Plant Reproduction, , B. Hanumantha Rao, , T. Pullaiah, , K. Lakshminarayana, Scientific Publishers (India), 8172335502

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Plant Reproduction

B. Hanumantha Rao (Author) T. Pullaiah (Author) K. Lakshminarayana (Author)

Synopsis The present book is revised edition of our earlier book Embryology of Angiosperms and we retitled it as Plant Reproduction as per UGC Syllabus. In accordance with the title we introduced a chapter on floral characters, pollination mechanisms and vectors by Prof. A. Janaki Bai, Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam and revised several other chapters. This book brings together information on the widest range of topics in Plant Reproduction in a single source. Written in a concise manner, this book is ideally suitable to students and teachers of colleges and universities. This fully illustrated book discusses plant reproduction in sufficient depth. The text includes development and structure of anther and male gametophyte, palynology, development and structure of female gametophyte, pollination, sexual incompatibility, development of endosperm and embryo, polyembryony and apomixis. The text also includes chapters on embryology in relation to taxonomy and experimental embryology.

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About the author

T. Pullaiah

Prof. T. Pullaiah obtained his M.Sc., (1973) and Ph.D., (1976) degrees in Botany from Andhra University. He was a Post Doctoral Fellow at Moscow State University, Russia during 1976-78. He traveled widely in Europe and visited Universities and Botanical Gardens in about 16 countries. Professor Pullaiah joined Sri Krishnadevaraya University as a Lecturer in 1979 and became Professor in 1993. At present he is Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences; Head, Department of Botany; Co-ordinator and Chairman BOS in Biotechnology. Professor Pullaiah has published 25 books, 175 research papers and 35 popular articles. His books include Embryology of Compositae; Flora of Andhra Pradesh (4 Vols.); Trees of Andhra Pradesh; Taxonomy of Angiosperms; Flora of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India; Flora of Ranga Reddi District; Flora of Anantapur District; Flora of Kurnool; Flora of Nizamabad; Embryology and Apomixis in Grasses; Flora of Eastern Ghats - Vol.1 and Vol.2; Biodiversity in India - Vol.1; etc. He is principal investigator of 14 major Research Projects totaling more than 70 lakhs funded by DBT, DST, CSIR, DOEF, GCC and WWF. Under his guidance 35 students obtained their Ph.D. degree and 32 students obtained their M. Phil. degree. He is recipient of Best Teacher Award from Government of Andhra Pradesh and receipient of Panchanan Maheshwari Medal of Indian Botanical Society for the year 2002 and Y.D. Tyagi Gold Medal of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy. He is a Member of International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

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