Sheila Adimargono

Post doctoral researcher on seed longevity and dormancy on landraces barley and wild barley; and the relations between life-history traits to seed dormancy in complex crosses of barley and wild barley.

Developing new products from kapok fibre, international project collaborator in cooperation with Senter Novem, Ministry of Economic Affairs

Consultancy to finalize, modify, incorporating other commends provided, updating references and technical editing a technical bulletin entitled "Principles and Practices of Seed Drying for Genebanks"

Developing seed treatment/enhancement methods, controlled-deterioration tests, setting-up experiments on seed quality and storage ability of primed, pelleted and coated seeds

Analysing dessication-intolerant mutants in mutation breeding improving seed storage ability using Arabidopsis thaliana as model plant and literature study on identification and storage of recalcitrant seed species.

Apprenticeship in a breeding programme in improving the yield and shelf-life in tomatoes and onions hybrids, and in contacting contract farmers, sales-marketing, and public-relationship.

Overall activities in gaining perspectives of a small-scale business, e.g. selecting and multiplication plant materials, selecting materials for the auction, and assessing the profit and seeking extension possibilities of the business.

Overall activities in gaining perspectives of a dairy farming, e.g. feeding the cows, milking, butter-making, hay-stacking, driving tractors, etc.

Thesis: The isotherm curve: a biophysical tool to predict seed viability and longevity?

Theses: (1) A new perspective in predicting seed longevity, integrative mathematical model for lipid autoxidation. (2) Detecting QTLs for tolerance in barley seedlings to moderate and high salinity stress. (3) Influence of ageing on to the sensitivity to imbibition damage of Typha pollen.

Large scale plant production, plant breeding, seed science and technology. Theses: (1) Understanding desiccation-intolerant mechanism in Arabidopsis thaliana Landsberg erecta. (2) Recalcitrant seeds, identification and storage.