9788179933596 - Plant Taxonomy: Past, Present, and Future (1 Ergebnisse)

Contents 1 Ethnobotanical Noah?s Ark 2 Plant nomenclature an overview 3Plants of Delhi Scientific Names and their Meaning 4 Species and Speciation 5 Modern Tools for identification of Plants 6 Plant Taxonomy in Plant Genetic Resource Management 7 Indigenous Knowledge of Plants and Biopiracy in India 8 Herbaria and Data Information Systems in Plant Taxonomy 9 Phylogenetic Systematics 10 Plant Anatomy in Relation to Taxonomy 11 Chemotaxonomy 12  Cytotaxonomy and its Evolution of Orchidaceae and Cyperaceae 13 Palynology Timeline 14 Role of Molecular Markers in Evaluation of Plant diversity 15 E-flora the Future of Floristic DocumentationPlant Taxonomy past present and future contains various contributions from stalwarts in the field of plant taxonomy which focus on different aspects of this field Each contribution has been written based on thorough research and includes recent developments such as molecular taxonomy and barcoding Interesting aspects of naming plants speciation molecular aspects of plant identification and e-flora have been dealt with in an elaborate manner In addition a chapter is dedicated to the genesis of botanical names and the meaning of the names of plants found in DelhiThis book is a Festschrift brought out in honour of Dr Prithipalsingh on his 65th birthday for his dedication and devotion to this subject for almost 40 years  Key Features  Presents essays on different aspects of plant taxonomy  Focus on the meaning of Latin names of plants in simplified terms Extensive coverage of folklore taxonomy and its importance for understanding intellectual property  Comprehensive discussion on molecular taxonomy and barcoding of plants Unique coverage and detailed description on the future of floristic documentation that is e-flora 376 pp.