The Asclepiadaceae and Periplocaceae of Karnataka (An Old and Rare Book)

About the Book Asclepiadace ae and Periplocaceae of Karnataka is expected to serve as a reference work for taxonomists, horticulturists, palynologists pollination biologists. morphologists, students of Botany of under-graduate and post-graduate classes.

The work is an extensive study by the authors for a period of 4 years based on periodical collections of plants of these unique families from different parts of Karnataka and a critical study.

This book includes two parts: Part one deals with a detailed taxonomical account of species of the families. Part two includes pollen morphology with its bearing on taxonomic and phylogenetic implications and pollination biology.

About the Authors Dr. T. M. Ramakrishna had his M.Sc.. and Ph D., degrees in Botany from the University of Mysore. He has to his credit a large number of research papers published in leading Journals and written a number of scientific articles and a book for children in Kannada. He has a research and teaching experience of over two and a half decades. Currently he is working as a Selection Grade Lecturer in Botany in Maharani's Science College for Women, Mysore.

Prof. S. N. Ramaswamy has been working in the University of Mysore for over two decades. He has worked in the University of Regina and University of Winnipeg, Canada. He is the author of several books in Botany and has been the Golden Jubilee Research awardee of the University of Mysore He has published several research papers in national and international journals on Morphology of Angiosperms, Taxonomy and Ecology, and has guided Ph.D. students.

Prof. Govindappa D. Arekal who has been a student of Angiosperm Morphology. Taxonomy and Morphogenesis is now a retired Professor and Head of the Department of Mysore and Bangalore Universities. He has 35 years of teaching under-graduate and post-graduate students. He has guided several Ph.D. students in the fields of his interest and has to his credit a large number of research publications.

Preface We expect that this volume "The Asclepiadaceae and Periplocaceae of Karnataka" will serve as a reference work for taxonomists, horticulturists, palynologists, pollination biologists, morphologists, students of Botany of undergraduate and post graduate classes.

The work is an extensive study by the authors for a period of 4 years based on periodical collections of plants of these unique families from different parts of Karnataka, and critical study.

This book includes two parts: Part one deals with an introduction and detailed taxonomical account of species of the families. Part two includes pollen morphology with its bearing taxonomic and phylogenetic implications, and on pollination biology.

Current trends in taxonomic studies have lead to reassess the relationships among the families or merging them with the others.

Introduction With the resurgence of interest in taxonomic studies during recent years, it has emerged that there is greater need for deeper understanding of the plant kingdom, as well as for the increased effectiveness in communication about plants. Further, there is a dire necessity to reorient the existing descriptive informations in order to revise the identification schemes, to re-evaluate the present systems of classification and also to redefine the relationships of different taxa.

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