“Practical Botany” (Volume 1) -BY S.C. Santra, published by the New Central Book Agency.

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Key Topic Details covered in Volume 1

The first volume systematically breaks down structural, reproductive, and microscopic identification protocols for foundational plant groups:

1. Laboratory Instruments & Microscopic Techniques

Standard protocols for using compound and dissection microscopes.
Working principles of microtomes, colorimeters, and centrifuges.
Staining procedures using dyes like Safranin, Fast Green, and Acetocarmine.

2. Microbiology & Plant Pathology

Identification techniques for bacteria (Gram staining methods).
Structural features, reproductive organs, and spore types of core fungal classes (Albugo, Peziza, Puccinia, Agaricus).
Identification of common plant diseases (e.g., Late Blight of Potato, Citrus Canker, Rice Blast).

3. Phycology (Algae)

Morphological studies and reproductive mechanisms of major algal categories.
Laboratory analysis of standard specimen types including Nostoc, Chlamydomonas, Volvox, Oedogonium, Vaucheria, Ectocarpus, and Polysiphonia.

4. Bryophytes & Pteridophytes

Structural, vegetative, and reproductive features (anteridia, archegonia, and sporophytes).
Anatomical sections of representative bryophytes (Riccia, Marchantia, Anthoceros, Funaria).
Anatomical and stelar study of pteridophytes (Psilotum, Lycopodium, Selaginella, Equisetum, Marsilea).

5. Angiosperm Morphology (As Illustrated on the Cover)

Inflorescence Types: The cover directly displays a dissection of a Spadix inflorescence (characteristic of the Araceae family) surrounded by a large protective Spathe.
Detailed dissection parameters for tracking floral formulas, floral diagrams, and technical terms used in systematic plant classification.