12/31/2003

Aberle, E.Z., L.R. Gibson, A.D. Knapp, P.M. Dixon, K.J. Moore, E.C. Brurnmer, and R. Hintz. 2003. Optimum planting procedures for eastern gamagrass. Agron. J. 95:1054-1062.

Adam, K. and M. Misra. 2003. Effect of spiral separator adjustments on removal of soybean splits. American Society of Agricultural Engineers midcentral meeting, paper #MC03-101.

Adam, K., M. Misra, and D. Thoreson. 2003. Removal of Ergot from barley by density separation, Applied Engineering in Agriculture, Vol. 20(1):39-43.

Argyris, J., D. VanSanford and D. TeKrony. 2003. Fusarium graminearum infection during wheat seed development and its effect on seed quality. Crop Science 43:1-7.

Bicanic D., Persijn S., Taylor A., Cozijnsen J., van Veldhuyzen G. Lenssen G. and Wegh H. 2003. Quality assessment of cabbage (Brassica olearacea) seeds by the CO laser photo acoustic and FTIR detection of ethylene and acetaldehyde. Review of Scientific Instruments 74,689-693.

Bradford, K.J., Downie, A.B., Gee, O.H., Alvarado, V.Y., Yang, H., Dahal, P. 2003. Abscisic acid and gibberellin differentially regulate expression of genes of the SNF1-related kinase complex in tomato seeds. Plant Physiol. 132: 1560-1576.

Cantliffe, D.J. 2003. Seed Enhancements. Acta Horticulturae. 607:53-62.

De los Reyes, B.G., McGrath, J.M. 2003. Cultivar-specific seedling vigor and expression of a putative oxalate oxidase germin-like protein in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.). Theor. Appl. Genet. 107:54-61.

De los Reyes, B.G., Morsy, M., Gibbons, J., Varma, T.S.N., Antoine, W., McGrath, J.M., R. Halgren, R., and M. Redus, M. 2003. A snapshot of the low temperature stress transcriptome of developing rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L.) via ESTs from subtracted cDNA library. Theor. Appl. Genet. 107:1071-1082.

De los Reyes, B.G., Myers, S.J., McGrath, J.M. 2003. Differential stress-induction of glyoxylate cycle enzymes as a marker for seedling vigor in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris). Mol. Gen. Genomics 269:692-698.

Downie, B., Zhang, D., Dirk, L.M.A., Thacker, R.R., Pfeiffer, J., Drake, J., Levy, A., Butterfield, D.A., Buxton, J.W., Snyder, J.C. 2003. Communication between the maternal testa and the embryo and/or endosperm affect testa attributes in tomato. Plant Physiology 133:145-160.

Downie B, Gurusinghe S, Dahal P, Thacker RR, Snyder JC, Nonogaki H, Yim K, Fukanaga K, Alvarado V, Bradford KJ. 2003. Expression of a GALACTINOL SYNTHASE gene in tomato seeds is upregulated prior to maturation desiccation and again following imbibition whenever radicle protrusion is prevented. Plant Physiology 131 (3), 1347-1359.

Geneve,R.L. 2003. Impact of temperature on seed dormancy. HortScience 38:336-341.

Geneve, R.L. 2003. Plant Propagation, in Agricultural Sciences, R. Lal (ed). Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems, Developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Pub., Oxford UK, [http:www.eolss.net.

Geneve,R.L., K.W. Pomper, S.T. Kester, J.N. Egilla, C.L.H. Finneseth, S. Crabtree, and D.R. Layne. 2003. Propagation of Pawpaw -a Review. HortTechnology 13:428-433.

Gomes, C.I. and R.L. Obendorf. 2003. Transport of myo-inositol, D-pinitol, and D-chiro- inositol in soybean explants (abs.). ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts CD 2003, (AOO-gomes301672-oral.pdf).

Grange, S., D.I. Leskovar, L.M. Pike, and B.G. Cobb. 2003. Seed coat structure and oxygen-enhanced environments to improve germination of triploid watermelon. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Science 128:253-259.

Hoffmaster, A.L., K. Fujimura, M. B. McDonald, and M.A. Bennett. 2003. An automated system for vigor testing three-day-old soybean seedlings. Seed Sci. & Technol. 31:701-713.

