Biodiversity in India, Volume2, includes 5 articles. The first one by Mary and Vijayakoteswari is on the studies on Genetic variability in Dactyloctenium aegyptium. The second article by Vasudeva deals with Phytogeographical investigations on pteridophytic flora of Satpura Hills: An updated account, is on Cytopalynological characteristics of Fernallies of Satpura Hills. Subba Rao et al, have discussed the Genetic diversity in the genus Penisetum in chapter IV. The article by Gaikwad et al., which is quite exhaustive, deals with Aquatic flowering plant diversity of coastal plains of konkan, Goa an Kanara. The articles are well supported by colour photographs.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR T Pullaiah
Prof. T Pullah obtained his M.Sc. (1971) and Ph.D. degrees in Botany from Andhra University. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Moscow State University, Russia, during 1976-1978. He traveled widely in Europe and visited Universities and Botanic Gardens in about 16 countries. He joined Sri Krishnadevaraya University as Lecturer in 1979 and became Professor in 1993. He held several positions in the University as Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, Head, Department of Botany; Chairman, Board of Studies in Botany; Head, Department of Sericulture; Co-ordinator and Chairman, Board of Studies in Biotechnology; Principal, S K University College and Warden, S K, University Hostels. He has published 43 books, 238 research papers and 35 popular articles in Journals of repute. He is the Principal – Investigator of 20 major Research Projects totaling more than a Crore of Rupees funded by DBT, DST, CSIR, UGC, BSI, WWF, GCC, BARC etc. Under his guidance, 45 students obtained their Ph.D. degrees and 34 students their M.Phil. degrees. He is the recipient of Best Teacher Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Prof. P Maheshwari Gold Medal of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxanomy. He served as the Vice President of the Indian Botanical Society and presently the Councilor of the same. He served as a member of Species Survival commission of International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
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