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Plant Biosystematics

Author: Prof. S. Venkat Ratnam

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Publisher Prints Publications Pvt Ltd
Publication Year 2022
ISBN-13 9789393674425
Binding Hard back
Number of Pages 306 Pages
Language English
Edition 1
Dimension (Inches) 5.5"x8.5"
Weight (Grams) 572
Subject Botany
Category Science, Technology & Medicine

For Plant Taxonomy, several text books are made available in India, but for Plant Biosystematics, books are scarcely available in Indian Subcontinent. The Preparation of this book was motivated by a long felt need for a concise yet fairly comprehensive book of Plant Biosystematics for use in Indian colleges and universities.

This book comprises of 17 important chapters in which different important facts such as plant taxonomy and its relationships with species and subspecies, evolutionary biology, comparison between taxonomy and plant biosystematics, basic process of speciation phenomenon, taxonomic puzzles related to anatomy, palynology, cytology, numerical taxonomy etc. and hybridization process and other important terms of evolutionary adaptations have been explained comprehensively.

Though the UGC has curriculum syllabus, due to lack of books the course was not accommodated in many universities. This book will cater the needs of the students as well as the instructors.

 

 

Prof. S. Venkat Ratnam

Prof. S. Venkat Ratnam had his basic training in Plant Cytogenetics. Later he had advanced training in plant Biosystematics under the supervision of Prof. V H Heywood (DSc), D M Moore (PhD) and Prof. J B Harborne (FRS) . He submitted his thesis on “Experimental Taxonomy of section Iris of old world" and published several research papers on various aspects. He obtained his PhD on Experimental Taxonomy (Biosystematics) of section Iris . He had been teaching Plant Biosystematics to MSc student as an elective course. He is also the author and editor of six botany books and co-author of plant taxonomy book alongwith three other authors. He guided many MPhil and PhD students. He has been supervising many students in Plant Ecology, Plant Cytogenetics and Biosystematics for their Doctoral degrees.

S No.  Contents Page No.
  Preface v
  Introduction and Historical Account xi
1 History , Scope and Importance of Biosystematics 1
2 Biosystematics in the Framwork of Evolution 11
3 Relationships of Orthodox Taxonomy and Biosystematics  21
4 Biosystematics-Biosystematic Categories 27
5 Population Size and Density Variation in Individuals  47
6 Variation in Individuals and Populations 57
7 Geographic variability 63
8 Transplant Experiments 71
9 Speciation 83
10 Polyploids, Abrupt Speciation and Catastrophic Selection 103
11 Leaky Isolation Barrier, Gene Flow and Selection 113
12 Isolation Mechanisms 119
13 Breeding Systems 125
14 Recent Trends in Plant Systematic, Anatomy, Palynology, Cytology, Phytochemistry, Numerical Taxonomy, Molecular Taxonomy 137
15 Self Incompatibility 203
16 The Role of Hybridization and Evolution in Taxonomy 221
17 Modern Theory of Evolution 239
  Glossary 253
  Bibliography 269
  Index 297

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