Homrichhausen, T.M., Hewitt, J.R., Nonogaki, H. 2003. Endo-B-mannanase activity is associated with embryo development in germinating carrot (Daucus carota L.) Seeds. Seed Science Research 13:219-227.

Jyoti, J.L., A.M. Shelton, and A.G. Taylor. 2003. Film-coating seeds with chlorpyrifos for germination and control of cabbage maggot (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) on cabbage transplants J. Entomol. Sci. 38(4):553-565.

Koning, G., D.M. TeKrony and S.A. Ghabrial. 2003. Soybean seedcoat
mottling: Association with Soybean mosaic virus and Phomopsis spp. seed infection. Plant Disease 87:413-417.

Kozareva, I., D.J. Cantliffe, and R.T. Nagata. 2003. Effect of seed maturation temperature on ethylene production, sensitivity to ethylene and lettuce seed germination. HortScience. Vol. 38(5):772.

Kozareva, I., D.J. Cantliffe, R.T. Nagata, and H.J. Klee. 2003. New support for the involvement of ethylene in lettuce germination at supraoptimal temperature. Acta Horticulturae. In press.

Lemke, B.M., L.R. Gibson, A.D. Knapp, P. M. Dixon, K.J. Moore, and R. Hintz. 2003. Maximizing seed production in eastern gamagrass. Crop Sci. 95:863-869.

McDonald, M.B. 2003. Seed research in the United States -and its future. Seed Technol. 25:78-83.

McGrath, J.M. 2003. Registration of SR96 and SR97 smooth-root sugarbeet germplasm with high sucrose. Crop Sci. 43:2314-2315.

McDonald, M.B., K. Fujimura, Y. Sako, A.F. Evans, and M.A. Bennett. 2003. Computer imaging to improve seed quality determinations. pp. 15-28. In: Digital Imaging and Spectral Techniques: Applications to Precision Agriculture and Crop Physiology (eds. T. VanToai, D. Major, M. McDonald, J. Schepers, and L. Tarpley), ASA Spec. Publ. No. 66, Madison, WI.

Michelmore, M., Knapp, S., Rieseberg L., Kesseli, R., Bradford, K., Jackson, L. 2003. Comparative genomics of domestication traits in lettuce and sunflower. Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, January 11-15.

Nicolis, G., Bradford, K.J., Come, D., and Pritchard, H.W., eds. 2003. The Biology of Seeds: Recent Research Advances, CAB International, Wallingford, U.K.

Nonogaki, H. and Bradford, K.J. 2003. Tissue printing for localization of mRNA expression in seeds. In: G. Nicolas, K.J. Bradford, D. Come, and H.W. Pritchard, eds., The Biology of Seeds: Recent Research Advances, CABI Publishers, Wallingford, UK, pp. 171-179.

Obendorf, R.L., S. Odorcic and C.I. Gomes. 2003. Enhancing health-related cyclitols in soy products (abs.). qth International Symposium on the Role of Soy in Preventing and Treating Chronic Disease, AOCS, Orlando, FL (September 21-24, 2003) 5:44-45.

Obendorf, R.L. and S. Odorcic, S. 2003. Recent accomplishments and new
opportunities in seed research. pp 447-452 in Nicolas, G., K.J. Bradford, D. Come, and H. Pritchard (Eds.) The Biology of Seeds: Recent Research Advances. Wallingford, UK, CABI Publishing, ISBN 085199653.

Obendorf, R.L. 2003. Structure of galactosyl cyclitols in buckwheat and soybean seeds (abs.). ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts CD 2003, (C04-obendorf215566- oral.pdf).

Obendorf, R.L. 2003. Structures of galactosyl cyclitols in seeds (abs.). The 4th International Workshop on Desiccation Tolerance and Sensitivity of Seeds and Vegetative Plant Tissues, Nieuwoudville, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (24-30 August 2003) 4:23.

Odorcic, S. and R.L. Obendorf. 2003. Galactosyl cyclitol accumulation enhanced by substrate feeding of soybean embryos. pp 51-60 in Nicolas, G., K.J. Bradford, D. Come, and H. Pritchard (Eds.). The Biology of Seeds: Recent Research Advances. Wallingford, UK, CABI Publishing. ISBN 0 85199 653 1.

