Crop plant anatomy

Divided into four sections covering anatomy in relation to crop management, anatomical descriptions of the major crop plants, anatomical changes in adaptation to environments and the link between anatomy and productivity, this book provides a comprehensive source of crop plant anatomy information. The crop areas covered include cereals, pulses and beans, oil crops and fibre crops. Suitable for students, researchers and professionals in the field, this book brings together economic plant anatomy and crop productivity for the first time.

Part I - Crop Anatomy as a Subject. 1. Origin and Development of Crop Anatomy. 2. Relevance of Anatomical Studies in Modern Plant Science. 3. Techniques of Crop Anatomy Study. 4. General Anatomy of Crop Plants. Part II - Anatomy of Major Crops. 5. Cereal Crops. 6. Pulses. 7. Oil Crops. 8. Fibre Crops. 9. Vegetable Crops. Part III - Anatomical Changes in Crops under Adaptation. 10. Adaptation to Defence against Biotic Stresses. 11. Anatomical Adaptation for Drought and Waterlogging Stress Tolerance. Part IV - Anatomy and Crop Productivity. 12. Anatomical Adaptation in Crop Plants to Harvest Higher Energy. 13. Anatomical Adaptation for Better Reproduction Efficiency. 14. Anatomical Basis of Crop Ideotype for Higher Productivity.