A Comprehensive Textbook of Botany

Contents: Foreword. Preface. About the authors. Acronyms. List of tables. List of photos/figures. List of appendices. 1. Introduction. 2. Evolution. 3. Plant diversity. 4. Classification of plants. 5. Classification of higher plants. 6. Diversity of plant life-general. 7. Seed morphology. 8. Germination. 9. Root. 10. Stem. 11. Leaf. 12. Inflorescence. 13. Flower. 14. Ovule. 15. Pollination. 16. Fertilization. 17. Seed. 18. Fruit. 19. Cytology. 20. Genetics: A young branch of botany. 21. Anatomy. 22. Plant ecology. 23. Seed technology. 24. Biotechnology, an aid in botanical studies. 25. Plant physiology in agriculture. 26. Economic botany. 27. Appendices. 28. Glossary. 29. References. Subject index. Author index.

The book ‘A Comprehensive Textbook of Botany’ is a result of hard work of Dr. Shankar Lal and his associates Dr. Arun Kumar, Dr. Renu and Dr. Sanjive Kumar Singh. Generally, the conventional book of botany are limited to morphology, anatomy, description of major families of economic plants. On the other hand, this book deals with details of Genetics, Physiology, Biotechnology, Ecology, Cytology, Economic Botany and Seed Technology to enlarge its horizon, covering as many as 29 chapters, 27 tables, 13 charts, 235 photos/diagrams/figures, 105 acronyms and 16 appendices, mainly on higher plants.