Odorcic, S., R.L. Obendorf, T. Ueda, M.P. Coseo, and E. Vassallo. 2003.
Fagopyritol B1 biosynthesized by galactinol synthase in soybean seeds (abs.). ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts CD 2003, (C04-odorcic198855-oral.pdf).

Odorcic, S., T. Peterbauer, A. Richter and R.L. Obendorf. 2003. Probing the pea seed: The search for an alpha-galactosidase gene (abs.). ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts CD 2003, (AOO-odorcic729225-oral.pdf).

Saunders, J.W., Halloin, J.M., McGrath, J.M. 2003. Registration of EL52 and EL48 sugarbeet germplasm releases. Crop Sci. 43:744-745.

Siriwitayawan, G., Downie, A.B., Geneve, R.L. 2003. Ethylene evolution is positively correlated with seed vigor in sweet corn and tomato seed lots with differing vigor levels but similar germination capacity. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 128:608-614.

Siriwitayawan, G., Dull, M., Kester, S., Downie, B., Geneve, R. 2003. Ageing in tomato reduces the capacity of seeds to produce ethylene, while priming increases ethylene evolution during germination. In: G. Nicolas, K.J. Bradford, D. Come and H.W. Pritchard, eds, The Biology of Seeds: Recent Research Advances CAB International: Wallingford, U.K. pp. 441-446.

Siriwitayawan, G., Geneve, R.L. and Downie, A.B. 2003. Seed germination in ethylene insensitive mutants from tomato and arabidopsis. Seed Science Research 13:303-314.

Still, J.R. and W.G. Pill. 2003. Germination, emergence, and seedling growth of tomato and impatiens in response to seed treatments with Paclobutrazol. HortScience 38:1201-1204.

Taylor, A.G. 2003. Seed quality. In: Thomas, B., D.J. Murphy and B.G. Murray. Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences. Elsevier Acad. Press. p. 1284-1291.

Taylor, A.G. 2003. Seed Treatments. In: Thomas, B., D.J. Murphy and B.G. Murray. Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences. Elsevier Acad. Press. p. 1291-1298.

Taylor, A.G., M.C. Goffinet, S.A. Pikuz, T.A. Shelkovenko, M.D. Mitchell, K.M. Chandler and D.A. Hammer. 2003. Physico-chemical factors influence beet (Beta vulgaris L) seed germination. In: G. Nicolas, K.J. Bradford, D. Come and H.W. Pritchard. The Biology of Seeds: Recent Research Advances. CABI. p. 433-440.

TeKrony, D.M. 2003. REVIEW: Precision is an essential component of seed vigour testing. Seed Science and Technology 31: 435-447.

Tian, X., A.D. Knapp, L.R. Gibson, R. Struthers, K.J. Moore, E.C. Brummer and T.B. Bailey. 2003. Response of eastern gamagrass seed to gibberellic acid buffered below its pKa. Crop Sci. 43:927-933.

Truco, M.J., Ochoa, 0., Pandel, B., Lavelle, D., McHale, L., Argyris, J., van Wijk, R., Peleman, J., Bradford, K. and Michelmore, R. 2003. QTL analysis of agriculturally important traits using a recombinant inbred line population from cultivated lettuce and its wild progenitor L. serriola. Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, January 11-15.

Watkinson, J.O. and G.E. Welbaum. 2003. Characterization of gene expression in roots of Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens incubated with a mycorrhizal fungus. Acta Horticulturae 624:463-470.

Whitmer, X., Nonogaki, H., Beers, E.P., Bradford, K.J., Welbaum, G.E. 2003. Characterization of chitinase activity and gene expression in muskmelon seeds. Seed Sci. Res. 13:167-178.

Wu, C.T., and Bradford, K.J. 2003. Class I chitinase and B-1,3-glucanase are differentially regulated by wounding, methyl jasmonate, ethylene and gibberellin in tomato seeds and leaves. Plant Physiol. 133:263-273.

Zhao, T.-Y., Meeley, R.B., Downie, B. 2003. Aberrant processing of a Maize GALACTINOL SYNTHASE transcript is caused by heat stress. Plant Science 165: 245-256.

02/24/2005

Argyris, J., D. TeKrony, D. Hershman, D. Van Sanford, M. Hall, B. Kennedy, M. Rucker and C. Edge. 2004. Fusarium head blight severity in the greenhouse compared to movement of Fusarium graminearum in inoculated wheat. Crop Sci. (in press).

