The present volume Advances in Botany published on the occasion of 90 years of the establishment includes review article written by eminent Indian botanist.
The present volume Advances in Botany published on the occasion of 90 years of the establishment includes articles written by eminent Indian Botanist. There are 18 review articles on Mycology, Pathology, Reproductive Biology, Medicinal Plant, Physiology, ecology etc. covering wide varieties of topics. A perusal of various titles comprising this volume shows that they cover articles on : Pollination, Spatio-temporal variation in Pollinators and their efficiency, current trends in Biological control of nematodes, Phytoplasmas, Bioprospective of plant growth promoting soil, microortanisms, management of post-harvest diseases, prevention of post-harvest fruits by plant products, AM fungi for sustainable agriculture, Bacterial disease of cluster bean and their management, management of mycotoxins, biological methods of exploration of groundwater and minerals, nitric oxide biochemistry, micro propagation of medicinal plants, phenolic compounds and stress in plants, chemo preventive applications of soirulina, citrus guadrangularis a pharmaceutical herb, Barringtoniain Human welfare etc.
Book will be very useful to botanist, agricultural scientists, plant pathologist and student of plant sciences.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR P C Trivedi
Prof. Pravin Chandra Trivedi (b. 3 March 1953), Ph.D., Post-Doct. (U.S.A.), F.L.S. (London), F.B.S., F.P.S.I., F.B.R.S., F.M.A., F.E.S., F.N.R.S., F.I.A.A.T., Professor, Department of Botany, has a brilliant academic career standing first in all examinations. Prof. Trivedi served as Head, Department of Botany and Coordinator, P.G. Course in Biotechnology (2003-06); Director College Development Council (2001-04); Vice-Principal, Maharaja's College (2000-03) and is Member of BOS in eight universities. He worked as Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, U.S.A. in 1983-84. Prof. Trivedi has 33 years of teaching and research experience in the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He has published more than 200 research papers and review articles in journals of repute. He has edited and written 86 books and guided 30 Ph.D. students. He has been the Principal Investigator of 20 major research projects funded by national organizations. He is an elected Fellow of nine reputed academic bodies. Dr. Trivedi visited several major research laboratories and delivered invited talks in many international conferences held in the U.S.A., Canada, the U.K., Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Japan, Denmark, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Singapore, Austria and Belgium. Prof. Trivedi is an elected Secretary of the Indian Botanical Society (2005-2007); Council Member of Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata (2007-08) and a member of the editorial and advisory boards of eight reputed journals. For his research contribution he was awarded Scientist of the Year Award (2001); M.J. Narsimhan Award (2004) and Bioved Fellowship Award (2005). He has organized 15 national seminars and participated in many at national and international levels. His major research interest includes Plant Nematology, Medicinal Plants, Ethnobotany, Biodiversity Conservation and Biotechnology.
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