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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789118503321

Titolo

Reproductive biology of plants / / editors: K.G. Ramawat, Former Professor and Head, Botany Department, M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India, Jean-Michel Merillon, Universite de Bordeaux, Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin, Villenave d

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-429-16861-6

1-4822-0133-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (390 p.)

Disciplina

571.8/452

Soggetti

Plants - Reproduction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A science publishers book.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Reproduction in Microalgae; Chapter 2 Mechanism of Sexual Reproduction in Fresh Water Microalgae; Chapter 3 Reproduction in Bryophytes; Chapter 4 The Cytological Studies of Oogenesis and Fertilization of Ferns; Chapter 5 Pollen- ovule Interactions in Gymnosperms; Chapter 6 Determination of Sex Expression in Cycads; Chapter 7 Storage Lipids in Developing and Germinating Pollen Grain of Flowering Plants; Chapter 8 Pollination Biology and Breeding System of European Fritillaria meleagris L. (Liliaceae)

Chapter 9 Genetics and Reproductive Biology of Cultivated Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.): Implications in BreedingChapter 10 Reproductive Biological Characteristics of Dendrobium Species; Chapter 11 Biotic Pollination: How Plants Achieve Conflicting Demands of Attraction and Restriction of Potential Pollinators; Chapter 12 Nectar: Plant Interface for Complex Interaction with Biotic Environment; Chapter 13 Hormonal Status of the Pollen- Pistil System: Role after Pollination

Chapter 14 Prevalence of Self- Sterility and other Reproductive Traits in Angiosperm Families with High Diversifi cation RatesChapter 15 Polyembryony; Color Plate Section; Back Cover



Sommario/riassunto

Reproductive biology is the basis of species improvement and a thorough understanding of this is needed for plant improvement, whether by conventional or biotechnological methods. This book presents an up to date and comprehensive description of reproduction in lower plants, gymnosperms and higher plants. It covers general plant biology, pollination, pollen-pistil interaction, post-fertilization changes, and seed dormancy.