Argyris, J.M., Truco, M., Ochoa, O., Still, D., Knapp, S.J, Michelmore, R.W., and Bradford K.J. 2004. QTL Analysis of seed dormancy in lettuce. 3rd International Symposium on Plant Dormancy: From Molecular Level to Whole Plant, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, May 25-28.

Birmingham, A.M., E.A. Buzby, D.L. Davis, E.R.Bensen, W.G. Pill, T.A. Evans, R.P. Mulrooney, and M.W. Olszewski. 2004. Precision seeder for large seeds in small plots. HortTechnology 14:1-3.

Bonina, J. and D. J. Cantliffe. 2004. Seed production and seed sources of organic vegetables. HS 981. 2004. EDIS http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

Bradford, K.J., and Still, D.W. 2004. Applications of Hydrotime Analysis in Seed Testing. Seed Technology 26:75-85.

Bryant, G. and K.L. Koster, 2004. Dehydration of solute-lipid systems: hydration forces analysis. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 35: 73-79.

Cohn, M.A. 2004. Physiology of dormancy-breaking mechanisms in red rice (invited symposium talk). Abstract S22MT20BP01, 4th International Weed Science Congress, Durban, South Africa. p. 75.

Downie, B., Dirk, L.M.A., Xu, Q., Drake, J., Zhang, D., Dutt, M., Levy, A., Butterfield, D.A., Geneve, R.L., Corum III, J.W., Lindstrom, K.G., Snyder, J.C. 2004. A physical, enzymatic, and genetic characterization of perturbations in the brownseed mutants of tomato. Journal of Experimental Botany 55: 961-973.

Dutt, M. and R.L. Geneve. 2004. Elevated levels of ethylene during germination reduces the time to radicle emergence in impatiens. Acta Horticulturae 631:43-47.

Egli, D.B., D.M. TeKrony J.J. Heitholt, and J. Rupe. 2004. Relationship between air temperature during seed filling and seed germination and vigor in soybean. Crop Sci. (In Press).

Egli, D.B., D.M. TeKrony, and J.F. Spears. 2004. High temperature stress and soybean seed quality: Stage of seed development. Seed Tech. (in press).

Egli, D.B., and W.P. Bruening, 2004. Water stress, photosynthesis, seed sucrose levels and seed growth in soybean. J. Agr. Sci. 142: 1-8.

Filichkin, S.A., Leonard, J.M., Monteros, A., Liu, P.-P., Nonogaki, H. 2004. A novel endo-_-mannanase gene in tomato LeMAN5 is associated with anther and pollen development. Plant Physiology 134:1080-1087.

Geneve, R.L. 2004. Vigor testing in flower seeds. In: M.B. McDonald and F. Kwong (eds.). Flower Seeds, Biology and Technology. CAB International, London. pp. 311-332.

Guretzky, J.A. K.J. Moore, A.D. Knapp, and E.C. Brummer. 2004. Emergence and survival of legumes seeded into pastures varying in landscape position. Crop Sci. 44:227-233.

Hewitt, J.R., Liu, P.-P., Nonogaki, H. 2004. Physiological roles of the endosperm in Arabidopsis seed germination. 29th West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, San Diego, CA.

Hewitt, J.R., Liu, P.-P., Nonogaki, H. 2004. Testa and endosperm rupture in germinating Arabidopsis seeds. The American Society of Plant Biologists Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Hoffmaster, A. L., K. Fujimura, M. B. McDonald, and M. A. Bennett. 2004. An automated system for vigor testing three-day-old soybean seedlings. Intern. Seed Test. Assoc.

Homrichhausen, T.M., Liu, P.-P., Nonogaki, H. 2004. Screening of Arabidopsis enhancer-trap lines for genes expressed in seeds. 29th West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, San Diego, CA.

Homrichhausen, T.M., Liu, P.-P., Nonogaki, H. 2004. Tissue-specific expression of a protein phosphatase 2C in germinated Arabidopsis seeds. The American Society of Plant Biologists Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Kim, S-H., and A. G. Taylor. 2004. Germinability of film-coated snap bean seed as affected by oxygen diffusion rate under different soil moisture contents. Korean J. of Crop Sci. 49: 46-51.

