Reproductive Biology of Plants

Reproductive biology is the basis of species improvement and a thorough understanding of this is needed for plant improvement, whether by conventional or biotechnological methods. This book presents an up to date and comprehensive description of reproduction in lower plants, gymnosperms and higher plants. It covers general plant biology, pollination, pollen-pistil interaction, post-fertilization changes and seed dormancy.

List of contents

Reproduction in Lower Plants. Reproduction in Gymnosperms. Reproduction in Higher Plants. General Biology of Reproduction. Pollen-Pistil Interaction. Development of Male and Female Gametophyte. Pollination. Post-Fertilization Changes. Seed and Bud Dormancy.

About the author

Kishan Gopal Ramawat, Jean-Michel Merillon, K. R. Shivanna

Product details

• Authors: Kishan Gopal Merillon Ramawat
• Assisted by: Jean-Michel Merillon (Editor), Jean-Michel Mérillon (Editor), Kishan Gopal Ramawat (Editor), Ramawat Kishan Gopal (Editor), K. R. Shivanna (Editor), Shivanna K. R. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.02.2014
• EAN: 9781482201321
• ISBN: 978-1-4822-0132-1
• No. of pages: 390
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, Agronomy & crop production, Botany and plant sciences, Agronomy and crop production, Plant Reproduction & Propagation