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An introduction to plant embryology
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AnIntroduction
N.Sanjoy
EMBRYOLOGY
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Embryology Definition AngiospermEmbryologyisthestudyofthefloralstructuresandprocessesdirectlyresponsibleforseeds.
Includesstudyof stamensandpollendevelopment, carpelsandembryosacdevelopment, pollengermination, pollentubegrowth, fertilization, endospermand embryodevelopment.
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HistoricalContext Theophrastus(3rd CenturyB.C.) pollinationofdatepalm Grew(1684) stamenasmaleorgansoftheflower(AnatomyofPlants).
Camerarius (1694) flower,anthers,pollenandovules. Amici(1824) pollentube Schleiden (1837) originanddevelopmentoftheovule. Hofmeister (1849) embryooriginatedfromapreexistingcelloftheembryosac.
Strasburger (1884) actualprocessofsyngamy Treub (1891) chalazogamy Nawaschin (1898) doublefertilization.
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ImportantWorks CoulterandChamberlain MorphologyofAngiosperms(1903) KarlSchnarf Embryologie derAngiospermen(1929)andVeglichende Embryologie derAngiospermen(1931)
P.Maheshwari AnIntroductiontotheEmbryologyofAngiosperms(1950)
P.Maheshwari RecentAdvancesintheEmbryologyofAngiosperms(1963)
G.L.Davis SystematicEmbryologyofAngiosperms(1966) V.Raghavan MolecularEmbryologyoftheFloweringPlant(1997)
N.R.Lersten FloweringPlantEmbryology(2004)