Kozareva, I., D.J. Cantliffe, R.T. Nagata and H.J. Klee. 2004. Altered germination of thermosensitive and thermotolerant cultivars of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) in response to altered ethylene production. Third International Symposium on Plant Dormancy. Wageningen University, The Netherlands. 25-28 May, 2004.

Kozareva, I., D. J. Cantliffe, R. T. Nagata, and H. J. Klee. 2004. New support for the involvement of ethylene in lettuce germination at supra-optimal temperature. Acta Horticulturae. Vol. 631. pp. 31-37.

Kozareva, I., D.J. Cantliffe, R.T. Nagata and H.J. Klee. 2004. Reduced germination of thermotolerant and thermosensitive cultivars of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) in reponse to reduced ethylene perception. Third International Symposium on Plant Dormancy. Wageningen University, The Netherlands. 25-28 May, 2004.

Lee, J.S., W.G. Pill, B.B. Cobb and M.W. Olszewski. 2004. Seed treatments to advance greenhouse establishment of beet and chard microgreens. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 79:565-570.

Leon, R.G., Knapp, A.D., and Owen, M.D.K. 2004. Effect of temperature on the germination of common waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus), giant foxtail (Setaria faberi) and velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti). Weed Sci. 52:67-73.

Leskovar, D.I., M. Cantamutto, P. Marinangelli and E. Gaido. 2004. Comparison of direct-seeded, bareroot, and various tray seedling densities on growth dynamics and yield of long-day onion. Agronomie 24:1-6.

Li, W., M. B. McDonald, M. A. Bennett, and F. Y. Kwong. 2004. Hydropriming of differing sized impatiens >Expo Wine= seeds. Seed Sci. & Technol. (in press).

Liu, P.-P., Nonogaki, H. 2004. Screening of Arabidopsis enhancer-trap lines for seed germination-associated genes. The American Society of Plant Biologists Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

McDonald, M.R., A. G. Taylor, J. W. Lorbeer and J. J. van der Heide. 2004. Efficacy testing of onion seed treatments in the greenhouse and field. In C. S. Vavrina and G. E. Welbaum, eds. Proceedings of the Sixth Symposium on Stand Establishment. Acta Horticulturae, 631, 87-93.

McDonald, M. B., J. Marcos, and J. Wang. 2004. Seed technology training in the year 2004. North-South Americas Molecular Biology Conference.

McGrath, J.M. 2003. Plant breeding and the promise of genomics. Applied Biotechnology, Food Science and Policy 1:207-211.

McGrath, J.M., Lewellen, R.T. 2004. Registration of EL0204 sugarbeet germplasm with smooth-root and resistance to rhizomania. Crop Sci. 44: 1032-1033.

McGrath, J.M., Shaw, R.S., de los Reyes, B.G., Weiland, J.J. 2004. Construction of a sugar beet BAC library from a hybrid that combines diverse traits. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 22: 23-28.

Nascimento, W.M., D.J. Cantliffe, and D.J. Huber. 2004. Ethylene evolution and endo-B-mannanase activity during lettuce seed germination at high temperature. Sci. Agr., Vol. 61, pp. 156-163.

Nault, B. A and A. G. Taylor. 2004. Snap bean B aphid - virus complex: Efficacy of neonicotinoid seed treatments to reduce the incidence of viruses. Bean Improvement Cooperative. 47: 229-230.

Nault, B. A., A. G. Taylor, M. Urwiler, T. Rabaey and W. D. Hutchison. 2004. Neonicotinoid seed treatments for managing potato leafhopper infestations in snap bean. Crop Protection 23: 147-154.

Nonogaki, H., Liu, P.-P., Homrichhausen, T.M., Hewitt, J.R., Park, E.J. 2004. Enhancer trap of germination-associated genes in Arabidopsis seeds. 9th International Symposium on Plant Seeds, Meisdorf, Germany.

Nosarszewski, M., Clements, A.M., Downie, A.B., Archbold, D.D. 2004. Sorbitol dehydrogenase expression and activity during apple fruit set and early development. Physiologia Plantarum 121: 391-398.

Oakley, K., S. T. Kester, and R. L. Geneve. 2004. Computer- aided digital image analysis of seedling size and growth rate for assessing seed vigour in impatiens. Seed Science and Technology 32:907-915.

