PrefaceThe Organizing CommitteeSponsorsEvolutionary seed ecologyImpact of salinity and temperature on dimorphic seed germination of Panicum turgidumCoexistence of dimorphic weed Bidens sp. : a matter of seed dormancy Fruit ecology:the concept, basic scientific issues, research advances and prospectsFull spectrum X-ray mapping reveals differential localization of salt in germinating seeds of differing salt toleranceThe influence of seed size throughout the whole life cycle in a desert annual plantSeed dispersal and germination traits of 70 plant species inhabiting Gurbantunggut Desert in northwest ChinaReproductive unit polymorphism in an amphi-basicarpic cold desert annualEffect of germination season and watering regime on life history traits in a cold desert annualRole of trichomes and pericarp in the seed biology of the desert annual Lachnoloma /ehmanm7 ( Brassicaceae)Can seed characteristics predict the invasiveness of alien plant species Is germination response to fire-related cues related to post-fire regeneration mode The seed mass vs. plant height relationship of gymnosperm is different from that of angiospermSeeds and traits: an ecophylogenetic approach on seed dormancy and germinationTesta diversity of dimorphic seeds in Suaeda aralocaspica (Chenopodiaceae) and their ecological significanceStudies on diaspore heteromorphism of plant species in the cold deserts of northwest ChinaCallus induction and regeneration in seed culture of Taraxacum kok-saghyz RodinSeed dimorphism and size-dependent reproductive output of Petrosimonia sibiricaInfluence of timing of seed germination on maternal plants and their offspring of seeddimorphic plant Suaeda corniculataSeed mucilage of Artemisia sphaerocephala may enrich the soil microbial communityPhylogenetic relationships of seed coat mucilageSpatial patterns of composition modes of fruit type and fruit diversity in land ecosystems of China and their mechanisms���� Seed dispersalSeed bankSeed germination and dormancySeed longevity and storageSeed ecology, biodiversity conservation and restoration