STOVE: SEED TREATMENTS FOR ORGANIC VEGETABLE PRODUCTION (2009)
SCHMITT, A., JAHN, M, KROMPHARDT, C, KRAUTHAUSEN, H.J, ROBERTS, S.J, WRIGHT, S.A.I, ...
Abstract – Production of pathogen-free seeds is a major goal in organic farming. In the framework of the EU-funded project “STOVE” (“Seed Treatments for Organic Vegetable Production”)...
Control of seed-borne pathogens on legumes by microbial and other alternative seed treatments (2009)
Tinivella, F., Hirata, L.M., Celan, M.A., Wright, S.A.I., Amein, T., Schmitt, A., ...
Greenhouse trials were carried out in order to test the efficacy of different seed treatments as alternatives to chemicals against Colletotrichum lindemuthianum cause of anthracnose on bean and...
Schmitt, A., Koch, E., Stephan, D., Kromphardt, C, Jahn, M., Krauthausen, H.J., ...
The aim of the present study was to identify seed treatment methods for eradicating Phoma valerianellae from lamb`s lettuce seeds in organic vegetable production. Using seeds naturally infested with...
Biologisch uitgangsmateriaal (2008)
Groot, S.P.C., Hospers, M., Jalink, H., Köhl, J., Veerman, A., ...
STOVE: Seed treatments for organic vegetable production (2008)
Schmitt, A., Jahn, M., Kromphardt, C, Krauthausen, H.J., Roberts, S.J., Wright, S.A.I., ...
Commercial organic pelleting and priming treatments for sugar beet seed (2008)
Halmer, P., Groot, S.P.C., Birnbaum, Y.E., Groeneveld, R.M.W., Swaay, N.
Rajjou, L., Lovigny, Y., Groot, S.P.C., Belghazi, M., Job, C., Job, D.
A variety of mechanisms has been proposed to account for the extension of life span in seeds (seed longevity). In the present work, we have used Arabidopsis thaliana seeds as a model and carried out...
Groot, S.P.C., Birnbaum, Y.E., Kromphard, C., Forsberg, G., Rop, N, Werner, S.
Physical treatments of seeds to eradicate pathogens have the risk of reducing vitality of the seeds. Seed lots may differ in sensitivity to these treatments, therefore factors influencing this...
Alternative seed treatments for organic legume production (2008)
Tinivella, F., Hirata, L.M., Celan, M.A., Wright, S., Amein, T., Schmitt, A., ...
European law provides that, in organic farming, organically produced seed should be used. Therefore new sanitation treatments need to be developed which do not use classical fungicides but still...
Transient Occurrence of Seed Germination Processes during Coffee Post-harvest Treatment (2007)
Bytof, G., Knopp, S-E., Kramer, D., Breitenstein, B., Bergervoet, J.H.W., Groot, S.P.C., ...
Background and Aims: The chemical composition of green coffee and thus the final coffee quality are specifically determined by the mode of post-harvest treatment, i.e. the wet and dry processing....
Improvement of the quality of propagation material for organic farming system (2006)
Groot, S.P.C., Jalink, H., Köhl, J., Veerman, A., Wenneker, M., ...
Effect of seed maturity on sensitiviy of seed towards physical sanitation treatments (2006)
Groot, S.P.C., Birnbaum, Y.E., Rop, N, Jalink, H., Forsberg, G, Kromphardt, C, ...
Physical sanitation methods are used by the seed industry to prevent transmission of seed-borne diseases, but sensitivity varies between seed lots. The effect of seed maturity on the sensitivity to...
The need for a supply of high quality organic vegetable seeds (2006)
Groot, S.P.C., Jalink, H., Köhl, J., Langerak, C.J., Michta, A., Werner, S., ...
Production of high quality organic vegetable seeds encounters several challenges. Research is performed to support seed companies in producing vigorous and healthy organic vegetable seeds. Examples...
Non-chemical methods of seed treatment for control of seed-borne pathogens on vegetables (2006)
Amein, T., Wright, S.A.I., Wikström, M., Schmitt, A., Koch, E., Wolf, J., ...
