Botany: Taxonomy Of Angiosperms & Biosystem
Botany: Taxonomy Of Angiosperms & Biosystem

Author: Dr. Vatsala Tomar

Publisher: AG PUBLISHING HOUSE (AGPH Books)

Published: 2023-01-30

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 811902544X

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This book is intended for all levels of botanists and students taking a local flora course. For the reason that the botany is a larger subject, the book's scope is limited to angiosperms and plant bio-systems. It is intended to provide sufficient information to enable an understanding of plant taxonomy, comprehension of various contemporary classification systems, comprehension of fundamental principles of plant nomenclature, and appreciation of the mechanics of plant identification, including the preparation and preservation of herbarium specimens. Taxonomy is a difficult topic. It is, nevertheless, founded on knowledge and comprehension of plant morphology and anatomy, cytology, genetics, paleontology, and plant geography. This book is meant to let non-taxonomists utilize a handbook or flora that accounts for the plants in any place. A reader, on the other hand, would find this book highly useful in learning topics such as taxonomic hierarchy and Linnaeus classification. The process of plant nomenclature, herbarium preparation and maintenance are also included. This not only focus on biological processes but, also the standardizing authority such as ICBN, are explored in detail, and the book is presented in such a way that understanding the ideas in the material requires little effort.

Molecular Plant Taxonomy
Molecular Plant Taxonomy

Author: Pascale Besse

Publisher: Humana

Published: 2014-01-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781627037662

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Plant taxonomy is an ancient discipline facing new challenges with the current availability of a vast array of molecular approaches which allow reliable genealogy-based classifications. Although the primary focus of plant taxonomy is on the delimitation of species, molecular approaches also provide a better understanding of evolutionary processes, a particularly important issue for some taxonomic complex groups. Molecular Plant Taxonomy: Methods and Protocols describes laboratory protocols based on the use of nucleic acids and chromosomes for plant taxonomy, as well as guidelines for phylogenetic analysis of molecular data. Experts in the field also contribute review and application chapters that will encourage the reader to develop an integrative taxonomy approach, combining nucleic acid and cytogenetic data together with other crucial information (taxonomy, morphology, anatomy, ecology, reproductive biology, biogeography, paleobotany), which will help not only to best circumvent species delimitation but also to resolve the evolutionary processes in play. Written in the successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and easily accessible, Molecular Plant Taxonomy: Methods and Protocols seeks to provide conceptual as well as technical guidelines to plant taxonomists and geneticists.

Introduction to Taxonomy of Angiosperms
Introduction to Taxonomy of Angiosperms

Author: Verma

Publisher: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

Published: 2010-10

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 8120341147

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Taxonomy is one of the oldest biological disciplines. This book presents an account of general principles and aims of taxonomy in a comprehensive manner. It has been written mainly to cater the needs of undergraduate students pursuing courses in Botany/Life Sciences/Plant Sciences, but it will be useful for postgraduate students of these disciplines as well. The book gives a critical account of the important systems of classification and salient features of the APG II (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, 2003) system of plant taxonomy. It mentions the important rules of plant nomenclature, and various codes of nomenclature including the latest Vienna Code of 2006. Further, it discusses the usefulness of anatomy, embryology, palynology, chemistry, cytology and ecology under current trends in plant taxonomy. A thorough coverage of profusely illustrated 50 important dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous angiospermic families is the hallmark of this book. Each family is described covering the following points: Distribution, vegetative features, floral description, morphological nature of organs, further classification, affinities with other families, economic importance and description of common plant(s). Finally, the book covers the different aspects and theories related to the origin of angiosperms, and elucidates the methods and techniques of herbarium development and maintenance. KEY FEATURES: Presents a key to families described in the book. Provides a pro forma for the description of angiosperms. Includes a glossary of important technical terms. Lists the important Herbaria of India and the world.

