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With the development such instruments as the electron microscope and the scanning electron microscope, the scope of plant cell biology has been greatly widened to understand and incorporate knowledge within fields like biochemistry and cytogenetics. This book has been aimed as an introductory manual on the subject of plant cell biology, seeking to acquaint botany students with the fundamental principles and applications of the field. Delineating the concepts, ...
Plant breeding, concerned with the improvement of crops through techniques involving creation of genetic variation and subsequent selection of the desirable genotype, is crucial to the continual growth of agriculture, especially if the introduction of such crops with characters like high yield, superior quality, early maturity, resistance to diseases and pests, etc., is to be done. This book has been written as a manual for agronomists and agricultural engineers ...
As the biosphere faces constant threats in the light of global warming and pollution, it becomes even more pertinent upon us to comprehend the role plants play in sustaining life through their ecological niche. The present book has been aimed as an introductory manual for botany students on the subject of plant ecology. It seeks to delineate the concepts, principles, processes and facts associated with the functioning of plants and their interaction with other ...