A Guide to Forest Seed Handling with Special Reference to the Tropics.1985.(FAO Forestry,Paper,no. 20/2).illustr.tabs.XIV,379 p. Lex8vo.Brosch.

Contents:Introduction.Seed and Fruit Development,Germination,Dormancy.Planning Seed Collection.Seed Collection.Fruit and SeedHandling between Collection and Processing.Seed Processing. Seed Storage.Seed Preteatment.Seed Testing.-Glossary (15 pp.)Bibliography(21 pp.)- "..there is still a need for a systematic and up-to-dateaccount of the principles of forest tree seed handling and their application to the special problems of tropical forest seeds.Thepresent Guide is an attempt to fill the gap.It is addressed to foresters,seed collectors,researchers and suppliers,nurserymen,horticulturists and anyone concerned with the handling and use of forest seeds,amateur and professional alike."