Embryology of Flowering Plants Terminology and Concepts
Generative Organs of Flower
T.B. Batygina (ed.): Dept. of Embryology and Reproductive Biology, Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
ISBN 978-1-57808-188-2; 2002; 439 Pages; US $ 143.40      Buy Now


The book is divided into three parts: Flower, Anther, and Ovule. The principal aim of this volume (along with the other 3 volumes in the series) is to summarize the classical and current concepts about flower generative organs, their structure and development, and about seed formation processes. The book contains ample material that can be employed in theoretical generalizations, in analyzing the distribution of features (or their uniqueness) and evolutionary transformations of structures. This offers vast possibilities for revising the existing and developing new classifications and concepts.

The text consists of a number of general, theoretical, and terminological articles dealing with individual structures and processes. In each entry, the definition of the term is given, its semantics and historical background clarified, and information on the genesis and functions of various embryonal structures and generally recognized classifications of generative structures and their development provided.