Palaeobotany to Modern Botany: Festschrift in Honour of Prof. B.D. Sharma

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Recent years have witnessed major and exciting discoveries in various aspects of plant sciences, which penetrate all aspects of agricultural research. Especially exciting are the prospects of some new discoveries in Biotechnology fields which hold promise for plant improvement & productivity. Study of fossils also provide valuable information & also helpful in locating the occurrence of coal, oil & gas deposits in the earth. The present book "Palaeobotany to Modern Botany" provides an authoritative review account of many aspects of Palaeobotany and current progress in the field of botany that has been made in the recent past. This volume contains 16 chapters on various topics of current interest. Chapters related to Palaeobotany includes: Palaeofloristics & climate through Siwalik succession of Suraikhola area in the Himalayan foothills; Diversity of Jurassic-cretaceous pteridophytes in India; Investigation of a new petrified trilocular first from the Deccan inter trappean series of Mohgaonkalan, M.P.; Palynological studies from early ecocene sequences exposed near Matasukh, Nagaur district, Rajasthan; Evolutionary sequence in the fossil fructifications, Gymnosperms from the Rajmahal hills, Jharkhand. Book include articles on biodiversity & its application viz. Traditional use of pteridophytic plants among Baiga tribe; Tectaria zeilanica rare fern from S.W. Ghats; Impact of microbial diversity in restoration of forest ecosystem; An appraisal of biodiversity conservation strategies for medicinal and aromatic plants; Remote sensing: Basics & applications in Biology; Antidermatophytic health foods; Vegetation succession, Nutrient enrichment & microbial proliferation in mine spoils; Native trees of Rajasthan desert. Articles on physiological & biochemical aspects of seed maturation in chickpea and on transgenic crops have added value to the book. This book will be useful to Botanist, Palaeobotanist, Ecologist, Environmentalist, researchers, teachers & students 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.