Obendorf, R.L. and Horbowicz, M. 2004. Preparation of fagopyritols and uses therefor (US Patent). United States Patent 6,825,173 B2. Date published: November 30. 48 pages.

Obendorf, R.L., Odorcic, S. and Gomes, C.I. 2004. Enhancing health-related cyclitols in soy products. Journal of Nutrition 134, 1254S.

Obendorf, R.L., Odorcic, S., Ueda, T., Coseo, M.P. and Vassallo, E. 2004. Soybean galactinol synthase forms fagopyritol B1 but not galactopinitols: Substrate feeding of isolated embryos and heterologous expression. Seed Science Research 14, 321-333.

Obendorf, R.L. and Ueda, T. 2004. Fagopyritol synthase genes and uses thereof (International Patent). International Patent Publication Number WO 2004/037974 A2. International Publication Date: 6 May 2004. 170 pages.

Obendorf, R.L. and Ueda, T. 2004. Fagopyritol synthase genes and uses thereof (US Patent). United States Patent Application Publication US 2004/0038357 A1. Date published: February 26, 2004. 89 pages.

Olszewski, M.W., T.A. Evans, N.F. Gregory, and W.G. Pill. 2004. Enhanced germination of primed mericarps of parsley (Petroselinum crispum Mill. Nyman ex A.W. Hill) limited by Alternaria alternata proliferation. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology (in press).

Olszewski, M.W., W.G. Pill and T.D. Pizzolato. 2004. A modified chromosome squash technique to determine mitotic activity in primed mericarps. Journal of Seed Technology (in press).

Olszewski, M.W., W.G. Pill and T.D. Pizzolato. 2004. Germination and embryo anatomy of osmotically primed parsley schizocarps. Journal American Society for Horticultural Science 129: 876-880.

Penaloza, P., G. Ramirez-Rosales, M. B. McDonald, and M. A. Bennett. 2004. Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) seed quality evaluation using seed physical attributes, saturated salt accelerated aging and the seed vigor imaging system. Seed Sci. & Technol. (in press).

Ramirez-Rosales, G., M. Bennett, M. B. McDonald and D. Francis. 2004. Effect of fruit development on the germination and vigor of high lycopene tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) genotypes. Seed Sci. & Technol. 32:775-783.

Rogis, C., L.R. Gibson, A.D. Knapp, and R. Horton. 2004. Can solid matrix priming with GA3 break seed dormancy in eastern gamagrass? J. Range Manage. 57:656-660.

Rogis, C., L.R. Gibson, A.D. Knapp, and R. Horton. 2004. Enhancing germination of Eastern gamagrass seed with stratification and gibberellic acid. Crop Sci. 44:549-552.

Sekharan, S., M. B. McDonald, J. G. Streeter, R. T. Sayre, and M. A. Bennett. 2004. Seedling vigor assessment of accelerated and naturally aged soybean seeds. Crop Science Society of America.

Taylor, A. G., D. H. Paine, N. Suzuki, B. A. Nault and A. McFaul. 2004. Coating technologies for seed treatment applications. In C. S. Vavrina and G. E. Welbaum, eds. Proceedings of the Sixth Symposium on Stand Establishment. Acta Horticulturae, 631, 49-54.

TeKrony, D. M., T. Schande, M.. Rucker and D. B. Egli. 2004. Effect of seed shape on corn germination and vigor during warehouse and controlled environmental storage. Seed Sci. Technol. (in press).

Torres, A.C., W.M. Nascimento, S.A.V. Paiva, F.A.S. Aragao, and D.J. Cantliffe. 2004. Bioassay for detection of glyphosate or kanamycin resistance in lettuce plants. Revista Brasileiva de Cultura de Tecidos de Plantes. Vol. 1.

Trebbi, D., McGrath, J.M. 2004. Fluorometric sucrose evaluation for sugar beet. J. Agricultural and Food Chemistry 52: 6862-6867.

Walters, C. 2004. Temperature-dependency of molecular mobility in preserved seeds. Biophysical Journal 86: 1253-1258.

Walters, C., Wheeler, L.J., and Stanwood, P.C. 2004. Longevity of cryogenically-stored seeds. Cryobiology 48: 229-244.

