RECENT ADVANCES IN PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Volume 17

Mobilization of Reserves in Germination

Edited by

Constance Nozzolillo
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
Peter J. Lea
Rothamsted Experimental Station
Harpenden, Herts, U.K.
Frank A. Loewus
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington, U.S.A.

PLENUM PRESS, NEW YORK AND LONDON
Contents

Introductory Chapter
Constance Nozzolillo

Imbibition, Leakage and Membranes
Eric W. Simon and Lorna K. Mills

Membrane Structure in Germinating Seeds
Bryan D. McKersie and Tissa Senaratna

Regulation of Nitrogen Metabolism during Early Seedling Growth
Ann Oaks

Amino Acid Interconversion in Germinating Seeds
Peter J. Lea and Ken W. Joy

Starch-Lipid Complexes and Other Non-starch Components of Starch Granules in Cereal Grains
Terry Galliard

The Cooperative Role of endo-beta-Mannase, beta-Mannosidase and alpha-Galactosidase in the Mobilization of Endosperm Cell Wall Hemicelluloses of Germinating Lettuce Seed
J. Derek Bewley, David W. M. Leung and Francis B. Ouellette

Transport and Metabolism of Asymmetrically-Labeled Sucrose in Pea Epicotyls
Gordon Maclachlan and Rangil Singh

Phytate Metabolism with Special Reference to Its myo-Inositol Component
Frank A. Loewus

The Ability of Wheat Aleurone Tissue to Participate in Endosperm Mobilization Michael Black, John Chapman and Helen Norman

Mobilization of Seed Indole-3-acetic Acid Reserves During Germination
Robert S. Bandurski

Effect of Germination on Cereal and Lcgume Nutrient Changes and Food or Feed Value: A Review
Patrick I. Finney



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