Gleanings in Plant Sciences

Gleanings in Plant Sciences is a commemoration volume presented to Prof. Bir Bahadur on his completion of 60 years of age. It contains contributions from various research institutions and Universities of India and abroad, who include his friends, well wishers and students. The book includes 34 research and review articles on various aspects of Plant Sciences written by leading experts. The opening articles is on handedness by Robert Ornduff. It is followed by Lamiaceae in India by Sampath Kumar and Murthy. The next article is on Floristic Analysis of Flora of Andhra Pradesh by Pullaiah et al. Raju has given an account of the Mint Genus Leonotis while Kamala has given details of Sesamum, Diseases, and Pests Management. Crystalliferous Inclusions in Boraginaceae is given by Hanumantha Rao and Vijaya Kumar and Trichomes and Emergences in Insectivorous Plants by Hemanth et al. LM and SEM Studies on Seeds of Datura and Brugmansia is the next article by Venkateshwarlu. It is followed by Xylotomy of Indian Clerodendrums by Padma Rao and Ramachandra Reddy. Ramanujam et al. has given details of Pollen of Fossils referable to Sonneratia. It is followed by an article on Melittopalynology by Mate et al. Other articles include Pollen Gametophyte by Nair, Biosystematic Studies in Pennisetum by J.S.R. Murthy et al., Aneuploids of Petunia by Padmaja and China Pullaiah, Cytological and Taxonomic Evaluation of Some Cyperaceae by Rath et al., Genetic Variation in Castor by Janaki Ramaiah and Compatibility Studies in Capsicum by Lakshmi and Srikanth. There is an article on Vam Fungi by Rama Rao et al. several articles are there in the book on Biotechnological aspects, these include Application of Biotechnology to Musa by Leela Sahijram, Oil Seed Crops by Vaidyanath and Rajender Rao, Grain Legumes by Srinivas and Digamber Rao, Chickpea by Jaganmohan Reddy and Vani Devo, Mulberry by Jagadishchandra et al., Pigeonpea by Bhalla et al., Sugarcane by Naik, Vascular Cambium by Krishnamurthy and Kannan, Zygotes and 2-celled Proembryos by Lakshmi et al. Three articles on production of Phytochemicals in Cell Cultures are written by Veeresham and Kokate, Usha and Swamy and Ramamurthi and Janardhan Reddy. Gene Silencing in Transgenics is dealt by Raghuvanshi while Yadav and Rajam have written an article on Plant Polyamines. The last two articles are on Archaebacteria by S.M. Reddy and Ram Reddy and Algal Biotechnology by Digember Rao and Vidyavati. It is sincerely hoped that contributions from such wide spectrum will be useful to post graduate students, teachers and researchers equally engaged in various disciplines of Botany.