Vistas of palynological science (Festschrift, 2010) (ePub)

TRIBUTE ¿ Life and Work of Prof. M. S. Swaminathan THEME PROFILE ¿ Thematic Foundations of Palynological Science BIODIVERSITY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY ¿ MADS-box Genes: Defining the Specialized Structures of Orchid Flowers ¿ Biology of Tetrads, Polyads and Pollinia. REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY ¿ Pollination Biology : Aspects and Prospects. ¿ Pollen-Pistil Interaction: A Complex Mating Game Required for Fertilization in Flowering Plants ¿ Bees for Pollination, Crop improvement and Agribusiness-Some Basic Facts CONSERVATION BILOGY ¿ Botany, Palynology and Agricultural Biotechnology ¿ Haploid Plants and their Relevance in Agriculture ¿ Palynological Contributions to Conservation Continuum ¿ Cryopreservation of Pollen for Germplasm Storage and for Utilization in Breeding Programmes BIOPROSPECTING ¿ Ganoderma lucidum Spores: A Treasure-chest of Therapeutically useful Bioactive Compounds ¿ Breeding for Resistance to Root (Wilt) Disease in Coconut ENVIRONMENTAL PROSPECTING ¿ Airborne Fungal Spores in the Atmosphere and their Implications in Human Welfare ¿ Effects of Atmospheric Pollution on Pollen ¿ Pollen and Climate Change GEOPROSPECTING ¿ Development of Palynological Studies in Hydrocarbon Exploration in India - A Review ¿ Palaeoclimate and Phytogeographical Appraisal of Neogene Pollen record from India ¿ Palynological Methods for Identification of Source Kitchen PROGRESS PROFILE ¿ Facets of Applied Palynology at the French Institute of Pondicherry over the Last Fifty Years.