Advances in Pollen Spore Research, Vol. XXV

Contents: Editorial note. 1. Foraging activity of honey bees on two Bt-Cotton hybrids at Dharwad, Karnataka/K. Ganapathi and Shashidhar Viraktamath. 2. Pollination biology and sustainability of economically important Acacia sinuata and Semecarpus anacardium in the Eastern Ghats Forests of Andhra Pradesh, India/A.J. Solomon Raju. 3. Pollen viability and storage in higher plants/B. Subba Rao, Kubireddi, S. Malini, K. Saradha Jyothi and M. Mamata. 4. Identifying CMS lines for seed protein improvement in pearl millet and their further relation to page patterns and seedling phenotypes/M. Mamata, Kubireddi, S. Malini, K. Saradha Jyothi and B. Subba Rao. 5. Mangrove history in relation to sea level changes and anthropogenic impact at Solari, Chilka Lake, Orissa, India/Deepak Kohli and Asha Khandelwal. 6. Aerobiology and biochemistry of two allergenic pollen species: Trema orientalis Bl. and Peltophorum inerme Llanos/B.K. Datta, Reema Saha, and Dipanwita Choudhury. 7. Discharge of tetraspores and carpospores from Caloglossa leprieurii of Sarada and Varaha Estuarine Complex, Andhra Pradesh, India/G.M. Narasimha Rao and G. Subba Rangaiah. 8. Pollen analysis and physico-chemical characteristics of some honeys from Tripura, India/Reema Saha, Subir Bera, and B.K. Datta. 9. Improving the yield of RCH-2 Bt-Cotton Hybrid through enhancement of bee pollination/Shashidhar Viraktamath and K. Ganapathi. 10. Bird-pollination in some plant species in dry, semi-dry and wet forest tracts of Andhra Pradesh/A.J. Solomon Raju and S. Purnachandra Rao. 11. Biodeterioration of aerobioparticles: SEM Study/Asha Khandelwal. 12. Pollen flora of honey bees in Mangrove Forests of Andhra Pradesh/K. Henry Jonathan and A.J. Solomon Raju. 13. Effect of bee attractants on bee visits and yield parameters of MECH-184 Bt Hybrid Cotton/K. Ganapathi and Shashidhar Viraktamath. 14. Differential recognition of self pollen and sterility in Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. (Malvaceae)/Achamma Kurien and Radhamany P.M.

"This issue brings out papers on different aspects of pollen-spore research. The papers refer to honey bees as efficient pollen vectors in Bt-cotton hybrid plants; pollination biology of two economically important forest plant species, Acacia Sinuata and Semecarpus anacardium; pollen viability and storage in higher plants; identification of cytoplasmic male sterile lines for seed protein improvement in pearl millet and their relation to page patterns and seedling phenotypes; mangrove history in relation to sea level changes based on pollen studies; aerobiology and biochemical aspects of allergenic pollen plants, Trema orientalis and Peltophorum inerme; pollen analysis and physico-chemical characteristics of some honeys; pollen-flow enhancement by employing honey bees for improving the yield of RCH-2 Bt Cotton Hybrid Plant; Passerine birds as effective pollen vectors in some forest plants; SEM studies of biodeterioration of aerobioparticles; and pollen plants of honey bees in mangrove forests. This issue also covers a paper on the discharge of tetraspores and carpospores of a estuarine algal species, Caloglossa leprieurii. Less in known about the estuarine algae with reference to their role in mangrove ecosystems and their economic importance. In this context, this paper is an addition to the existing knowledge on the estuarine algae." (jacket)