Vistas of Palynological Science : Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Festschrift Volume
Contents: Editorial. Tribute: 1. Life and work of Prof. M.S. Swaminathan/R.D. Iyer. Theme profile: 2. Thematic foundations of palynological science/P.K.K. Nair. Biodiversity and evolutionary biology: 3. MADS-box genes: defining the specialized structures of orchid flowers/Satyakam Guha and I. Usha Rao. 4. Biology of tetrads, polyads and pollinia/P. Sreedevi. Reproductive biology: 5. Pollination biology : aspects and prospects/Aluri Jacob Solomon Raju. 6. Pollen-pistil interaction: a complex mating game required for fertilization in flowering plants/K.R. Shivanna. 7. Bees for pollination, crop improvement and agribusiness some basic facts/S. Devanesan, K.S. Premila and K.K. Shailaja. Conservation biology: 8. Botany, palynology and agricultural biotechnology/C. Kameswara Rao. 9. Haploid plants and their relevance in agriculture/G.M. Nair, Chithra Vijayan and V.R. Sumitha. 10. Palynological contributions to conservation continuum/S. Ganeshan and P.E. Rajasekharan. 11. Cryopreservation of pollen for germplasm storage and for utilization in breeding programmes/Rekha Chaudhury, S.K. Malik, Jyotsna Joshi and K.R. Shivanna. Bioprospecting: 12. Ganoderma lucidum spores: a treasure-chest of therapeutically useful bioactive compounds/T.A. Ajith and K.K. Janardhanan. 13. Breeding for resistance to root (wilt) disease in coconut/R.V. Nair and R.J. Thomas. Environmental prospecting: 14. Airborne fungal spores in the atmosphere and their implications in human welfare/B.P.R. Vittal. 15. Effects of atmospheric pollution on pollen/P.K. Shaji. 16. Pollen and climate change/D.P. Abrol. Geoprospecting: 17. Development of palynological studies in hydrocarbon exploration in India - a review/N.C. Mehrotra. 18. Palaeoclimate and phytogeographical appraisal of neogene pollen record from India/K.P.N. Kumaran, Sachin A. Punekar and Ruta B. Limaye. 19. Palynological methods for identification of source kitchen/P.N. Kapoor and S.N. Swamy. Progress profile: 20. Facets of applied palynology at the French Institute of Pondicherry over the last fifty years/K. Anupama, S. Prasad, R. Ponnachamy and A. Stephen. Subject index.
From the editorial: The present volume Vistas of Palynological Science reflects the present status of palynology in the academic profile of progress of the Indian nation, highlighting the major areas of knowledge and the technological achievements made, in research, organization, infrastructure development and education in institutions of higher learning in the country, laying a new foundation for the science with a wider coverage, based primarily on plant reproductive biology, as the directive theme.
From the editorial: The present volume Vistas of Palynological Science reflects the present status of palynology in the academic profile of progress of the Indian nation, highlighting the major areas of knowledge and the technological achievements made, in research, organization, infrastructure development and education in institutions of higher learning in the country, laying a new foundation for the science with a wider coverage, based primarily on plant reproductive biology, as the directive theme.
