I., Bolton, S., Burslem, D.F.R.P., Mullins, C.E. & Garwood, N.C. (2007) Loss of desiccation tolerance in imbibed seeds: Implications for seed mortality. South African Journal of Botany 73(3): 501. Abstract from the 5th International Workshop on Desiccation Tolerance & Sensitivity of Seeds & Vegetative Plant Tissue held at the Nest Hotel, Drakensberg/Ukihlamba, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa from 14-21 January 2007.

Daws, M.I., Wood, C.B., Marks, T.R. & Pritchard, H.W. (2007) Desiccation sensitivity in the Arecaceae: Correlates and frequency. South African Journal of Botany 73(3): 483. Abstract from the 5th International Workshop on Desiccation Tolerance & Sensitivity of Seeds & Vegetative Plant Tissue held at the Nest Hotel, Drakensberg/Ukihlamba, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa from 14-21 January 2007.

Finch-Savage, W.E., Cadman, C.S.C., Toorop, P.E. & Hilhorst, H.W.M. (2007) Dormancy cycling and the control of germination time in response to environmental signals. In: Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Molecular Aspects of Seed Dormancy and Germination, Salamanca, Spain, 1 - 4 July, 2007. Salamanca, Spain: ISSS.

Glidewell, S., Pritchard, H.W. & Daws, M.I. (2007) Associations between the biophysics of water and desiccation stress in Vitellaria paradoxa seeds. South African Journal of Botany 73(3): 484. Abstract from the 5th International Workshop on Desiccation Tolerance & Sensitivity of Seeds & Vegetative Plant Tissue held at the Nest Hotel, Drakensberg/Ukihlamba, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa from 14-21 January 2007.

Hamilton K.N., Ashmore S.E., Drew R.A. and Pritchard, H.W. (2007) Effects of natural distribution of Australian wild Citrus on phase transitions of seed oils and cryopreservation.In: S. Turner, D. Merritt, S. Clarke, L. Commander and K. Dixon (eds.) Proceedings of the Seed Ecology II 2007 Conference, 9-13 September, Perth, Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Perth Western Australia. p. 29.

Hoyle, G.L., Steadman, K.J., Daws, M.I. & Adkins, S.W. (2007) Mimicking a semi-arid tropical environment for physiological dormancy alleviation of Australian native Goodeniaceae and Asteraceae species.In: S. Turner, D. Merritt, S. Clarke, L. Commander and K. Dixon (eds.) Proceedings of the Seed Ecology II 2007 Conference, 9-13 September, Perth, Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Perth Western Australia. p. 32.

Ivanova, M., Beckett, R., Minibayeva, F., Roach, T. & Kranner, I. (2007) Reactive oxygen species production during imbibition of orthodox seeds and early seedling growth. South African Journal of Botany 73(3): 488. Abstract from the 5th International Workshop on Desiccation Tolerance & Sensitivity of Seeds & Vegetative Plant Tissue held at the Nest Hotel, Drakensberg/Ukihlamba, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa from 14-21 January 2007.

Jose, A.C., da Silva, E.A.A., Davide, A.C. & Toorop, P.E. (2007) Proteomics analysis of Talauma ovata seeds: Changes in protein expression during desiccation and after imbibition. South African Journal of Botany 73(3): 488. Abstract from the 5th International Workshop on Desiccation Tolerance & Sensitivity of Seeds & Vegetative Plant Tissue held at the Nest Hotel, Drakensberg/Ukihlamba, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa from 14-21 January 2007.

Kochanek, J., Steadman, K.J., Probert, R.J., & Adkins, S.W. (2007) The effects of provenance and plant growth environment on the seed quality of the genus Wahlenbergia in Australia. In: S. Turner, D. Merritt, S. Clarke, L. Commander and K. Dixon (eds.) Proceedings of the Seed Ecology II 2007 Conference, 9-13 September, Perth, Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Perth Western Australia. p. 44.

Koutsovoulou, K., Daws, M.I. & Thanos, C.A. (2007) Ecophysiology of seed germination in Campanulaceae: the role of light and temperature. In: S. Turner, D. Merritt, S. Clarke, L. Commander and K. Dixon (eds.) Proceedings of the Seed Ecology II 2007 Conference, 9-13 September, Perth, Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Perth Western Australia. 49.

Kranner, I., Birtić, S. & Pritchard, H.W. (2007)  Glutathione half-cell reduction potential: a universal stress marker from plants to humans? In Abstracts for the 3rd International Congress on Stress Responses in Biology and Medicine and the 2nd International Congress of Stress Research, 2007. Cell Stress Chaperones online 12(2): abstract no. 4A_06_P.