Wang, H., Caruso, L.V., Downie, A.B., Perry, S.E. 2004. The embryo MADS-domain protein AGL15 directly regulates expression of a gene encoding an enzyme involved in gibberellin metabolism. Plant Cell 16: 1206-1219.

Wang, T., B.G. Cobb, H. Sittertz-Bhatkar and D.I. Leskovar. 2004. An ultraestructural study of seed reserves in triploid watermelon. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) 631:71-72.

Wilson, T.T. and R.L. Geneve. 2004. The impact of film coating on initial water uptake and imbibitional chilling injury in high and low vigor sh2 sweet corn seeds. Seed Science and Technology 32:271-281.

Xu, Q., Belcastro, M., Dolan, S., Dinkins, R., Clarke, S., Downie, B. 2004. Isolation and characterization of a novel nuclear localized protein repair methyltransferase gene from Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiology 136: 2652-2664.

Zhao, T.-Y., Martin, D., Meeley, R.B., Downie, B. 2004. Expression of the maize GALACTINOL SYNTHASE gene family: II) Kernel abscission, environmental stress and myo-inositol influences transcript accumulation in developing seeds and callus cells. Physiologia Plantarum 121: 647-655.

Zhao, T.Y., Thacker, R., Corum, J.W., Snyder, J.C., Meeley, R.B., Obendorf, R.L. and Downie, B. 2004. Expression of the maize GALACTINOL SYNTHASE gene family: (I) Expression of two different genes during seed development and germination. Physiologia Plantarum 121, 634-646.

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Adams, C.A., J.M. Baskin, and C.C. Baskin. 2005. Comparative morphology of seeds of closely-related species of Aristolochia subgenus Siphsia (Aristolochiaceae, Piperales.) Bot. J. Linnean Soc. 148: 433-436.

Adams, C.A., J.M. Baskin, and C.C. Baskin. 2005. Trait stasis versus adaptation in disjunct relict species: evolutionary changes in seed dormancy-breaking and germination requirements in a subclade of Aristolochia subgenus Siphisia (Piperales). Seed Sci. Res. 15: 161-173.

Alekseichuk, H., A. G. Taylor, and R. Parker. 2005. Isoprenoid PathwayProducts in Relation to Cabbage Seeds Maturation and Quality 8th International Workshop on Seeds "Germinating New Ideas" (8-13 May 2005, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia). P.107.

Alvarado, V., and Bradford, K.J. 2005. Hydrothermal time analysis of seed dormancy in true (botanical) potato seeds. Seed Science Research 15: 77-88. [In press last report.]

Argyris, J., Truco, M.J., Ochoa, O., Knapp, S.J., Still, D.W., Lenssen, G.M., Schut, J.W., Michelmore, R.W., and Bradford, K.J. 2005. Quantitative trait loci associated with seed and seedling traits in Lactuca. Theor. Appl. Genet. 111: 1365-1376.

Argyris, Jason, Dennis TeKrony, Don Hershman, David Van Sanford, Marla Hall, Brenda Kennedy, Marcy Rucker and Cheryl Edge. 2005. Fusarium head blight infection following point inoculation in the greenhouse compared to movement of Fusarium graminearum in seed and floral components. Crop Sci. 45: 626-634.

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Bang, H.J. 2005. Environmental and genetic strategies to improve carotenoids and quality in watermelon. Ph.D. Thesis, Texas A&M University

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Otoni, R. R., M. B. McDonald and D. Tay. 2006. The use of x-rays for seed vigor assessment of cotton. AOSA/SCST meetings, Indianapolis, IN.

Rabara, R. C. 2006. Maturation, drying and storage in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) seeds. M. S. Thesis, Ohio State University.

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Rabara, R. C., M. B. McDonald and D. Tay. 2006. Seedling vigor assessment of ultra-dried lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) seeds. Fourth Int. and 8th National Symp. Seed Transplant and Stand Establ. Of Hort. Crops. San Antonio, TX.

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Rabara, R. C., M. B. McDonald, D. Tay and Y. Vodovotz. 2006. Maturation and desiccation sensitivity in developing seeds of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). 27th Int. Hort. Congress. Seoul, Korea.

Sautu, A., J.M. Baskin, C.C. Baskin and R. Condit. 2006. Studies on the seed biology of 100 native species of trees in a seasonal moist tropical forest, Panama, Central America. For. Ecol. Manage. 234: 245-263.

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