Reproductive Ecology of Flowering Plants: A Manual

• Main Authors: Shivanna, K.R (Author), Tandon, Rajesh (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant ecology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.

Successful reproduction is the basis not only for the stability of the species in their natural habitat but also for productivity of our crop plants. Therefore, knowledge on reproductive ecology of wild and cultivated plants is important for effective management of our dwindling biodiversity and for...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Study Plants and Sites
• 3. Phenology
• 4. Floral Morphology and Sexuality
• 5. Pollen Biology
• 6. Pistil Biology
• 7. Pollination Ecology
• 8. Pollen-Pistil Interaction
• 9. Breeding Systems
• 10. Fruit and Seed Biology
• 11. Seed Dispersal
• 12. Seedling Recruitment
• 13. Appendices.