Kranner, I., Chen, H., Birtić, S. & Pritchard, H.W. (2007) Mechanisms of viability loss in dry orthodox seeds and during imbibition. South African Journal of Botany 73(3): 489. Abstract from the 5th International Workshop on Desiccation Tolerance & Sensitivity of Seeds & Vegetative Plant Tissue held at the Nest Hotel, Drakensberg/Ukihlamba, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa from 14-21 January 2007.

Linington, S.H. (2007) The Millennium Seed Bank Project: conserving plants from across the world. In Seminário internacional os jardins botânicos como património universal. 20 anos do Jardin Botânico do Faial. International seminar. Botanical gardens as an universal heritage. FaialBotanic Garden 20th anniversary. Horta, Azores, 19th-21st June 2006. 81-86.

Mondoni, A., Probert, R.J., Bonomi, C. & Rossi, G. (2007) Germination phenology in lowland and mountain populations of wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa L.) from Northern Italy. In: S. Turner, D. Merritt, S. Clarke, L. Commander and K. Dixon (eds.) Proceedings of the Seed Ecology II 2007 Conference, 9-13 September, Perth, Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Perth Western Australia. p.61.

Müller, J. & Linington, S.H. (2007) The European Native Seed Conservation Network (ENSCONET) – Progress towards target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation.  In: Proceedings of the Third Global Botanic Gardens Congress, 16-20 April 2007, Wuhan, China. London: BGCI.

Pritchard, H. W. (2007) The latent life of seeds: from fundamental principles to risk management. [Abstract from the 44th annual meeting of the Society for Cryobiology held at Lake Louise, Canada.] Cryobiology 55 (3): 353.

Roach, T., Ivanova, M., Beckett, R., Minibayeva, F., Green, I., Pritchard, H.W. & Kranner, I. (2007) The effect of desiccation on the oxidative burst from isolated embryonic axes of recalcitrant Castanea sativa seeds. South African Journal of Botany 73(3): 493. Abstract from the 5th International Workshop on Desiccation Tolerance & Sensitivity of Seeds & Vegetative Plant Tissue held at the Nest Hotel, Drakensberg/Ukihlamba, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa from 14-21 January 2007.

Smith, P.P. & Tenner-Trivedi, C. (2007) Climate change: the role of botanic gardens. In: Aubert, S., Danton, Ph. & Perrier, Ch. (eds.) Proceedings of the International Congress of Alpine & Arctic Botanical Gardens. Which Future for the Alpine and Arctic Botanical Gardens? Villar d’Arène, Col du Lautaret, 6-9 September 2006. Col du Lautaret: Jardin Botanique Alpin du Lautaret. pp. 67-71.

Smith, P.P. & Trivedi, C. (2007) The importance of seed banks in a changing climate. In: Proceedings of the Third Global Botanic Gardens Congress, 16-20 April 2007, Wuhan, China. London: BGCI.

Smith, P.P., Trivedi, C., Cochrane, A., Crawford, A. & Way, M. (2007) The Millennium Seed Bank project delivering target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. In: Proceedings of the Third Global Botanic Gardens Congress, 16-20 April 2007, Wuhan, China. London: BGCI.

Tuckett, R., Merritt, D., Dixon, K., Hay, F. & Hopper, S. (2007) Seed ecology of Hydatella, Trithuria and Glossostigma as representatives of vernal pool plants in Western Australia.In: S. Turner, D. Merritt, S. Clarke, L. Commander and K. Dixon (eds.) Proceedings of the Seed Ecology II 2007 Conference, 9-13 September, Perth, Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Perth Western Australia. p. 95.

2006

Sacandé, M. & Pritchard, H.W. (2006) African tree seed conservation research: opportunities and implementation. In Ghazanfar, S.A. & Beentje, H.J. (eds.) Taxonomy and ecology of African plants, their conservation and sustainable use. Proceedings of the 17th AETFAT Congress Addis Adaba, Ethiopia. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. pp. 427-436.

Timberlake, J.R., Golding, J.S. & Smith, P.P. (2006) A preliminary analysis of endemic and threatened plants of the Flora Zambesiaca area. In Ghazanfar, S.A. & Beentje, H.J. (eds.) Taxonomy and ecology of African plants, their conservation and sustainable use. Proceedings of the 17th AETFAT Congress Addis Adaba, Ethiopia. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. pp. 749-760.

Wood, C.B., Vautier, H.J., Bin, W., Rakotondranoy, L.G. and Pritchard, H.W. (2006) Conservation biology for seven palm species from diverse genera. In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on the Comparative Biology of the Monocotyledons (Monocot III). Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens, California. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens Press: California. pp. 276-282.

