Practical Introductory Biology

by Sharma, Prem Prakash & Abhay Dashora

ISBN: 9789354615559
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2023
Price : Rs. 5895.00
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Author Profile

Prem Prakash Sharma, presently working as an Associate Professor, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur (Rajasthan) is having 30 years of research with 15 years of teaching experience. He has attended 15 national trainings/conferences. He has published about 40 research papers in national and international journals of repute. He has 7 practical manuals at UG level and 2 practical manuals along with 3 teaching manuals at PG level and one book to his credit. He has acted as Principal Investigator/Co-Principal Investigator in 8 research projects/voluntary centers. Abhay Dashora working as an Assistant Breeder, AICRP on wheat and barley improvement project, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur (Raj) is having 21 years of research experience. He has had tremendous contribution in the field of plant breeding by developing 3 varieties of groundnut, 1 variety of methi and 1 variety of soyabean. He is having 3 books and 2 practical manuals to his credit. He has published about 30 research papers in national and international journals of repute. He has attended 15 national seminars/conferences.

About The Book

Biology is the branch of science that studies the structure, habitat, surroundings, evolution, identification, taxonomy and function of living organisms. The aim of this book is to familiarize with the basic and most fundamental knowledge of biology to undergraduate first year students from agriculture or mathematics background. The book has been designed to cover the topics that maintain strict parity with the syllabus that has been laid out by the fifth Dean's Committee Report, ICAR, New Delhi. The topics mainly covered the basic knowledge of introduction to laboratory, study of cell, tissues, roots, stem, leaf, flower, inflorescence, fruits, seed and its germination and description of some important plants belonging to family – Cruciferae, Fabaceae and Poaceae. The book also contains clearly labelled pictures to make easy for the students to understand. It is hoped that this book will provide a basic study materials and fulfil the requirements of B.Sc. (Ag) students of State Agricultural Universities (SAU’S).

Table of Contents

Foreword v Preface vii 1. Introduction to Laboratory 1 7 2. Study of Cell 8 23 3. Study of Tissues 24 36 4. Study of Roots 37 47 5. Study of Stems 48 56 6. Study of Leaf 57 65 7. Study of Flowers 66 83 8. Study of Inflorescence 85 91 9. Study of Fruits 92 106 10. Study of Seed Structure 107 116 11. Internal Structure of Stem, Root and Leaf 118 130 12. Description of Plants 132 142 13. Study of Plant Specimens 143 156