000 01313nam a2200169 4500
020 _a9789384007874
082 _a581.1 HUS/R
100 _aHUSSAIN, ANWAR
245 _aREPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF PLANTS: QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY
260 _aNew Delhi
_bMedtech
_c2016
300 _a244p.
520 _aReproductive biology is the basis of species improvement and a thorough understanding of this is needed for plant improvement, whether by conventional or biotechnological methods. This book presents an up to date and comprehensive description of reproduction in lower plants, gymnosperms and higher plants, It covers general plant biology, pollination, pollen-pistil interaction, post-fertilization changes, and seed dormancy. This book aims to set the record straight by placing the wealth of data that have been collected on plants into the unifying framework of game theory. This allows a test of the theory of natural selection in some cases, while in other cases highlighting the need from additional data collection and theoretical development. It is the author s hope that many student will take on this challenge and help the study of the reproductive biology of plants to develop as a mature, predictive science.
650 _aBotany
650 _aPlants
650 _aBiology of plants
942 _cBK
999 _c19125
_d19125