Biology & Diversity of Algae, Bryophytes and Ptereidophytes | M.Sc Botany (PDF)

Biology & Diversity of Algae, Bryophytes and Ptereidophytes
Author Name: Prabhat & Nitu Nisha
Edition: First Edition
Release at: 29 December 2025
Pages: 202
Language: Hindi
File Size: 10.6 MB
File Type: PDF
Prize: 199 INR

Biology & Diversity of Algae, Bryophytes and Ptereidophytes written by Prabhat & Nitu Nisha is a great book for understanding Algae, Bryophytes and Ptereidophytes Biology & Diversity, book available in PDF download. The Book Design specially for Degree Students who do master in Botany or belong subjects.

The story of plant life on Earth is an epic tale of survival, adaptation, and evolutionary innovation. Long before the first flowers bloomed or towering coniferous forests dominated the landscape, the foundational groups of cryptogams—algae, bryophytes, and pteridophytes were quietly transforming our planet. From oxygenating the ancient oceans to bravely making the first evolutionary leaps onto dry land, these organisms are the true pioneers of the botanical world.

This book is a comprehensive guide to these fascinating "lower plants." It is designed to trace the extraordinary evolutionary journey from simple, water dwelling thalloid organisms to the complex, vascular architectures of early land plants. By synthesizing classical morphological studies with ecological and economic perspectives, this text offers readers a complete understanding of how these diverse groups function, reproduce, and shape our biosphere.

This book is tailored for undergraduate and postgraduate students of botany, plant sciences, and evolutionary biology. It also serves as an invaluable resource for educators, researchers, and naturalists who seek a logically structured, in-depth exploration of algal diversity, bryology, and pteridology.


Unit I

  • Algae: Diversified Habitat in Terrestrial, Fresh and Marine Water
  • Thallus Organization of Algae
  • Cell Structure of Algae
  • Reproduction in Algae
  • Criteria for Classification of Algae
  • Pigment System of Algae
  • Food Reserve in Algae
  • Structure of Flagella in Algae
  • Classification of Algae

Unit II

  • Salient Features of Protochlorophyta
  • Salient Features of Chlorophyta
  • Salient Features of Xanthophyta
  • Salient Features of Bacillariophyta
  • Salient Features of Phaeophyta
  • Salient Features of Rhodophyta
  • Role of Algae in Algal Blooms
  • Algal Biofertilizers
  • Algae as Food and Feed
  • Industrial Uses of Algae

Unit III

  • Morphology of Bryophyta
  • Structure of Bryophyta
  • Reproduction and Life History of Bryophyta
  • Distribution and Classification of Bryophytes
  • General Accounts of Marchantiales
  • General Accounts of Jungermanniales
  • General Accounts of Anthocerotales
  • General Accounts of Sphagnales
  • General Accounts of Funariales
  • General Accounts of Polytrichales
  • Economic and Ecological Importance of Bryophytes

Unit IV

  • Morphology of Pteridophytes
  • Structure of Pteridophytes
  • Reproduction in Pteridophytes
  • Classification of Pteridophytes
  • Evolution of Stele in Pteridophytes
  • Pteridophytes: Heterospory & the Origin of Seed Habit
  • General Accounts of Pteridophyte Fossils
  • Introduction to Psilopsida
  • Introduction to Lycopsida
  • Introduction to Sphenopsida
  • Introduction to Pteropsida
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