Contents: Preface. 1. The studies on genetic variability in crowfoot grass (Dactyloctenium Aegyptium (L.) Beaubv.) (Poaceae), from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh/T.N. Mary and M. Vijaya Koteswari. 2. Phytogeographical investigations on pteridophytic flora of Satpura hills : an updated account/S.M. Vasudeva. 3. Cytopalynological characteristics of fern-allies of Satpura hills (Central India)/S.M. Vasudeva. 4. Genetic diversity in the genus Pennisetum/M.V. Subba Rao, P.V. Arjuna Rao and V. Manga. 5. Aquatic flowering plants diversity of coastal plains of Konkan, Goa and Karnataka/S.P. Gaikwad, M.M. Sardesai and S.R. Yadav. Index to species and families.

"Biodiversity in India, Volume 2, includes 5 articles. The first one by Mary and Vijayakoteswari is on the studies on genetic variability in Dactyloctenium aegyptium. The second article by Vasudeva deals with Phytogeographical investigations on pteridophytic flora of Satpura hills: an updated account, while the third, by the same author, is on Cytopalynological characteristics of fern-allies of Satpura hills. Subba Rao et al. have discussed the genetic diversity in the genus Penisetum in chapter IV. The article by Gaikwad et al., which is quite exhaustive, deals with aquatic flowering plant diversity of coastal plains of Konkan, Goa and Kanara. The articles are well supported by colour photographs." (jacket)