Perspectives in Indian Bryology : Proceeding National Conference on Bryology
Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Rational taxonomic conspectus of the bryophytes-- a prerequisite for the preparation of a perpetual taxonomic cross reference dictionary of the bryophytes/N.S. Parihar. 2. Bryo--diversity of Kumaon Himalaya--changes, challenges, hopes and fears/Giribala Pant. 3. Ecological niche of certain tericolous liverworts from some selected localities of Garhwal Himalayas: a preliminary study/Hans Raj Negi and Madhav Gadgil. 4. Scanning electron microscopic studies on the spores of Indian liverworts/Virendra Nath and A.K. Asthana. 5. Antimicrobial activities of bryophytes--a review/R.D. Banerjee. 6. An assessment of the present position of Hepatic Flora of Pachmarhi/Ashok Kaul. 7. The mosses of Mt. Abu (India)-I/B.L. Chaudhary and G.S. Deora. 8. Palynology of some mosses from western ghats under SEM/G.T. Dabhade and V.V. Patil. 9. A Floristic analysis of the liverworts from Andaman Islands, India/D.Y. Joshi. 10. Biochemical regulation of protonema differentiation in Funaria hygrometrica/Sangeeta Kapoor and S.C. Bhatla. 11. Biomonitoring of Pb, Ni, Cr, Hg with the help of bryophytes in Nainital/D.K. Saxena. 12. Recent advances in the chemistry of liverworts/R. Banerji. 13. Present status of the genus Cololejeunea in India/Geeta Asthana. 14. Heavy metal pollution and bryophytes/B.D. Vashistha. 15. Evolutionary trends of metzgerineae/K.P. Srivastava. 16. Distribution of "Copper Moss" Scopelophila (Mitt.) Lindb. In Kumaon Himalaya/S.D. Tewari. 17. In vitro studies on protonemal differentiation and bud formation in Anoectangium bicolor Ren. et card/Anita Saini and B.D. Vashistha. 18. A note on Odontoschisma denudatum (Nees) Dumort. From Himalayas/Deepak Sharma. 19. Fatty acids and hydrocarbons in Lepidozia reptans (L.) Dum./R. Banerji and B.S. Dixit. 20. A cytotaxonomic study of the Genus Philonotis Brid. (Musci) from Garhwal Himalaya/P.L. Uniyal. 21. Chemical investigation on some Indian liverworts/B.S. Dixit, A.K. Asthana, V. Nath and R. Banerji. 22. Bryophytes from river Ganga Banks-concentration of heavy metals/D.C. Pandey, Adarsh Kumar and A.K. Sinha. 23. Terricolous liverwort species richness and diversity in some selected localities of Garhwal Himalayas: a preliminary study/H.R. Negi, Virendra Nath and A.K. Asthana. 24. Cololejeunea furcilobulata (Berrie et Jones) Schuster and Heteroscyphus argutus (Reinw. et al.) Schiffn. from Mahendragiri Hills of Kanyakumari district of South India/A.E. Dulip Daniels. 25. Studies on flavonoids in liverworts: a review/B.S. Dixit, A.K. Asthana, V. Nath and R. Banerji. 26. Diversity in Indian liverworts: their status, vulnerability and conservation/D.K. Singh.
"The book presents a consolidated account of diverse research aspects of Indian Bryophytes presented during National Conference on Bryology held from 14-16 December, 1995 at National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow in the form of ‘Perspectives in Indian Bryology’ which includes invited lectures and contributory research papers.
This proceeding consists of original as well as review articles dealing with diverse aspects like morphotaxonomy, cytology, morphogenesis, ecology, pollution studies and chemistry of Bryophytes. It will provide one hand information about the researches being carried out on Indian Bryophytes and their trend in the present context which will be useful to students, researchers, environmentalists, institutions and universities.
The book mainly highlights the diversity of Bryophytes in India; floristic account of liverworts and mosses of Pachmarhi (M.P.), Mt. Abu (Rajasthan) and Andaman Islands; SEM studies on the spores of Indian liverworts and mosses; biomonitoring of heavy metals by Bryophytes; recent advances in the chemistry of Indian liverworts and their antimicrobial properties." (jacket)
