Identification of Crop and Weed Seeds

Description:
The book deals primarily for the identification of seeds of agricultural plants and field weeds. It is designed to serve as a guide for the identification of seeds in other related biological sciences in which a knowledge of the gross morphology of seeds is essential. Seed identification is a specialised field of botany that has been developed over the past 50 years to meet the problem of labeling agricultural and vegetable seeds. Special topics covered are Structural features, classification of grasses, Descriptions and keys to the genera and species. The book would prove very useful for researcher as well as agriculture students.
Contents:
Introduction
Gramineae - Grass Family
The Legume Family
Cruciferae - Mustard Family
Families Containing Noxious - Weed Species
Liliaceae - Lily Family
Polygonaceae - Buckwheat Family
Chenopodiaceae - Goosefoot Family
Caryophyllaceae - Pink Family
Euphorbiaceae - Spurge Family
Convolvulaceae - Morning - Glory Family
Cuscutaceae - Dodder Family
Solanaceae - Nightshade Family
Compositae - Composite Family
Glossary
Selected References
Index to Common Plant Names
Index to Botanical Plant Names