Embryology of angiosperms is a course which reflects the various events which are met in during the sexual reproduction of angiosperm plants. This course maps the sequence of all important developmental events such as flower formation, development of male and female gametophyte, pollination, pollen-pistil interaction, double fertilization, endosperm development, embryo development, seed and fruit formation, seed dispersal and seed dormancy. This course encompasses all these above mentioned topics which string together into a story explaining how angiosperms bring about the formation of sexual off-springs and how the gametophytic and sporophytic generations alternate in them.
Overview
Syllabus
- Development of Flower as a Modified Shoot
- Structure of Flower & its Variations
- Structure of Stamen & Male Gametophyte
- Structure of Carpel & Female Gametophyte
- Angiospermic Ovule: Structure & Types
- Types of Female Gametophyte in Angiosperms
- Pollination: its Types & Floral Adaptations to them
- Pollinators: Attractions & Rewards for them
- Co-evolution of Flowers & Insects
- Sexual Incompatibility
- Pollen Pistil Interactions
- Double Fertilization: Process, Mechanism & Significance
- Endosperm: Development, Structure & Types
- Embryogenesis: Development of embryo in monocots and dicots
- Seed: A unit of genetic recombination and replenishment
- Structure of Angiosperm: Seed & Embryo
- Fruit Development & Maturation
- Evolution of Fruits & Seeds in Relation to their Dispersal Agents
- Seed Dormancy (Types) & Seed Germination
- Vegetative propagation: natural means and methods
- Vegetative propagation: Artificial Methods and their economic values
Taught by
Dr. Khursheed Ahmad Ganai
