Pollen and Pollination Ecology Research: Advances in Pollen Spore Research Volume XXIII

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This issue brings out original research and review papers on pollen-spore and pollination ecology. The topics covered include sexual systems, breeding systems and pollination ecology of some tropical plants, effectiveness of bees as pollinators, pollen and nectar sources of the digger bee, Amegilla, prospects and challenges of pearl millet pollen, airborne fungal spores and their allergenicity and application of remote sensing techniques in pollen studies. This research information is of immense value for biologists, agriculturists, apiculturists, academicians, etc. the authors of each paper have discussed their research findings in pollen and pollination ecology, aerobiology and applications of remote sensing techniques in atmospheric pollen studies. This information is expected to be useful for taking necessary measures for the conservation and management of plant species studies and their pollinators. Amegilla, a ground-nesting bee has been little studied in India. This issue provides some information on pollen and nectar sources of this bee and this information is useful for the conservation of this wild been. Pearl millet is an economically and commercially important crop. The pollen information is highly valuable for breeding programmes to improve the genetics of this millet in order to increase yields and stability of the genome. There is very little information on the importance of remote sensing techniques in pollen studies and the paper included in this issue adds some information on the applications of remote sensing techniques in pollen studies. The importance of airborne fungal spores in understanding allergy in a particular environment has been highlighted. These diverse topics included in this volume surely help scientists and others alike to understand and improve their knowledge in pollen-spore research.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR A J Solomon Raju

Dr. Aluri Jacob Solomon Raju is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He did outstanding research in the subjects of Pollination Ecology, Conservation Biology, environmental Microbiology and Sanitation, and Aeorbiology. He published more that 200 research papers in International and National journals. He executed different major research projects funded by DST, UGC, MOEF, ICAR and CSIR. He is a Visiting Professor of the University of Colima, Mexico. He did postdoctoral research at the University of Akron, Ohio, USA for which he was awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award in 1991. He received the Best Researcher Award of the Andhra University, Best Paper Presentation Award and Loyola environmental Award from Loyola College, Chennai, India, in recognition of his outstanding research in biology. He served as Guest Editor for different volumes of Journals of Palynology. He is a member of several scientific societies in USA, Japan and India. He was an elected member of Sigma Xi, USA. He attended more than 50 national conferences and 20 international conferences. He visited USA, Canada, UK, Brazil, Mexico, Italy and Paraguay. He served as Consultant for Food and Agricultural Organization of United Nations, Rome, Italy. He is the Resource Person for all India Radio Programmes on Science, Academic Staff Colleges and Chairperson for several technical programmes of International and National Conferences, etc. He organized different national level conferences on Pollination Ecology and published popular articles in daily news papers for the promotion of science. several of his papers were cited in published papers in international and national journals. Presently, he is operating major research projects on Pollination Ecology of Biodiesel Plants.