2005

Pateman, C., Christodoulou, F., Toorop, P.E., Hilhorst, H.W.M. & Finch-Savage, W.E. (2005) Expression of germination- and dormancy-associated genes is controlled by light and nitrate. In: Workshop abstracts from the 8th International Workshop on Seeds – Germinating new ideas, Sofitel, Brisbane, Australia, 8-13 May 2008. Brisbane, Australia: ISSS.

Pateman C, Finch-Savage W, Toorop P, Hilhorst H (2005) A microarray analysis of dormancy states in Arabidopsis thaliana. In: Workshop abstracts from the 8th International Workshop on Seeds – Germinating new ideas, Sofitel, Brisbane, Australia, 8-13 May 2008. Brisbane, Australia: ISSS.

Pritchard, H.W. & Daws, M.I. (2005). Continental scale studies on patterns in seed desiccation sensitivity at the inter- and intra-species level. In Adkins, S. W. et al. (eds.) Proceedings of Fifth Australian Workshop on Native Seed Biology. 147-155.

2004

Pateman, C., Finch-Savage, B., Toorop, P.E. & Hihorst, H.W.M. (2004) A microarray analysis of dormancy states in Arabidopsis thaliana. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Plant Dormancy : from molecular level to the whole plant, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 24-28 May 2004.  Wageningen University, The Netherlands.

Tenner, C. (2004). The Millennium Seed Bank: the value of international partnerships. In Willis, C.K. (ed.) African Botanic Gardens Congress 'Partners and Linkages' Proceedings of a Congress held at Durban Botanic Gardens, South Africa. 24-29 November 2002. Southern African Biodiversity Network Report 22: pp. 16-18.

2003

Pollard, B.J., Tenner, C., Utteridge, T. & Van Slageren, M.W. (2003). Mountain biodiversity: a botanic garden's experience. In: Status and trends of, and threats to, mountain biodiversity and marine, coastal and inland water ecosystems: abstracts of poster presentations at the Eighth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the Convention on Biological Diversity. (CBD Technical Series No. 8). Montreal: CBD Secretariat. pp. 50-51.

Tenner, C., Clubbe, C., Moat, J., Ramsay, M. & Smith, P.P. (2003). Technology Transfer for Plant Conservation. In: Facilitating conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. Abstracts of poster presentations on protected areas and technology transfer and co-operation at the Ninth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice. (CBD Technical Series No. 9). Montreal: CBD Secretariat. pp. 66-68.

2002

Culshaw, C.M., Espinosa, P., Pritchard, H.W. & Engels, J. (2002). Thermal scarification of hard seeds by wet treatment risks accelerated ageing: evidence from five woody taxa. In Thanos, C. et al. (eds.) Tree Seeds 2002 - programme and book of proceedings, of the 2002 Annual Meeting of IUFRO 2.09.00. Research Group for Seed Physiology and Technology. Athens: Tree Seeds 2002. pp. 34-39.

Daws, M.I., Gamene, C.S., Pritchard, H.W., Harris, C. & Glidewell, S. (2002). The importance of intra and inter-seed variation in water content for assessing the desiccation tolerance of recalcitrant tree seeds. In Thanos, C. et al. (eds.) Tree Seeds 2002 - programme and book of proceedings, of the 2002 Annual Meeting of IUFRO 2.09.00. Research Group for Seed Physiology and Technology. Athens: Tree Seeds 2002: p. 42.

Daws, M.I., Houlihan, M. & Burslem, D.F.R.P. (2002). Effects of pre-treatments on the germination of four Panamanian pioneer tree species. In Thanos, C. et al. (eds.) Tree Seeds 2002 - programme and book of proceedings, of the 2002 Annual Meeting of IUFRO 2.09.00. Research Group for Seed Physiology and Technology. Athens: Tree Seeds 2002. pp. 47-50.

Seaton, P. & Pritchard, H.W. (2002). Recent developments in orchid seed banking. In Clark, J., Elliott, M., Biro J. & Tingley G. Proceedings of the 16th World Orchid Conference, Vancouver , 1999. Vancouver: Harbour Publishing. pp. 390-396.

Wood, C.B., Hodges, S., Bin, W. & Pritchard, H.W. (2002). Semina Palmarum: the seed conservation biology of palms. In Thanos, C. et al. (eds.) Tree Seeds 2002 - programme and book of proceedings, of the 2002 Annual Meeting of IUFRO 2.09.00. Research Group for Seed Physiology and Technology. Athens: Tree Seeds 2002. (Abstract only).

