Advance Concepts in Plant Sciences

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. The biosynthesis and accumulation in lectin in developing seeds of Vigna Mungo (blackgram). 2. Biosafety to transgenic Brassica oilseeds. 3. The mycobiota of the weed Rumex species in India with particular reference to fungal pathogens and their potential for biological control. 4. Brassica seed oils of the future. 5. Genetics of heterostyly and homostyly in Oldenlandia Umbellata. 6. Genetic and molecular basis of direct in vitro flowering in groundnut. 7. In vitro studies in Bacopa Monnieri (Linn.). 8. Erucic acid heredity in oilseed Brassicas: a review. 9. Increasing genetic variability in cultivated plants by induced mutagenesis. 10. Effects of leachate of water hyacinth decay and detergents on the growth of scenedesmus obliquus (chlorophyta). 11. Leaf protein concentrate for the control of Vitamin A deficiency. 12. Diversity and dynamics of fluorescent pseudomonads in the rhizosphere: current perceptions. 13. Improving productivity of grain legumes at BARC using nuclear approaches. 14. Potentials and prospects of Marine Park at Malvan, Maharashtra. 15. Tourism-induced compaction of ground and growth and survival of plants along trails in wilderness. 16. Improvement of sunflower through mutation breeding with reference to oil content. 17. Engineering insect resistance in transgenic crop plants. 18. Somaclonal variation. 19. Some recent advances in genetic engineering. 20. Biotech applications for improvement of horticultural plants. 21. Glucosinolates in Brassicas-a review. 22. Heavy metal toxicity to phytoplankton. 23. Biodegradation of leafy biomass. 24. Phytoalexins, the potential biochemical markers for disease resistance in plants. 25. Foliar architectural changes due to mutagens on Brassica Juncea var. Pusa bold. 26. Ethnobotany: ethnomedicines among some tribals of Jalgaon, Nasik and Thane districts of Maharashtra state. 27. New plant type of commercial value in Gerbera Jamesonii. 28. Qualitative and quantitative improvement of Broccoli (B. Oleracea var. Italica) through mutagenesis and hybridization. 29. Brassica Napus as a potential oil seed crop in Indian agroclimate. 30. Early flowering in Brassica Napus Cv. excel through induced mutagenesis. 31. Impact of fly ash from a thermal power plant on Tagetes and Barley. 32. Aflatoxigenic aspergilli and their control: a review.

"The research and review articles included in this book encompasses a wide range of recent basic and applied topics in plant sciences. In all there are thirty two articles covering very important areas viz. Plant biochemistry, Biotechnology, Plant genetics and improvement, Applied mycology, Environmental sciences, Toxicology and Ethnobotany. These articles cover very recent aspects in different disciplines of plant sciences." (jacket)