ABSTRACT

Pre-harvest sprouting of cereals results in large economic losses each year for producers around the world. This volume, an outgrowth of the 1982 symposium held in Winnipeg, Canada, presents scientific research conducted internationally since 1978 and geared toward solving the problem of pre-harvest sprouting. Its multidisciplinary approach incorporates the perspectives of plant breeders, physiologists, and biochemists to provide a rounded discussion of the possible alternatives.

part |7 pages

Introduction

section Section I|77 pages

Physiology of Pre-Harvest Sprouting

section Section II|131 pages

Chemistry of Pre-Harvest Sprouting

chapter |6 pages

Alpha-Amylase Genes in Wheat

section Section III|75 pages

Plant Breeding and Genetic Aspects of Pre-Harvest Sprouting