This is a database of 12,000 items compiled by Prof. G.M. Simpson, Plant Sciences Department, College of Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan. The Seed Bibliography covers material from the world literature on seed dormancy and germination from the 1890's to the present. Whereas recent publication on seeds is becoming very accessible through electronic indexes such as Agricola, CAB Abstracts, and Seed Abstracts, the significance of Prof. Simpson's database lies particularly in its coverage of the early literature. ... [Information of the supplier]
Ziel dieser Datenbank ist es, vorhandene Informationen zu alten Obstsorten zur Verfügung zu stellen, damit man a) Entscheidungshilfen hat für die Auswahl und Anpflanzung alter Obstsorten; b) unbekannte Sorten leichter bestimmen kann und c) Hintergrundinformationen über die Herkunft und Entstehung zur Verfügung hat. Mit den Farbtafeln der Obstsortendatenbank haben wir an unserer Streuobstwiese in Lemgo einen Obstsortenlehrpfad errichtet. Ziel ist es über die alten Obstsorten und ihren Wert zu informieren. Projekte dieser Art unterstützen wir. Auf Basis unserer Obstsortentafeln sind bundesweit bereits mehr als 10 Obstsortenlehrpfade errichtet worden. ... [Information des Anbieters]
Courseware (useful images even for intermediate audience, distribution maps, lecture texts) used in the Plant Systematic Course at the University of Illinois. [Information of the supplier, modified]
The Digital Seed Atlas of the Netherlands, which appeared in June 2006, consists of a book and a website. The atlas is the successor to W. Beijerinck’s seed atlas, of which the 1976 edition has been out of print for many years. The atlas consists of digital photographs, made with the help of a microscope, of the seeds and fruits of over 1800 native plants, adventive plants and naturalized cultivated plants. If relevant, both the front and the back of the seed is shown. In addition, for a large number of genera both the seeds and the fruits are shown. The order of the plant families in the Digital Seed Atlas follows the classification used in the new (23rd) edition of the Heukels’ Flora of the Netherlands. The book is in full colour and hardbound, in A4 size. Each page has 9 colour photographs of seeds and fruits. The atlas contains a total of over 4000 colour photographs. The introduction is in both English and Dutch; at the back of the book are indexes of the Dutch and the scientific names of the plants. On the website you can see all the photographs on a larger scale and in more detail. The website will offer search functions based on the taxonomy used and on the characteristics of the seed. This second option provides a user-friendly way to identify an unknown seed quickly. The origin of every seed is also specified on the website. Purchase of the atlas gives you the right to access the website, which will be managed by the University Library of the University of Groningen. Private individuals will have access to the website by means of a user name and password, institutions through IP address authentication so that all staff will automatically have access to the website without further identification. The Digital Seed Atlas is a treasury of information for everyone who wants to identify seeds and fruits. It will be of use to ecologists, plant taxonomists, palaeobotanists and amateur florists. ... [Information of the supplier]
The D³ Database provides information that is related to seed dispersal of plant species. Currently, the database covers more than 5 000 taxa (trait coverage see Further Information) and comprises images of diaspores, fruits, seeds, and infructescences, heritable traits related to seed dispersal, ranking indices that allow an assessment how well a species is adapted to a certain seed dispersal mode (e.g. wind dispersal) in relation to a larger species set, and information from literature on seed dispersal. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Association promotes contact between scientists undertaking research in plant reproduction and related subjects through the initiation of conferences and congresses, workshops, databases, and by the exchange of information concerning the entire range of activities in the field of plant reproduction research. The society maintains a public website, publishes scientific articles in the journal Sexual Plant Reproduction and informs its members about scientific activities and advances via the Plant Reproduction Newsletter. ... [Information of the supplier]
The IAA was founded on September 11th, 1974 in the Hague, The Netherlands. At that time, aerobiology was not a new science as such, although its organization and international outlook was considered a really new phenomenon. As a matter of fact, aerobiology became a theme in 1964, when IBP (International Biological Program) was established. Subsequently, in 1968, an International Aerobiology Working Group was constituted to coordinate all the national aerobiological programs. Today the IAA has a membership of about 800 and is run by the Council, composed of members nominated by associated societies and organizations and by the Executive Committee comprising the President, Vice-President, Past-President, Secretary-General Treasurer, Webmaster and Newsletter Editor. They are elected by the Council taking office at the end of each Congress. Their term lasts 4 years, coinciding with the intervening period between two Congresses. The IAA organizes the Quadrennial Congress (International Congress on Aerobiology - ICA) which includes plenary sessions, symposia, scientific meetings, section meetings, commissions, committees, working groups, and exhibits on all aspects of aerobiology. Moreover, several International Courses and Meetings are being steadily held under the auspices of the IAA. The IAA publishes the International Aerobiology Newsletter twice a year and gathers all researchers interested in the study of atmospheric particles of biological origin. ... [Information of the supplier]
In Dr Kroll's database you will find literature on archaeological remains of cultivated plants published 1981-2004. You can search for species, country, area, site, space of time, period, culture, authors, year of appearance and keywords from the title. Furthermore, you will find a slide show with drawings of botanical macroremains, mostly seeds. ... [Editorial staff vifabio]
The Millennium Seed Bank Project is the largest ex situ conservation project ever conceived. Its partners will have banked seed from 10% of the world's wild plant species by the end of the decade. These will not be just any plants, but will include the rarest, most threatened and most useful species known to man. The Millennium Seed Bank Project seeks to develop a global seed conservation network, capable of safeguarding wild plant species. This will make direct contributions to national and global conservation/development programs, and will make a big contribution to meeting the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The current project runs until 2010. ... [Information of the supplier]