Sections include: 1. THE SEED Seed dormancy; germination tests; rate of germination ; laboratory germination and field emergence; seed treatments giving enhanced performance; seed storage 2. THE SEEDLING Photosynthesis; water relations; salt uptake; sources and sinks; directional transport; hormones; quantitative aspects of seedling growth 3. THE VEGETATIVE PLANT Growth analysis; the restriction of growth; time and growth; competition between plants; pru...