Textbook of Bryophytes

The “Textbook of Bryophytes” is about a group of the plant kingdom, which students rarely get to see, unless they visit a hilly region. The book is written in a lucid style with illustrations to make the study interesting. The easy-to-learn format will make the concepts clear and cater to a wider readership. While the students of B.Sc. Honours in Botany with CBCS syllabus will find it useful for their core paper in ARCHEGONIATAE, the students of B.Sc. Life Sciences and those opting for GE paper on Biodiversity, would be benefitted from the content on both specific and general studies on bryophytes. All the three major groups – Liverworts, Mosses and Hornworts have been dealt comprehensively and new findings regarding the inter-relationships have been described. The book follows the latest classification based on the APG system. Emerging trends in Bryophyte research have been discussed to encourage young minds take up investigations in the related field. A special feature is colour plates towards the end of the text. These are presented to help teachers conduct practical sessions with ease as getting permanent slides for most of the stages of the life cycle of these plants has become difficult. The topics dealt with and the illustrated glossary would add value to the book as it will be highly useful for students appearing for competitive exams.