About the Book

Textbook of Botany

Botany is the branch of biology that deals with each and every aspect of plants. “Plants,” to most people, means a wide range of living organisms from the smallest bacteria to the largest living things– the giant sequoia trees. By this definition plants include: algae, fungi, lichens, mosses, ferns, conifers and flowering plants. The Plant in its botanical sense, includes every being which has vegetable-life, from the loftiest tree which adorns our landscapes, to the humblest moss which grows on its stem, to the mould or fungus which attacks out provisions, or the green scum that floats on our ponds. Plant life can be studied from different perspectives, from the molecular, genetic and biochemical level through or ganelles, cells, tissues, organs, individuals, plant populations, and communities of plants. At each of these levels a botanist might be concerned with the classification (taxonomy), structure (anatomy and morphology), or function (physiology) of plant life. This book encompasses all the major fields of pure and applied botany. This picturesque presentation in lucid language is of utmost importance to students, teachers and general readers. CONTENTS : (1)Introduction to Plant (2)Structure of Plants (3)Development of Plants (4)The Structure of Leaves (5) Structure of Flowers and Fruits (6)Importance of Ethnobotany (7)Plant Physiology (8)Protoplasm of Plant Cells (9)Plant Morphology.