Plant Anatomy: Principles and Practices

Undertaking a broad study of the field, this book incorporates a blend of factual information and scientific discussion of plant anatomy, rendering it a manual which explores the various facets of the science. Apart from a broad, comprehensive discussion of the principles and processes which lie behind the stud of plant anatomy, it takes into considerations the applications of the field, particularly in economic botany and genetics. Fields like genetic engineering and biotechnology have given an impetus to science to become more practice-oriented, botany not being an exception in this regard. The book looks at how the study of plant forms has proven resourceful and wherein so, and what it holds for the future.