A textbook of Palynology
By kashinath Bhattacharya, Manas Ranjan Majimdar and Swati Gupta Bhattacharya

The book is divided into fourteen chapters dealing with all the aspects of palynology encompassing most recent information including an introductory chapter highlighting the organizational development of palynology. The initial chapters of the book are devoted to the classical aspects of palynology embracing microsporogenesis, pollen wall development, pollen chemistry, pollen morphology in relation to plant taxonomy, pollen-pistil interactions, pollen viability and storage, and adaptation of pollen. The other branches like pollen biotechnology, pollen allergy melissopalynology and forensic palynology are known to be the major applied fields of palynology dealing with biotechnological, biomedical and criminological aspects. The tremendous development in the field of pollen analysis in relation to vegetation history, palaeoclimate