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In the 1970s, Rolla and Alice Tryon of Harvard organized an annual
fern conference at Harvard Forest every spring. The mission of the
conference was to bring together researchers from across a broad
spectrum of biology whose common link was that they either studied
ferns per se or utilized ferns in their experiments. Talks ranged
from classical pteridological subjects such as taxonomy,
paleobotany and morp- logy, to experimental areas such as ecology,
physiology, development, genetics, and biochemistry. For the
participants, of whom I was lucky to be one, it was an int-
lectually exhilarating experience. We all learned new things, and
the cross fertili- tion of different subjects and research
approaches led to new ideas and a better understanding of ferns as
organisms. The present volume, Working with Ferns: Issues and
Applications, edited by Helena Fernandez, Ashwani Kumar and Maria
Angeles Revilla, carries the Harvard Forest Fern Conference
philosophy into the twenty-first century. The editors have
assembled a truly remarkable array of contributions dealing with
fern biology. Starting with researches utilizing Ceratopteris, a
fern whose speedy life cycle I discovered during my doctoral
research at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew more than 40 years ago,
and ending with a study of Pteridium aq- linum, a cosmopolitan
species taxonomically revised by Professor Rolla Tryon, the papers
in Working with Ferns: Issues and Applications offer a look at what
is new in pteridology.
Ferns are representative of genetic inheritance of great value as
they include species of ancient vascular plants, which have direct
connection with the evolution of plant life on Earth. This volume
brings a selection of chapters covering a range of themes on fern
biology, its development and growth, useful protocols for
propagation and conservation purposes, genetic diversity, as well
as medicinal and environmental applications. The content is
organized into four parts: Biotechnology of Ferns Propagation of
Ferns Ferns in Medicines Environmental Regulation This wide
spectrum of the contributions provides quick access to information
on the enormous potential of this plant group. This book brings
together most recent research work and novel techniques, which is
far from the traditional perspective usually followed. It is of
interest to teachers, researchers, and botanists. Also the book
serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and
graduate students of agriculture, botany, forestry, and ecology.
Ferns, collectively, represent an ancient species of vascular plant
which has a direct connection to the beginning of life on Earth.
Today they are valued for their ornamental appeal, environmental
benefit or as sources of health benefiting metabolites. Current
pteridology, the study of fern, encompasses a wide range of
research activities including, but not limited to, plant
physiology, stress tolerance, genetics and genomics. The goal of
this book is to compile the most relevant research done with ferns
during the last decade. It is organized into four parts: I, Biology
and Biotechnology; II, Evolution and Conservation; III, Metabolism
and Genetic Resources, and IV, Environment. Each section reveals
the utilization of ferns as a tool to explore challenges unique to
plant development and adaptation. This project represents our
collective effort to raise the awareness of ferns as a model system
to study higher plant functions. Among the distinctive features of
our proposed book are: (i) a wide range of topics with contributing
researchers from all around the world, and (ii) recent advances of
theoretic and applied knowledge with implications to crop species
of economic value.
Ferns, collectively, represent an ancient species of vascular plant
which has a direct connection to the beginning of life on Earth.
Today they are valued for their ornamental appeal, environmental
benefit or as sources of health benefiting metabolites. Current
pteridology, the study of fern, encompasses a wide range of
research activities including, but not limited to, plant
physiology, stress tolerance, genetics and genomics. The goal of
this book is to compile the most relevant research done with ferns
during the last decade. It is organized into four parts: I, Biology
and Biotechnology; II, Evolution and Conservation; III, Metabolism
and Genetic Resources, and IV, Environment. Each section reveals
the utilization of ferns as a tool to explore challenges unique to
plant development and adaptation. This project represents our
collective effort to raise the awareness of ferns as a model system
to study higher plant functions. Among the distinctive features of
our proposed book are: (i) a wide range of topics with contributing
researchers from all around the world, and (ii) recent advances of
theoretic and applied knowledge with implications to crop species
of economic value.
In the 1970s, Rolla and Alice Tryon of Harvard organized an annual
fern conference at Harvard Forest every spring. The mission of the
conference was to bring together researchers from across a broad
spectrum of biology whose common link was that they either studied
ferns per se or utilized ferns in their experiments. Talks ranged
from classical pteridological subjects such as taxonomy,
paleobotany and morp- logy, to experimental areas such as ecology,
physiology, development, genetics, and biochemistry. For the
participants, of whom I was lucky to be one, it was an int-
lectually exhilarating experience. We all learned new things, and
the cross fertili- tion of different subjects and research
approaches led to new ideas and a better understanding of ferns as
organisms. The present volume, Working with Ferns: Issues and
Applications, edited by Helena Fernandez, Ashwani Kumar and Maria
Angeles Revilla, carries the Harvard Forest Fern Conference
philosophy into the twenty-first century. The editors have
assembled a truly remarkable array of contributions dealing with
fern biology. Starting with researches utilizing Ceratopteris, a
fern whose speedy life cycle I discovered during my doctoral
research at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew more than 40 years ago,
and ending with a study of Pteridium aq- linum, a cosmopolitan
species taxonomically revised by Professor Rolla Tryon, the papers
in Working with Ferns: Issues and Applications offer a look at what
is new in pteridology.
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