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Fruit development and seed dispersal are major topics within plant and crop sciences research with important developments in research being reported regularly. Drawing together reviews by some of the world's leading experts in these areas, the Editor of this volume, Lars Ostergaard has provided a volume which is an essential purchase for all those working in plant and crop sciences worldwide.

Contributors
Preface
Carpel Evolution
The importance of having carpels
Hypotheses of carpel origin
A phylogenetic framework for studies of carpel evolution
A morphological portrait of the ancestral carpel
The genetic control of carpel development in the first flowering plants
A major role for the E-function in the origin of the carpel?
Carpel specification in monocots
Gene duplication and carpel evolution in the core eudicots
The A-function finds a role in fruit development
The multiple origins and mechanisms of syncarpy in the angiosperms
A fruit by any other name: evolutionary convergence between angiosperms and gymnosperms
References
Gynoecium Patterning in Arabidopsis: A Basic Plan Behind a Complex Structure
Introduction
The basic plan in lateral organs
The Arabidopsis gynoecium
Genetic and hormonal factors controlling gynoecium development
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
The Ins and Outs of Ovule Development
Introduction
Origin of the ovule
Ovule development in Arabidopsis
Sporophytic tissues
Gametophytic tissue
Interaction between the female gametophyte and the maternal sporophyte
Ovule identity determination
References
Fertilisation and Fruit Initiation
Introduction
Pollination
Female receptivity and the cessation of gynoecial growth
Additional restraints on flower development and fruit initiation
Fertilisation
Hormonal cues during fruit initiation
RNA silencing during fruit initiation
Signal transduction from ovule to carpel and vascular canalisation
Current models of fruit initiation
Concluding remarks
Acknowledgements
References
Arabidopsis Fruit Development
Introduction
Morphology of the Arabidopsis silique
Determining the boundary between valve and replum: valve margin genes
The making of valves and replum requires repression of valve margin genes
Suppressors of the rpl phenotype: setting up territories
A model for patterning the mediolateral axis of the Arabidopsis silique
Auxin: a signaling molecule for the mediolateral axis?
A biotechnological view
Acknowledgements
References
Long-Distance Seed Dispersal
Introduction
Six generalizations on LDD mechanisms
A vector-based perspective on the evolution and predictability of long-distance seed dispersal
Future directions
Acknowledgements
References
Seed Dispersal and Crop Domestication: Shattering, Germination and Seasonality in Evolution Under Cultivation
Introduction
Loss of natural seed dispersal in wheat and barley:
archaeobotanical evidence
Non-shattering in other cereals: rice, pearl millet and maize
The genetics of non-shattering cereals
Reduction in seed dispersal aids
Non-cereal alternative: appendage hypermorphy in fibre crops
Loss of natural seed dispersal in pulses and other crops
Germination traits in domestication: the importance of loss of dormancy
The genetic basis for dormancy and germination
Germination and seedling competition: changes in seed size
The genetics of seed size
Seasonality controls: photoperiodicity and vernalization
Discussion: evolution and development of domesticated seed traits
References
Factors Influencing the Ripening and Quality of Fleshy Fruits
Introduction
Control of fruit ripening
Transcription factors serve as master regulators of fruit ripening
Hormonal control of fruit ripening
The influence of light on fruit quality
The discovery of aroma and flavour genes in fruit
Cell wall changes influence fruit quality
The cuticle influences fruit quality and postharvest longevity
Genomics Resources
Conclusions and future perspectives
Acknowledgements
References
Parthenocarpy in Crop Plants
Introduction
Parthenocarpy
Auxin-synthesis parthenocarpy
Parthenocarpy via auxin signal transduction
Parthenocarpy via gibberellin signal transduction
Aucsia -silencing parthenocarpy
Auxin sensitivity and parthenocarpy
Apetalous parthenocarpy and the role of other floral organs
Stenospermocarpy
Parthenocarpy in perennial crop plants
Parthenocarpy and fruit crop breeding
From green plants to fruit crop plants
References
Index
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