setting, 17–18
structure, handling damage, relation between,
149
from superior ovaries, 146–147
temperature and, 26
Fruit thinning, harvesting, 222–223
Funaria hygrometrica, 809
Fusarium moniliforme, 508
Gaillardia, 77, 505
Gaillardia grandiflora, 505
Gaillardia pulchella, 77
Galactosylcyclitois, 478, 481
Gametes, fertilization, 57
Garlic, 487, 490–492
Gas, 29, 408–409, 885
chromatography, 885
exchange, differential dry weight analysis,
408–409
storage, 29
Gasoline, methylcyclopentadienyl manganese
tricarbonyl in, 10
Gaura lindheimeri, 77
Genes, 376–377, 549–562, 527–534, 540, 541,
543, 544, 546, 566, 567, 584, 586, 592,
596, 602, 639, 651, 657, 658, 660,
662–665, 667–672, 674, 683, 697,
700–703, 705, 706, 708–719, 735–750,
757, 776–779, 781, 783, 793–795, 803,
805–809, 812, 814–816, 829, 830, 844,
869, 872–874, 897, 899
expression during abiotic stresses, hormone
abscisic acid, 735–750
variation of, sodium and, 376–377
Genetics.SeeGenes
Genotypes, physiologically superior, 587
Gentiana acaulis, 77
Gentisic acid, 665
Gephyrocapsa oceanica, 318
Gerbera jamesonii, 77
Germination, 7, 18–20, 57, 59–63, 65, 67, 69, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93,
95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111,
113, 114, 129, 130, 162, 163, 165, 166,
168, 171, 173–175, 250, 266, 422, 510,
513, 517, 553, 564, 568–571, 589, 590,
646, 648, 682, 684, 741, 742, 773, 780,
809
adaptive factors, 61–62
life cycle, 61
dormancy, types of, 62–64
primary, 62
double, combinational, 62–63
endogenous, 62
exogenous, 62
secondary, 63
light, 60–61
moisture, 59
stage I (imbibition), 59
stage II (active metabolism, hydolysis), 60
stage III (visible germination), 60
oxygen, 60
physiological, environmental factors, 59–61
phytochrome, 61
seed treatments, 63–113
growth regulators, 111
priming, 111–112
scarification, 63–110
abrasion, 63
acid, 63–110
hot water, 110
stratification, 110–111
cold, 110–111
embryo culture, 111
warm, 111
temperature, 60
Germplasm, 584–585
Gibberella fujikuroi, 501
Gibberellic acid, 699
change in calcium level from, 699
Gibberellins, 175, 501, 508–511
bioassay, 509–510
biological activity, 509–511
chemical nature, 508
dormancy, 175
buds, seeds, 510
growth promotion, 510
metabolism, 508–509
mobilization, nutrients, 511
transport, 509
Gillenia trifoliata, 78
Ginkgo, 62, 98, 487–488
Ginseng, 20, 487, 489–490
American, 20
Glandular ion excretion, 627–630
Gleditsia triacanthos, 98
Global temperature changes, 29–30
Globularia, 78
Glutamate, 456
Glutamine, 456
Glutathione, 4, 539–548, 662–663
cysteine synthesis and, 544
homeostasis, 539–548
Jasmonic acid, 540
metabolic regulation, 542–543
nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate,
539
regulation of, 539–544INDEX 953
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