Wednesday, December 7, 2011

FUNDAMENTALS OF BOTANY: VOLUME 2 - N. K. Soni, Vandana Soni

FUNDAMENTALS OF BOTANY: VOL 2

13 Digit ISBN - 9780070681774
Publication Year - 2010
Authors - SONI
Book Edition - 1
Book Binding Type - SOFTCOVER
Number of pages - 480

Overview:

Designed for the undergraduate second and third-year students, this volume provides all the fundamentals of botany, along with relevant recent developments in the field. It helps build the conceptual framework of the subject in a concise manner, which enables students to understand and grasp the subject in a much easier way and thereby score well in their university examinations. This book will also be a great help while preparing for other competitive examinations.

Features:
• A dedicated chapter covering latest topics like Biotechnology and RDT.
• Discover Boxes interspersed all throughout the text highlights interesting features.
• Includes frequently asked questions in university examinations, multiple-choice questions, numerous diagrams and tables.


Book Index

Section 1: Diversity of Seed Plants (Phanerogams) & Their Systematics
1. Gymnosperms.
2. Angiosperms.
Frequently asked descriptive questions for B.Sc. Examination.

Section 2: Structure, Development & Reproduction of Flowering Plants.
3. Morphology and Parts of Angiospermic Plants.
4. Plant Anatomy (Histological Organization).
5. Flower.
6. Reproduction and Life–cycle of Angiospermic plants.
Frequently asked descriptive questions for B. Sc. Examination.
Multiple Choice Questions from PMT and other competitive examinations.

Section 3: Plant Physiology, Biochemistry & Biotechnology.
7. Plant-water relations.
8. Nitrogen metabolism.
9. Mineral Nutrition.
10. Basics of Enzymology.
11. Respiration.
12. Photosynthesis.
13. Plant Growth and Development.
14. Plant Hormones.
15. Carbohydrates and Amino Acids.
16. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering.
Frequently asked descriptive questions for B.Sc. Examination.
Multiple Choice Questions from PMT and other competitive examinations

Section 4: Ecology.
17. Ecology.
18. Plants and Environment.
19. Population and Community Ecology.
20. Ecosystems.
21. Biodiversity and Conservation.
22. Biogeographical Regions and Vegetation Types of India.
23. Pollution.
Frequently asked descriptive questions for B.Sc. Examination.
Multiple Choice Questions from PMT and other competitive examinations.

Section 5: Utilization of Plants.
24. Plant Breeding and Status of Some Crop Plants.
25. Commonly used Plants and Their Products.
26. Abusable Drugs, Crude Drugs (herbal medicines) and Other Chemicals from plants.
Frequently asked descriptive questions for B.Sc. Examination.
Multiple Choice Questions from PMT and other competitive examinations


Author’s Info

Dr. N. K. Soni
Retired Professor of Botany
Department of Botany
Dr. H. S. Gour University
Sagar, M.P.

Dr. Vandana Soni
Reader
Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. H. S. Gour University
Sagar, M.P.