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ISBN | 9789393168801 |
Author | O.P. SHARMA |
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Binding | Paperback |
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Copyright Year | 2025 |
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The TEXTBOOK OF BRYOPHYTA, aims to provide an insight into the fundamental and basic concepts of bryology in a simple and easily understandable manner but also exposes the readers to the complexities of the fascinating world of these land-inhabiting plants. It is based on the globally-most-accepted system of classification of bryophytes. Salient Features ● Complete coverage of general aspects of all groups of Bryophyta ♦ Hepaticopsida ♦ Anthoceropsida ♦ Bryopsida ● Detailed life-histories of ♦ 13 liverworts (e.g. Riccia, Marchantia) ♦ 2 hornworts (e.g. Anthoceros) ♦ 8 mosses (e.g. Funaria, Sphagnum, Polytrichum) ● Specific life-history details of over a dozen bryophytes ♦ Takakia ♦ Calobryum ♦ Haplomitrium ♦ Frullania ♦ Riccardia ♦ Fossombronia ♦ Sphaerocarpos ♦ Riella ♦ Monoclea ♦ Notothylas ♦ Buxbaumia ♦ Tetraphis ● Exhaustive chapterwise coverage of dozens of general topics in bryology ● Six independent chapters on new and modern topics in bryology ♦ Sexuality ♦ Phylogeny ♦ Chemical Constituents ♦ Indicators of pollution ♦ Conduction ♦ Biologically active compounds ● Four application-based chapters ♦ Economic importance ♦ Morphogenesis ♦ Cytogenetics ♦ Role in carbon and nitrogen cycling ● Profusely-illustrated with more than 200 well-labelled diagrams ● Answers of more than 500 short-answer chapter-end questions ● 18 comparative Tables spread across the text ● Glossary of over 230 bryological terms