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seed (biology)

A mature fertilized plant ovule, consisting of an embryo and its food store surrounded by a protective seed coat (testa). (Source: CED)


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Huemmer S 2009. Fascinating desert-survivor plant shows great potential as rich Namibian food-oil resource.
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Fascinating desert_survivor plant shows great potential as rich Namibian food_oil resource.pdf 617.5 KB
Henschel J, Dausab R, Moser P 2004. !Nara: fruit for development of the !kuiseb topnaar.
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Nara_ fruit for development of the Kuiseb topnaar.pdf 24.75 MB
Butler V, Bornman CH, Evert RF 1973. Welwitschia mirabilis: morphology of the seedling. Botanical Gazette 134 (1) 52-59
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Welwitschia mirabilis_morphology of the seedling.pdf 1.73 MB
Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2473938
de Cauwer V, Younan R 2015. Seed germination of Namibian woodland tree species. Dinteria 35 43-52
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Seed germination of Namibian woodland tree species.pdf 467.61 KB
Tsvetova MI, Belyaeva EV, Enaleeva NK 1998. Intensification of Tendency to Apomixis in Sorghum Autotetraploids. International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter 39 66-67
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Intensification of Tendency to Apomixis in Sorghum.pdf 438.25 KB
Lechner WR 1994. Pilot project for small-scale pearl millet seed production in Namibia. Drought-Tolerant Crops for Southern Africa
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Pilot Project for Small_Scale Pearl Millet Seed Production in Namibia.pdf 35.4 KB
Kolberg H 2009. Ombuto. Newsletter of the Millennium Seed Bank Project in Namibia.
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MSBP_Newsletter3_09.pdf 494.87 KB
Kolberg H 2008. Ombuto. Newsletter of the Millennium Seed Bank Project in Namibia.
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MSBP_Newsletter2_08.pdf 751.89 KB
Kolberg H 2008. Ombuto. Newsletter of the Millennium Seed Bank Project in Namibia.
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MSBP_Newsletter1_08.pdf 709.43 KB
2007. Presentation on Project Duras. Kalahari Melon Seed oil.
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DURAS KMS presentation 032007.ppt 1.89 MB
Mallet M, Phillipus P 2009. Briefing to the 58th IPTT meeting, 29 April 2009. Kalahari Melon Seed Development Project 2008/09. Update on farmers' field testing of improved KMS crosses.
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Briefing to the 58th IPTT meeting_29 April 2009.pdf 148.75 KB
2013. Cultivation of Tylosema esculentum (Marama bean) Trials.
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Cultivation of Tylosema esculentum_2013.ppt 2.31 MB
Gallardo J 2006. Ximenia harvesting and post-harvesting practices in northern Namibia. Recommendations for quality and fair trade supply of Ximenia kernels.
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Ximenia harvesting and post_harvesting practices.pdf 653.8 KB
Carr S, Mallet M 2008. Proceedings of the workshop No 1 (Project DURAS): Industry Stakeholders' Meeting and Consultation on Geographical Indication. Proceedings of the workshop No 1 (Project DURAS)
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Proceedings KMS wshop Mar08.doc 2.07 MB
Carr S, Mallet M 2008. Project Duras. Case study: Kalahari Melon Seed oil.
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DURAS KMS Case study 21_04_08.doc 101.5 KB
Phillipus P, Mallet M 2008. Marketing information and practical training for local centre co-ordinators involved in collective marketing of Kalahari Melon Seeds.
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KMS workshop report Aug08.pdf 241.27 KB
Centre for Research Information Action in Africa South African Development and Consulting (CRIAA SA-DC) 2008. Trial production of fresh !Nara seed oil.
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Nara oil final report Dec 08.pdf 960.87 KB
Poncelet P, Mallet M 2008. Proceedings of the 1st regional workshop on melon seeds for Caprivi and East-Kavango.
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KMS regional workshop report Bumhill 22Oct08.pdf 213.61 KB
Mallet M, Phillipus P 2009. Farmers' field testing of improved KMS crosses. Guidelines.
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KMS testing guidelines.pdf 402.64 KB
Phillipus P, Kapembe F 2009. Report on Kalahari Melon Seeds Survey - North Central Regions.
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Report on Kalahari Melon Seeds Survey.pdf 587.91 KB
Phillipus P 2009. Update on farmers' field testing of improved KMS crosses: harvesting and seed extraction.
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Improved KMS crosses harvest and seed extr Report.pdf 312.29 KB
Centre for Research Information Action in Africa South African Development and Consulting (CRIAA SA-DC) 2009. Kalahari Melon Seed development project 2008/09.
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Kalahari Melon Seed development project.pdf 1.47 MB
Burke A 2009. Ximenia survey in West Caprivi.
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Ximenia Survey West Caprivi.pdf 365.43 KB
Burger SJ 1974. Ontkieming-, voeding- en ontblaringstudies op Anthephora pubescens Nees.
