Botany for Competitive Examination

Botany for Competitive Examination

Author:

P. Suresh Narayana

,

T. Pullaiah

,

D. Varalakshmi

Publisher:

ASTRAL INTERNATIONAL (P) LTD.

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Publisher

ASTRAL INTERNATIONAL (P) LTD.
Publication Year 2020
ISBN-13

9789389719499
ISBN-10 9789389719499
Binding

Paperback
Edition First
Number of Pages 695 Pages
Language (English)
Dimensions (Cms) 24.2 X 18.5 X 4
Weight (grms) 1330

In this book, Botany for Competitive Examinations, the authors have compiled the subject in every detail and have done their best to select the important topics as far as possible, with reference to the examination point of view. It gives a comprehensive account of Botany. This book helps to understand not only the basics of botany and also gives the broader perspective to prepare for the competitive examinations. About 70 topics and a few short notes have been given covering almost all the branches of botany. The contents of the book are ear-marked as: Cryptogams (Thallophyta, Bryophyta and Pteridophyta), Plant Pathology, Gymnosperms, Systematic Botany, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Breeding, Plant Biotechnology, Embryology, Plant Anatomy, Plant Tissue Culture, Plant Ecology, Plant Physiology, Biodiversity, Social Forestry, and many more topics of botany. The essays give a detailed account of each aspect of botany to help students preparing for IAS, IFS, and State Civil services. It will also be useful to Post Graduate students of Botany. Among all the subjects, botany is very important for the general understanding of plants around us, the different biophysical and biochemical processes that occur within them and their importance to human life. Hence, this subject becomes more vital.

P. Suresh Narayana

P. Suresh Narayana is M.Sc. (1971) in Botany from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi. He has a teaching experience of about 37 years. He retired as Principal, SSBN Junior College, Anantapur. During his tenure as Principal, he established the NSS Unit in the college and conducted many programmes such as “Clean and Green” and Planning and Environmental Awareness” etc. He has authored seven books: Eminent Indian Botanists, Text Book of Pharmacognosy, Research Methodology in plant science, Research Methodology in Zoology and Textbook of Pharmacognosy.

T. Pullaiah

T. Pullaiah is M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Botany from Andhra University. He was a post Doctoral Fellow of Moscow State University, Russia. He has traverlled widely and has visited universities and botanical gardens in about 17 countries. He is credited with 325 research papers and 35 popular articles. He has guided 54 Ph. D. Scholars and 35 Students in their M.Phil. He was President of Indian Botanical Society (2014), President of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (2013), and fellow of Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences.

D. Varalakshmi

D. Varalakshmi is M.Phil (1986) in Botany from Sri Krishnadevrayan University, Anantapur, and M.Sc. (1972) in Botany from Sri Venkateswar University, Tirupathi. She has a teaching experience of about 35 years. She retired as Lecturer / Head in Botany / Biotechnology from Government Degree College, Anantapur.
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