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Reproductive Biology of Angiosperms

Reproductive Biology of Angiosperms

Reproductive Biology of Angiosperms

Concepts and Laboratory Methods
Yash Mangla, University of Delhi
Priyanka Khanduri, University of Calcutta
Charu Khosla Gupta, University of Delhi
January 2023
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9781009160407

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    Reproductive Biology of Angiosperms: Concepts and Laboratory Methods will cater to the needs of undergraduate and graduate students pursuing core and elective courses in life sciences, botany, and plant sciences. The book is designed according to the syllabi followed in major Indian universities. It provides the latest and detailed description of structures and processes involved in reproduction in higher plants. The inclusion of colour photographs and illustrations will be an effective visual aid to help readers. Interesting and significant findings of the latest research taking place in the field of reproductive biology are also provided in boxes. At the end of each chapter, the methodology of hands-on exercises is presented for the implementation and practice of theoretical concepts.

    • Comprehensive coverage as per UGC's CBCS/LOCF syllabus
    • Colour photographs and illustrations for enhanced understanding and visualization of concepts
    • Glossary and tailor-made answers for self-study
    • Practice questions for self-assessment

    Product details

    January 2023
    Paperback
    9781009160407
    600 pages
    241 × 182 × 21 mm
    0.72kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Foreword
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgments
    • Chapter 1. An Introduction to the Reproductive Biology of Flowering Plants
    • Chapter 2. The Flower
    • Chapter 3. Brief Historical Account on Transformation of Classical Embryology to Integrated Reproductive Biology
    • Chapter 4. The Anther and Male Gametophyte
    • Chapter 5. The Ovule and Female Gametophyte
    • Chapter 6. Pollination
    • Chapter 7. Pollen–Pistil Interaction and Fertilization
    • Chapter 8. Self-Incompatibility
    • Chapter 9. Endosperm
    • Chapter 10. Zygotic Embryogenesis
    • Chapter 11. Polyembryony and Apomixis
    • Chapter 12. Seed
    • Chapter 13. Plant Germline Transformation
    • Color Plates.
      Authors
    • Yash Mangla , University of Delhi

      Yash Mangla teaches at Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi. His specialisation is developmental, molecular, and reproductive biology of angiosperms.

    • Priyanka Khanduri , University of Calcutta

      Priyanka Khanduri teaches at Vidyasagar Metropolitan College, Kolkata. In the past, she taught at Maitreyi College, University of Delhi. Her research interests include phylogenetics, developmental and reproductive biology of angiosperms.

    • Charu Khosla Gupta , University of Delhi

      Charu Khosla Gupta is a Professor of Botany at Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi with a teaching and research experience spanning twenty-four years. Her specialization is reproductive biology of angiosperms.