Website link:http://agris.fao.org/aos/records/US201300379948
Khavhagali VP, Bond WJ 2007. Effects of competition and resource availability on Terminalia sericea seedlings establishment and growth. South African Journal of Botany 73 (2) 294
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629907000750
Joubert DF, Smit GN, Hoffman MT 2012. The role of fire in preventing transitions from a grass dominated state to a bush thickened state in arid savannas. Journal of Arid Environments 87 (2012) 1-7
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196312001814
Dreber N, Oldeland J, van Rooyen GMW 2011. Species, functional groups and community structure in seed banks of the arid Nama Karoo: Grazing impacts and implications for rangeland restoration. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 141 (3-4) 399-409
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167880911001095
Cousins SR, Witkowski ETF 2012. African aloe ecology: A review. Journal of Arid Environments 85 1-17
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196312001280
Campos-Arceiz A, Blake S 2011. Megagardeners of the forest - the role of elephants in seed dispersal. Acta Oecologica 37 (6) 542-553
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1146609X11000154
Joubert DF, Smit GN, Hoffman MT 2013. The influence of rainfall, competition and predation on seed production, germination and establishment of an encroaching Acacia in an arid Namibian savanna. Journal of Arid Environments 91 7-13
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014019631200300X
Bhattarai SP, Fox J, Gyasi-Agyei Y 2008. Enhancing buffel grass seed germination by acid treatment for rapid vegetation establishment on railway batters. Journal of Arid Environments 72 (3) 255-262
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196307001735
Mowa E, Maass E 2012. The effect of sulphuric acid and effective micro-organisms on the seed germination of Harpagophytum procumbens (devil's claw). South African Journal of Botany 83 193-199
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S025462991200066X
Kolberg H 2000. The National Plant Genetic Resources Centre - saving our seeds for the future.
Website link:http://www.nbri.org.na/the-national-plant-genetic-resources-centre-saving-our-seeds-the-future
Moses R, Kwembeya EG, Kolberg H, Kritzinger Q 2013. Seed physiological asepcts of selected species of the Kavango Woodland, Namibia. South African Journal of Botany 86 178
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629913001737
Günster A 1994. Seed bank dynamics - longevity, viability and predation of seeds of serotinous plants in the central Namib Desert. Journal of Arid Environments 28 (3) 195-205
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196305800576
Veenendaal EM, Ernst WHO, Modise GS 1996. Reproductive effort and phenology of seed production of savanna grasses with different growth form and life history. Vegetatio 123 (1) 91-100
Website link:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00044891
Miller MF 1994. Large African herbivores, bruchid beetles and their interactions with Acacia seeds. Oecologia 97 (2) 265-270
Website link:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00323159
Leistner OA 1996. The subcanopy flora in the dynamics of the Kalahari Thornveld. The Biodiversity of African Plants 163-179
Website link:http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-009-0285-5_23
Joubert EC, Harms TM, Muller A, Hipondoka M, Henschel JR 2012. A CFD study of wind patterns over a desert dune and the effect on seed dispersion. Environmental Fluid Mechanics 12 (1) 23-44
Website link:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10652-011-9230-3
Günster A 1994. Variability in life history parameters of four serotinous plants in the Namib Desert. Vegetatio 114 (2) 149-160
Website link:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00048394
Midgley JJ, Bond WJ 2001. A Synthesis of the demography of African acacias. Journal of Tropical Ecology 17 (06) 871-886
Website link:http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract;jsessionid=52344CE5821E3BDFCFD6B02645288EBC.journals?fromPage=online&aid=90803
Bornman CH, Butler V, Jensen WA 1979. Welwitschia mirabilis: Fine Structure of the Germinating Seed I. Orientation. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenphysiologie 91 (3) 189-196
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044328X7980094X
Whitaker CR, Pammenter NW, Berjak P 2007. Extreme desiccation- and heat-tolerance of desert seeds: A study on Welwitschia mirabilis. South African Journal of Botany 73 (3) 502
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629907002906
Burke A, Jürgens N, Seely MK 1998. Floristic affinities of an inselberg archipelago in the southern Namib desert—relic of the past, centre of endemism or nothing special?. Journal of Biogeography 25 (2) 311-317
Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2699.1998.252116.x/abstract
National Agricultural Support Services Programme (NASSP) 2005. Namibia: Draft Seed Policy.
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Namibia_Draft Seed Policy.pdf 324.5 KB
Whitaker C, Pammenter NW, Berjak P 2008. Infection of the cones and seeds of Welwitschia mirabilis by Aspergillus niger var. Phoenicis in the Namib-Naukluft Park. South African Journal of Botany 74 (1) 41 - 50
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629907003560
Whitaker C, Berjak P, Pammenter NW 2008. Abnormal morphology of the embryo and seedlings of the Welwitschia mirabilibis, and some observations on seed-associated fungi. South African Journal of Botany 74 338 - 340
Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629907004206
Munthali CRY, Chirwa PW, Akinnifesi KK 2011. Genetic variation among and within provenances of Adansonia digitata L. (Baobab) in seed germination and seedling growth from selected natural populations in Malawi. Agroforestry Systems
Website link:http://www.springerlink.com/content/t12m48r7h6506616/
Burke A 2002. Island-Matrix Relationships in Nama Karoo Inselberg Landscapes. Part I: Do Inselbergs Provide a Refuge for Matrix Species?. Plant Ecology 160 (1) 79 - 90
Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/20051236
Günster A 1993. Microhabitat differentiation among serotinous plants in the Namib Desert. Journal of Vegetation Science 4 (5) 585 - 590
Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2307/3236123/abstract
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