PLANT DEVELOPMENT (general) (see also 2,6) 



Treatises 



10. 



W.BRAUNE, AXEMAN and H.TAUBERT. 1976. PRAKTIKUM ZUR MORPHOLOGIE 



UND ENTWICKLUNGSGESCHICHTE DER PFLANZEN, zur Einfuhrung in den Bau, 



das Fortpflanzungsgeschehen und die Ontogenie der niederen Pflanzen und die Embryologie 



der Spermatophyta 



Fischer, Jena. 448 pp., 128 figs., subject and taxonomic indexes. 37.00 M., DM 39.00 



This is an enormously rich work. Although conceived as an educational aid, it will also 

 be very useful as a reference work for researchers, particularly because of the illustrations 

 and the wealth of practical information it contains. Some 600 plant genera and species 

 are described or at least mentioned in the book, all of them forms that are easily available 

 in nature. 



The subject matter is arranged strictly taxonomically, beginning with the bacteria and 

 ending with the angiosperms (forms lower than the spermatophytes occupy more than 

 80% of the volume). The mode of treatment is dictated by practical considerations and 

 varies according to the relative emphasis on e.g. phylogenetic and ontogenetic viewpoints, 

 wealth of forms, ecological relationships or economic significance. Most of the 30-odd 

 subdivisions are preceded by a brief theoretical section, often including a review of the 

 taxonomy and/or a determination key. 



All the illustrations are original. The main figures are either beautiful Une drawings or 

 plates consisting of hundreds of mostly exceUent photographs taken with a variety of 

 techniques. In addition, numerous good line drawings and diagrams in the page margins 

 serve to clarify the text. The book is very cheap for its high standard of production. 



Textbooks 



11. 



S. S. BHOJWANI and S. P. BHATNAGAR. 1975. THE EMBRYOLOGY OF ANGIO- 

 SPERMS 



Vikas, New Delhi, etc. XIV, 264 pp., 170 figs., 19 tabs., combined author, taxonomic and 

 subject index. Rs 14.25 (paper) 



The first edition of this book appeared in 1974 and was reviewed in Gen. Embryol. 

 Inform. Serv. 16, 2, 1976. For the present edition the text has been completely revised 

 but there are no major changes. Some photographs have been replaced by line drawings. 



12. 



H.E. STREET and H. OPIK. 1976. THE PHYSIOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS: 



their growth and development. 2nd edit. 



Arnold, London. A series of student texts in contemporary biology. VIII, 280 pp., 96 



figs., 14 tabs., combined author, taxonomic and subject index. £ 9.00 (cloth), £ 4.50 



(paper) 



The first edition of this book appeared in 1970 and was reviewed in Gen. Embryol. 

 Inf. Serv. 14, 1971. The book has been updated and also extended particularly in the 

 parts dealing with development. The original 39-page chapter on Morphogenesis and 

 development has been replaced by two chapters, one on Vegetative development and one 

 on Reproductive development (together 54 pp.). There are now separate sections on api- 

 cal dominance, bud dormancy, and photomorphogenesis. 



Some new illustrations have been inserted and the reading lists have. been updated. 



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