Recent Trends In Plant Sciences

The book includes 38 research articles on various aspects of Plant Sciences written by leading experts. The first articles are on microbial aspects and include microbial phytases, VAM fungi, screening of Actinomycetes, solid state fermentation and rhizosphere bacteria. An article on conservation of Cycads is written by Goel from NBRI. There are five articles on fodder grasses from scientists of Indian Grassland and fodder REsearch Institute, Jhansi. Medicinal Plants and ethnobotanical aspects are covered in about 10 articles.
About Author :
Prof. T. Pullaiah obtained his M.Sc. (1973) and Ph.D. (1976) degrees in Botany from Andhra University. He was a Post Doctoral Fellow at Moscow Sate University, Russia during 1976-78. He travelled widely in Europe and visited Universities and Botanical Gardens in about 16 countries. Professor Pullaiah joined Sri Krishnadevaraya University as a Lecturer in 1979 and became Professor in 1993. Prof. R. R. Venkata Raju did his M.Sc. from Sri Krishnadevaraya University in 1981. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1986. He described about 10 new taxa belonging to Euphorbiaceae and Asteraceae. He guided 14 scholars for Ph.D. degree and 15 members for M.Phil degree. He published 2 books and 80 research articles in national and international journals.
Contents :
Preface List of Contributros Nutritional Significance of Microbial Phytases Vesicular Arbuscualr Mycorrhizal (VAM) Fungi Inoculation for Suppelemtng Phosphatic Fertilizer in Mulberry Screening of Actinomycetes for the Production of Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial Metabolites Decolorization of Rose Bengal of Aspergillus Niger Effect of 2-Hydroxyquinoxaline on Cellulase Activity in Black and Red Soils Production of Celluloytic Enzymes in Solid State Fermentation by Aspergillus niger Effect of Environmental Factors on Nitrifying Bacteria Isolated from the Rhizosphere of Setaria italica (L.) Beauv Nitrogen Fixation by Facultative Symbiotrophic Associations Isolated from the Rhizosphere of Foxtail Millet Exogenous Dormancy in Heteropogon contortus Conservation of Cycads: 'Living Fossils" and the Wonders of Nature Embryological Investigations in a Few Taxa of Caesalpiniaceae Character Association and path Analysis in Black Spear Grass Systematic Analysis and Little Known Plants of Fabaceae: Faboideae in Eastern Ghats Comparison of Native Protein Banding among Progenies of Reciprocal Cross between Trifolium alexandrinum and T. apertum Pollen Fertility Variation and Meiotic Study in Wild Population of Guinea Grass (Panicum maximum Jacq.) Wild Relatives and Related Species of Cultivated Crop Lants of Eastern Ghats, India Observations on Ethnoverterinary Practices in Vizianagaram District, Andhra Pradesh, India ETC.....................................