Taxonomy of Angiosperms 4th Revised Edn

by Pullaiah T , S Karuppusamy

ISBN: 9789354612862
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Imprint : Regency Publications
Year : 2022
Price : Rs. 11895.00
Biblio : xiv+324p., figs., tbls., indx., 25cm

Author Profile

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 State University, Russia during 1976-78. Professor Pullaiah joined Sri Krishnadevaraya University as Lecturer in 1979 and became Professor in 1993. He held several positions in the University, which include Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, Head of the Department of Botany, Chairman, BOS in Botany, Head of the Department of Sericulture, Co-ordinator and Cha

About The Book

The Textbook Taxonomy of Angiosperms has been thoroughly revised in this fourth edition. All the earlier chapters have been revised and brought up-to-date. The chapter on Plant nomenclature has been updated as per the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants. A chapter on recent APG IV Classification has been added. Recent examples on modern methods in plant taxonomy have been given. Computer applications in Plant taxonomy, Molecular plant Taxonomy and DNA Bar coding have

Table of Contents

CONTENT Preface (Fourth Edition) v Preface (Third Edition) vii Preface (Second Edition) ix Preface (First Edition) xi Introduction 1 History of Plant Classification 7 Systems of Classification 37 APG IV Classification 63 Origin of Angiosperms 75 Plant Nomenclature 83 Plant Identification 101 Field and Herbarium Methods 115 Botanical Gardens 131 Modern Methods in Plant Taxonomy 135 Molecular Plant Taxonomy 183 Computer Applications in Plant Taxonomy 195 Biosystematics 205