Handbook of Algae

by Z Davis

ISBN: 9789387642072
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Imprint : Agri Horti Press
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 10495.00
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Author Profile

Dr. Z. Davis , (Ph.D. in Plant Science) has long experience in teaching and research in Plant Sciences at Kenyalta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya. Currently, Dr. Davis serving as Consultant. His research interest include Plant Physiology and Angiosperms. Dr. Davis has published more than 30 peer reviewed papers in many national and international journals and also presented numbers of papers in national and international conferences.

About The Book

Algae are simple organisms that typically produce their own food through photosynthesis. They are similar to higher plants, but they lack many of the distinct organs that you will find in a higher plant. The higher plants are believed to have evolved from algae, and algae are believed to have gotten their capacity for photosynthesis from cyanobacteria. Algae are very simple chlorophyll-containing organisms: some say that they are plants; other say that the are not, calling them protists or protoctists. We use the term “algae” very loosely because defining them is very difficult. In general, we can say that they are simple organisms composed of one cell, or grouped together in colonies, or as organisms with many cells, sometimes collaborating together as simple tissues. Most algae form some sort of spore, which is a cell that is often motile and serves to reproduce the organism. All chapter has been well arranged, describing cell related aspects of the subject to make an indispensable book for the students who are interested in algae.