Botany Illustrated
Botany Illustrated

Author: Janice Glimn-Lacy

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9400955340

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This is a discovery book about plants. It is for students In the first section, introduction to plants, there are sev of botany and botanical illustration and everyone inter eral sources for various types of drawings. Hypotheti ested in plants. Here is an opportunity to browse and cal diagrams show cells, organelles, chromosomes, the choose subjects of personal inter. est, to see and learn plant body indicating tissue systems and experiments about plants as they are described. By adding color to with plants, and flower placentation and reproductive the drawings, plant structures become more apparent structures. For example, there is no average or stan and show how they function in life. The color code dard-looking flower; so to clearly show the parts of a clues tell how to color for definition and an illusion of flower (see 27), a diagram shows a stretched out and depth. For more information, the text explains the illus exaggerated version of a pink (Dianthus) flower (see trations. The size of the drawings in relation to the true 87). A basswood (Tifia) flower is the basis for diagrams size of the structures is indicated by X 1 (the same size) of flower types and ovary positions (see 28). Another to X 3000 (enlargement from true size) and X n/n source for drawings is the use of prepared microscope (reduction from true size). slides of actual plant tissues.

The Biology of Biodiversity
The Biology of Biodiversity

Author: M. Kato

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 451

ISBN-13: 4431659307

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Biological diversity, or biodiversity, refers to the universal attribute of all living organisms that each individual being is unique - that is, no two organisms are identical. The biology of biodiversity must include all the aspects of evolutionary and ecological sciences analyzing the origin, changes, and maintenance of the di versity of living organisms. Today biodiversity, which benefits human life in vari ous ways, is threatened by the expansion of human activities. Biological research in biodiversity contributes not only to understanding biodiversity itself but also to its conservation and utilization. The Biology of Biodiversity was the specialty area of the 1998 International Prize for Biology. The International Prize for Biology was established in 1985 in commemoration of the sixty-year reign of the Emperor Showa and his longtime devotion to biological research. The 1998 Prize was awarded to Professor Otto Thomas Solbrig, Harvard University, one of the authors of this book. In conjunction with the awarding of the International Prize for Biology, the 14th International Symposium with the theme of The Biology of Biodiversity was held in Hayama on the 9th and 10th of December 1998, with financial support by an international symposium grant from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan. The invited speakers were chosen so as to cover four basic aspects of biodiversity: species diversity and phylogeny, ecological biodiversity, development and evolution, and genetic diversity of living organisms including human beings.

Apomixis in Angiosperms
Apomixis in Angiosperms

Author: Tamara N. Naumova

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-01-10

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1351086650

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Apomixis in Angiosperms: Nucellar and Integumentary Embryony is based on original cytoembryological data and critically reviewed literature on more than 250 species from 57 families of angiosperms. The book covers the complete process of nucellar and integumentary embryo formation and viable seed development within species, families, and among angiosperms in general. Many species (some of which are economically important) characterized by adventive embryony are listed. The book also provides an original simple classification of apomixis and offers a new approach to differentiating embryological structures in cases of apomixis and amphimixis. Apomixis in Angiosperms: Nucellar and Integumentary Embryony will be a useful reference for embryologists, botanists, cytologists, geneticists, and plant breeders. It will also benefit any researcher interested in studying somatic embryo formation in tissue culture.

Apomixis in Plants
Apomixis in Plants

Author: Lenn Jerling

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1351466305

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Apomixis in Plants presents a comprehensive review of different aspects of asexual seed formation in plants. This is important in plant research since apomixis could greatly facilitate breeding in important crops. It is also interesting theoretically because it carries problems related to genetic variation and evolution to its extreme. The book features a broad selection of topics, including a historical review of ideas and landmarks in the field; comparisons with other types of asexual reproduction in higher plants and with related phenomena in animals and related plants; a presentation of cytology and embryology of apomicts and the diversified terminology in the field; views on the genetic background of apomixis and environmental effects on its expression; and the interrelation between apomixis and other traits. Additional topics covered include classical and modern theories of sexual versus asexual reproduction; geographical and taxonomical trends in apomicts; ecological implications of apomixis, and a review of future possibilities for using apomixis in plant breeding. Apomixis in Plants is an important reference volume for researchers and students in all areas of botany, ecology, and plant breeding.

Paleobotany and the Evolution of Plants
Paleobotany and the Evolution of Plants

Author: Wilson N. Stewart

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1993-02-26

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 9780521382946

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This 1993 textbook describes and explains the origin and evolution of plants as revealed by the fossil record.

The New Taxonomy
The New Taxonomy

Author: Quentin D. Wheeler

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2008-04-09

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1420008560

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Finalist for 2009 The Council on Botanical & Horticultural Libraries Literature Award!A Fresh Look at Taxonomy The most fundamental of all biological sciences, taxonomy underpins any long term strategies for reconstructing the great tree of life or salvaging as much biodiversity as possible. Yet we are still unable to say with any certainty how