Starting from descriptive and morphological studies of reproductive organs, the field of plant reproductive biology is advancing rapidly and has entered into an area of experimental, molecular and genetic approaches. As most of the economic products from plant resources are derived through the interplay of sexual reproduction, understanding reproductive processes is a pre-requisite for attempts aimed at optimization and improvement of the yield. Understanding reproductive biology is important for mass propagation, multiplication, hybridization and conservation of endangered and threatened plants. Biological processes such as flowering, function and behaviour of gametes, embryogenesis and seed developments have been the focus of scientific pursue in laboratories working in the field of plant reproduction. Most of the researches are centered now in understanding the functional aspects of reproductive processes. In view of the importance of the biology of reproduction attempt has been made to compile articles covering recent development in this area of research in a series of volumes of Advances in Plant Reproductive Biology. The authors have addressed various aspects related to plant reproduction in a way to give a comprehensive view of the recent developments and the trend of current research in this field.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A K Pandey
Dr. Ashok kumar Pandey (b. 19400, Basically a keen student of literature having a brilliant academic career with first class first position both at B.A. , Hons, & M.A. levels and securing gold medals, is in I.A.S. officer of 1965 batch. Dr. Pandey was sponsored during his tenure with the Ministry of Defence for a post graduate course to the University of Manchester . U.K. where hhe completed his course with distinetin and was awarded Post Graduate degree in Development Administration (1975). The administrative skill and prudence of Dr. Pandey are reflected also in the fact thathe served with different central Minister, Viz. inister of Energy, Minister of tourism, Civil Avistion & Labour, Minister of Tourism , civil Aviation & Labour, Minister of State for Defence and Minister for commerce as Special assistant very successfully and competently. Dr. Pandey is presently heading the personnel, industrial relations & training divisions in the Food corporation of India, New Delhi. A widely travelled person, Dr. Pandey has visited U.S.A., U.K. F.R.O., Fioland. Neitherlands, switizerland, Austria, Helgium, Iran, Ethiopia , etc. In various capacities and mainly as a member of several detergations while working in the Ministry of commerce. A member of different academic organizations, Dr Pandey is a very keen student of development administration and has contributed to the area of knowledge by wy of imparting training and writing scholarly papers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M.R. Dhakal
M. R. Dhakal is Reader in Botany, Tribhuvan University, Post Graduate Campus, Biratnagar, Nepal. He has taken a long-term training in modern biology (Plant Biophysics) from the Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary.
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