Improvement of the quality of propagation material for organic farming system (2006)
Groot, S.P.C., Jalink, H., Hospers-Brands, M., Köhl, J., Veerman, A., Wenneker, M., ...
The use of organic propagation material is obligatory according to the current EU regulations for organic production. However, frequently difficulties are en-countered regarding the availability, the...
The need for a supply of high quality organic vegetable seeds (2006)
Groot, S.P.C., Jalink, H., Köhl, J., Langerak, C.J., Michta, A., Werner, S., ...
Production of high quality organic vegetable seeds encounters several challenges. Research is performed to support seed companies in producing vigorous and healthy organic vegetable seeds. Examples...
Production of organic seeds: Status, Challenges and Prospects (2005)
Groot, S.P.C., Jalink, H., Langerak, C.J.
General article on the requirements of organic agriculture for seed production. Beside this the organic agricultural system has other demands for organic seed since it does not use chemical control...
The role of the cell cycle machinery in resumption of postembryonic development (2005)
Barroco, R.M., Van Poucke, K., Bergervoet, J.H.W., De Veylder, L., Groot, S.P.C., Inze, D., ...
Cell cycle activity is required for plant growth and development, but its involvement in the early events that initiate seedling development remains to be clarified. We performed experiments aimed at...
Soeda, Y., Vorst, O.F.J., Stoopen, G.M., Maliepaard, C.A., ...
During seed maturation and germination, major changes in physiological status, gene expression, and metabolic events take place. Using chlorophyll sorting, osmopriming, and different drying regimes,...
Survival and vigour of ultra-dry seeds after ten years of hermetic storage (2005)
Hong, T.D., Ellis, R.H., Astley, D., Pinnegar, A.E., Groot, S.P.C., Kraak, H.L.
Toorop, P.E., Barroco, R.M., Engler, G., Groot, S.P.C., Hilhorst, H.W.M.
Differential display analysis using dormant and non-dormant Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh seeds resulted in a set of genes that were associated with either dormancy or germination. Expression of...
Genetic differences in seed longevity of various Arabidopsis mutants (2004)
Clerkx, E.J.M., Ruijs, G.J., Groot, S.P.C., Koornneef, M.
Seeds gradually lose their viability during dry storage. The damage that occurs at the biochemical level can alter the seed physiological status and is affected by the storage conditions of the...
Pawlowski, T.A., Bergervoet, J.H.W., Bino, R.J., Groot, S.P.C.
Cell cycle events in embryo axes of Norway maple (Acer platanoides L.) seeds were studied during dormancy breaking by flow cytometric analyses of the nuclear DNA content and by immunodetection of...
Desiccation and storage of Lannea microcarpa from Burkina Faso (2004)
Daws, M.I., Gaméné, C.E., Sacandé, M., Pritchard, H.W., Groot, S.P.C., Hoekstra, F.
Geprimed zaad kan voordelen hebben voor biologische teelten (2004)
Groot, S.P.C., Groeneveld, R.M.W., Birnbaum, Y.E., Versluis, H.P., Swaaij, N.
Proteomics of Arabidopsis seed germination and priming (2003)
Gallardo, K., Job, C., Groot, S.P.C., Puype, M., Demol, H., Vandekerckhove, J., ...
To better understand seed germination, a complex developmental process, we developed a proteome analysis of the model plant Arabidopsis for which complete genome sequence is now available. Among...
Clerkx, E.J.M., Ruijs, G.J., Groot, S.P.C., Koornneef, M.
Seeds are usually stored in physiological conditions in which they gradually lose their viability and vigor depending on storage conditions, storage time, and genotype. Very little is known about the...
Importance of methionine biosynthesis for Arabidopsis seed germination and seedling growth (2002)
Gallardo, K., Job, C., Groot, S.P.C., Puype, M., Demol, H., VandeKerckhove, J., ...
Proteomics of Arabidopsis seeds revealed the differential accumulation during germination of two housekeeping enzymes. The first corresponded to methionine synthase that catalyses the last step in...
Gallardo, K., Job, C., Groot, S.P.C., Puype, M., Vandekerckhove, J., Job, D.
