About the Book

Plant Physiology Biochemistry and Biotechnology

The book contains very concise and precise information on physio-biochemical and biotechnological aspects of vegetable crops and also covers areas like resistance against diseases and herbicides and tolerance against drought and salinity and the physical aspects of quality, i.e., shape, size, texture, colour, tenderness, etc. Plant Physiology is the science which deals with the life processes of plants, or Plant Physiology is the science which deals with the functions of cells, tissues, organs or the plant as a whole. Biochemistry encompasses a study of chemical nature of living organisms the relationship of the living to their environment the processes by which an exchange of chemical substances takes place between the living organisms and the environment the processes by which the absorbed materials are utilized for synthetic reactions leading to growth and replenishment of tissues and multiplication of the cell and the species the metabolic breakdown of the materials to supply energy for all the above and the mechanisms which regulate with precision all these processses. This book is outcome of vast experience and hard work over the years and his desire to motivate the students to study Plant Physiology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology. Author has strives to make the book accurate, systematic and complete. CONTENTS : (1)Plant Physiology and Seed Germination (2)Mechanism of Plant Cell Development (3)Biochemistry (4)Biosynthesis of Amino Acids (5)Elements in Plant Nutrition (6)Plants Reproductive System (7)Process of Plant Photosynthesis (8)Soil, Plant and Water Relationships (9)Genetic Engineering of the Lipid Metabolism (10)The Science of Modern Plant Biotechnology.