Fundamentals of botany /
K. S. Bilgrami, L. M. Srivastava, J. L. Shreemali
- 2nd revised edition
- New Delhi : Vikas publishing house PVT ltd., c1982.
- 698 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents;
Section I: Biology and genetics Cell structure Non-protoplasmic cell inclusions Cell formation Totipotency Mitosis and meiosis Mendel's laws of inheritance Linkage and crossing over etc.
Section II: Plant physiology Role of Macro and micro-nutrients Osmosis and plasmolysis Process of water absorption Transport of water and minerals Transpiration etc
Section III: Environmental biology Ecology and ecological factors Plant adaptations Concept of ecosystem Our natural resources etc.
Section IV: Biology and human welfare Cultivation and some Indian crops Plants yielding fibres, wood and drugs Apiculture, sericulture and Lac culture Plant diseases
Section V: Systematics Some important families of angiosperms
Section VI: Developmental biology Microsporogenesis and microgametogenesis Megasporogenesis and megagametogenesis Pollination Embryology and post-fertilization changes in the ovules
Section VIII: Morphology and anatomy Morphology of root, stem, and leaf Inflorescence The flower Fruits of different types Dispersal of fruits and seeds Tissue etc.