This volume offers a much-needed compilation of essential reviews on diverse aspects of plant biology, written by eminent botanists. These reviews effectively cover a wide range of aspects of plant biology that have contemporary relevance. At the same time they integrate classical morphology with molecular biology, physiology with pattern formation, growth with genomics, development with morphogenesis, and classical crop-improvement techniques with modern breeding methodologies. Classical botany has been transformed into cutting-edge plant biology, thus providing the theoretical basis for plant biotechnology.

1. Plant Biology: Past, Present and Future.- 2. Organization at the Cellular Level.- 3. Development and Organization of Cell Types and Tissues.- 4. Meristems and Their Role in Primary and Secondary Organization of the Plant Body.- 5. Origin, Development and Differentiation of Leaves.- 6. Plant Biodiversity.- 7. Fungi: An Overview.- 8. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi - The Nature's Gift for Sustenance of Plant Wealth.- 9. Diversity and Applications of Mushrooms.- 10. Lichenology: Current Research in India.- 11. Microbial Symbionts of Plants.- 12. Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms - A Critical Review.- 13. Reproductive Strategies in Bryophytes.- 14. Cycads: An Overview.- 15. Angiosperms:  An Overview.- 16. Genetics of Flower Development.- 17. Pre-fertilization Reproductive Growth and Development and Double Fertilization.- 18. Post-fertilization Growth and Development.- 19. Seed Biology and Technology.- 20. Mineral Nutrition of Plants.- 21. General Overview of Plant Secondary Metabolism.- 22. Photosynthesis.- 23. Induced Mutations and Crop Improvement.- 24. Polyploidy in Crop Improvement and Evolution.- 25. Male Sterility Systems in Major Field Crops and Their Potential Role in Crop Improvement.- 26. Apomixis in Crop Improvement.- 27. Plant Volatile Chemicals and Insect Responses.- 28. Management of Pollination Services to Enhance Crop Productivity.- 29. Applications of Remote Sensing in Plant Sciences: An Overview.- 30. Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Productivity.- 31. Alien Crop Resources and Underutilized Crops for Food and Nutritional Security.- 32. Microalgal Rainbow Colors for Nutra-Pharmaceutical Applications.- 33. Vegetable Oil-based Nutraceuticals.