Current Concepts In Botany

In the recent years significant number of advances have been made in all aspects of plant sciences and to bring the widely difference aspects under one cover is indeed a Herculean albeit subjective task. That is precisely what the effort of the editors has been in compiling Current Concepts in Botany, which is a collection of review articles as well as original research papers from contemporary fellow botanists from all over the world. This volume contains 31 authoritative and through provoking articles of both applied and fundamentals value written by leading scientists in the area of their specialization. The objective in developing this volume was to offer a detailed overview of the applied aspects of Botany in terms of its theoretical, methodological and empirical contributions. Interdisciplinary aspects of subject have been emphasized in the present volume. Contents: Preservation of Biodiversity of Fungi Herbarium: Specimens and Culture Collection *Trichomycetes: Forgotten Fungi *The Laboulbeniales (Ascomycetes): Distribution and Host Parasite Relationships *Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Taxonomy *Pathological and Taxonomical Aspects of the Genus Drechslera *Evaluation and Classificatory Systems in Smut Fungi *Pleurotus: A Mushroom of Commerce and Broad Adaptability *Wood-rotting Fungi of Temperate Himalayas *Studies on the growth forms of Bryophytes in relation to habitat conditions *An Overview of the forest Types and Associated Spermatophytic Vegetation of Chamba District Himachal Pradesh *Ecological Prospects of garoforestry systems in Ethno-medicobotany of Tribal Areas in Himachal Pradesh *Soil Microbial Diversity in relation to Chemical Transformation and Biotic Interactions *Role of Endophytic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria in Crop Production *Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Associations in Agricultural Plants including Weeds *Integration of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi with Micropropagated Forest Trees *Effect of Dual Inoculation of AM Fungi and Bradyrhizobium Japonicum on Nodulation and Nitrogen Content in Soybean *Microbial Degradation of Hazardous Dyes *Composting Technology: Signficance and Potential *Seed Mycoflora and Aflatoxin Containation in Mustard during Storage *Air and Soil-transmitted Fungal Pathogens of Onion: Diseases Caused and Control *Allelochemicals: The Possibility of Management of Plant diseases *Developments in production, characteristics and Potential applications of Yeast Phytases *Insights into Mode of Action of Insecticidal Proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis *Enhancement of Wheat Performance with Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria in different Soils *Phytoermediation: A cost-effective Approach for the Removal of Soil Contaminants *Genetically Modified Cotton and its Biosafety concerns: A Review *Phase Change in Plants: Some Aspects *Introduction of Glycinebetaine Pathway through Genetic Engineering Enhances Potential of Plants to withstand Abiotic Stress