We examined the role of gibberellins (GAs) in germination of Arabidopsis seeds by a proteomic approach. For that purpose, we used two systems. The first system consisted of seeds of the GA-deficient...
Groot, S.P.C., Bino, R.J., Hilhorst, H.W.M.
Cell cycle activities are initiated following imbibition of non-dormant seeds. However, it is not known whether cell cycle related events other than DNA replication also remain suppressed in imbibed...
Proteomic analysis of Arabidopsis seed germination and priming (2001)
Gallardo, K., Job, C., Groot, S.P.C., Puype, M., Demol, H., Vandekerckhove, J., ...
To better understand seed germination, a complex developmental process, we developed a proteome analysis of the model plant Arabidopsis for which complete genome sequence is now available. Among...
Molecular genetic analysis of arabidopsis seed quality (2000)
Groot, S.P.C., Tesnier, K., Alonso-Blanco, C., Bentsink, L., Donkers, H., ...
Molecular genetic analysis of Arabidopsis seed quality (2000)
Groot, S.P.C., Tesnier, K.J.Y., Alonso-Blanco, C., Bentsink, L., Donkers, H., ...
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seed performance as influenced by ovary and ovule position (2000)
Jing, H.C., Jalink, H., Bergervoet, J.W., Klooster, M., Du, S.L., Bino, R.J., ...
The performance of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seeds in relation to ovary and ovule position was monitored during seed production. Seeds from three (first, seventh and tenth nodes) fruit positions...
Bentsink, L., Alonso-Blanco, C., Vreugdenhil, D., Tesnier, K., Groot, S.P.C., Koornneef, M.
Seed oligosaccharides (OSs) and especially raffinose series OSs (RSOs) are hypothesized to play an important role in the acquisition of desiccation tolerance and consequently in seed storability. In...
Groot, S.P.C., Bino, R.J., Hilhorst, H.W.M.
We studied cell cycle events in embryos of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv Moneymaker) seeds during imbibition in water and during osmoconditioning ("priming") using both quantitative and...
Bergervoet, J.H.W., Jing, H., Bino, R.J., ...
Effect of harvest time and soaking treatment on cell cycle activity in sugar-beet seeds (1999)
Elwira, S., Jing, H., Job, C., Job, D., Bergervoet, J.H.W., Bino, R.J., ...
ÖZBINGÖL, N., CORBINEAU, F., GROOT, S. P. C., BINO, R. J., CÔME, D.
Using flow cytometric analyses of the nuclear DNA content, we studied the effects of various conditions of osmopriming on the activation of the cell cycle in embryo root tips of tomato (Lycopersicon...
Seed research for improved technologies (1998)
Bino,R.J., Jalink,H., Oluoch,M.O., Groot,S.P.C.
The production of high-quality seed is the basis for a durable a profitable agriculture. After production, seed is processed, conditioned, stored, shipped and germinated. For quality assurance, seed...
Dihaploid embryo production via microspore-embryogenesis in Brassica napus. (1998)
Xuhan, X., Jing, H., Iwanowska, A., Bergervoet, J.H.W., Groot, S.P.C., ...
Bino, R.J., Groot, S.P.C., Liu, Y.
Production of high quality seed is the basis for a durable and profitable agriculture. After production, seed is processed, conditioned, stored, shipped and used throughout the world. Seed quality,...
FINCH-SAVAGE, W. E., BERGERVOET, J. H. W., BINO, R. J., CLAY, H. A., GROOT, S. P. C.
Flow cytometric analyses of nuclear DNA levels were carried out during development, stratification and germination of dormant seeds from three tree species with contrasting characteristics. Norway...
Zijlstra, S., Jansen, R.C., Groot, S.P.C.
The genetic relation between powdery mildew resistance and sensitivity for leaf chlorosis of glasshouse cucumber was investigated. The powdery mildew resistant, leaf chlorosis sensitive hybrid...
Key Role for Endogenous Gibberellins in the Control of Seed Germination (1989)
KARSSEN, C. M., ZAGORSKI, S., KEPCZYNSKI, J., GROOT, S. P. C.
The stimulative action of applied gibberellins (GA) on seed germination has been reported for a large number of species in the past three decades. Applied GA often replaces the need for environmental...
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