Botany: Theory and Concepts - Hardcover

by Harvey Parker (Editor)

Botany is a field of biology that deals with the science of plants. This book discusses current issues of plant-environment interaction which would be appealing to environmental scientists. In the beginning, this book talks about flood tensions, resilience to drought and dehydration, toxic effects of chromium and lead on plants. Reading further, it discusses the facets of economic botany including reports on smut disease in few crops and features of plant extracts. The conclusion encompasses topical issues like morphogenesis and genetics in cotton fiber special cell, hybrid lethality in the Genus Nicotiana, pollen tube growth in Leucojum aestivum etc. This book targets researchers, students and professionals involved in the field of botany.