2001

Smith, P.P. & Fisher, R. (2001). Chipya in Kansanka National Park, Zambia: floristics, soils and dynamics. In Robbrecht, E., Degreef, J. & Friis, I. (eds.) Plant systematics and phytogeography for the understanding of African biodiversity. Proceedings of the XVI AETFAT Congress, held at the National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Aug. 28 - Sept. 2, 2000. Systematics and Geography of Plants 71 (2 special issue): 923-934.

2000

Manger, K.R. (2000). The Millennium Seed Bank Project – a technical perspective. In Proceedings of the UK Controlled Environmental User’s Group. pp. 21-23.

1999

Kioko, J., Berjak, P., Pritchard, H.W. & Daws, M.I. (1999). Studies of post-shedding behaviour and cryopreservation of seeds of Warburgia salutaris, a highly endangered medicinal plant indigenous to tropical Africa. In Marzalina, M., Khoo, K.C., Jayanthi, N., Tsan, F.Y. & Krishnapillay, B. (eds.) IUFRO Seed Symposium 1998. Recalcitrant Seeds. Proceedings of the Conference, 12-15 October 1998, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 365-371.

Pritchard, H.W. & Davies, R.I. (1999). Biodiversity and conservation of rattan seeds. In Bacilieri, R. & Appanah, S. Rattan cultivation: achievements, problems and prospects. An International Consultation of Experts for the Project: Conservation, Genetic Improvement, and Silviculture of Rattans in South-East Asia, 12-14 May 1998, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Montpellier, France: CIRAD, CIRAD-Foret. pp. 51-60.

1998

Leprince, O., van Aelst, A.C., Pritchard, H.W. & Murphy, D.J. (1998). The role of oleosins in oil-body stability during drying and imbibition of desiccation-tolerant and -sensitive oil seeds: a low-temperature scanning electron microscope study. In Proceedings of the joint meeting of the Belgium and Dutch societies for microscopy, 24-28 November 1997. (abstract).

Linington, S.H. & Smith, R.D. (1998). Long-term seed conservation and the Kew Seed Bank. In Shibata, T. & Etoh, T. (eds.) Proceedings of International Workshop on Ultra-long-term Cryogenic Preservation Network of Biological and Environmental Specimens. Osaka, Japan. pp. 220-221.

Smith, R.D. & Linington, S.H. (1998). The Millennium Seed Bank Project. In Shibata, T. & Etoh, T. (eds.) Proceedings of International Workshop on Ultra-long-term Cryogenic Preservation Network of Biological and Environmental Specimens. Osaka, Japan. pp. 199-206.

Smith, R.D., Linington, S.H. & Wechsberg, G.E. (1998). The Millennium Seed Bank, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Dry Tropics. In Prendergast, H.D.V., Etkin, N.L., Harris, D.R. & Houghton, P.J. (eds.) Plants for Food and Medicine: Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the Society for Economic Botany and the International Society for Ethnopharmacology. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. pp. 351-261.

1997

Linington, S. (1997). Ex situ conservation of wild plants in North Africa: A possible role for the IUCN Species Survival Commission. In Proceedings of the IUCN Arid Lands Biodiversity Workshop, November 1994, Cairo. Council of Europe.

1996

Linington, S., Mkhonta, D., Pritchard, H.W. & Terry, J. (1996). A provisional germination testing scheme for seed of the Compositae. In: Caligari, P.D.S. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) Compositae: Biology and Utilisation. Proceedings of the International Compositae Conference, Kew, 1994. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. pp. 223-235.

Way, M.J. (1996). The Kew Seed Bank and the collection, ex situ conservation and utilisation of wild plant species from the dry tropics. In West, N.E. (ed.) Rangelands in a Sustainable Biosphere. Proceedings of the Fifth International Rangeland Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 23-28 July, 1995. Volume I: Contributed presentations. Denver: Society for Range Management. pp. 595-596.

1994

Tompsett, P.B. (1994). Capture of genetic resources by collection and storage of seed: a physiological approach. In: Leakey, R.R.B. & Newton, A.C. (eds.) Tropical Trees: the Potenial for Domestication and the Rebuilding of Forest Resources,' IUFRO Conference, August 1992. London: HMSO. pp. 61-71.

1993

Wechsberg, G., Bray, C.M. & Probert, R.J. (1993). The development of longevity and responses to priming of Ranunculus sceleratus seeds. In Come, D. & Corbineau, F. (eds.). Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Seeds; Basic and Applied Aspects of Seed Biology, Volume 3. Paris: ASFIS. pp. 845-850.