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DEDICATION
CERTIFICATE
DECLARATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
PREFATORY NOTE
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 A historical perspective of palynological science
1.2 Dimensions of palynological science
1.3 Conceptual foundations of pollen morphology
1.4 Pollen morphology in plant taxonomy and evolution
1.5 Pollen morphology of cultivated plants
1.6 Scope of the present investigation
2. MATERIALS AND METHODS
2.1 Background Information
2.2 Botanical Characterization
2.3 Study Material
2.4 Technique of Pollen Preparation
2.5 Pollen Characters and Analysis
2.6 Photographs and Illustrations
3. OBSERVATIONS
3.1 Data Information and Presentation
3.1.1 Form
3.1.2 Aperture
3.1.3 Exine Ornamentation
3.1.4 Exine Strata
3.1.5 Pollen Size
3.1.6 Pollen Shape
3.1.7 Other Data
3.1.8 Distinctive Characters
3.2 Glossary
3.2.1 Forms
3.2.2 Aperture
3.2.3 Colpus Characters
3.2.4 Form
3.2.5 Margin
3.2.6 Edge
3.2.7 Lateral ends
3.2.8 Exine Ornamentation
3.2.9 Surface Pattern Forms
3.2.10 Exine Strata
3.2.11 Pollen Size
3.2.12 Pollen Shape
3.3 Pollen Characterization
1. Andaman Ranguchan
2. Andaman Yellow Dwarf
3. Ayrimakacchi
4. Benaulim
5. Blanchesseuse
6. Borneo Tall
7. British Solomon Island
8. Cameroon Red Dwarf
9. ChandraLeksha
10. Chowghat Green Dwarf
11. Cochin China
12. Federated Malay States
13. Fiji Tall
14. Ganga Bondom
15. Gonthembili
16. Guam - II
17. Guam - III
18. Kaithathali
19. Kappadam
20. King Coconut
21. Kulasekhara Yellow Dwarf
22. Laccadive Micro
23. Laccadive Ordinary
24. Leksha Ganga
25. Lifou Tall
26. Malayan Green Dwarf
27. Malayan Tall
28. Malayan Yellow Dwarf
29. Markom Tall
30. Nadora Tall
31. Niu Lekha Dwarf
32. Orissa Tall
33. Philippines Dalig
34. Philippines Laguna
35. Philippines Ordinary
36. St. Vincent
37. San Ramon Tall
38. Seychelles Tall
39. Sri Lankan Tall
40. Sri Lankan Yellow Dwarf
41. Strait Settlement Green Tall
42. Verrikobbarri
43. West Coast Tall
44. Zanzibar Tall
4. DISCUSSION
4.1 Background Information
4.2 Pollen Morphology of Coconut
4.3 Morphological Analysis
4.3.1 Pollen Form
4.3.2 Apertural System
4.3.3 Exine Surface Ornamentation
4.3.3.1 Polar Cap
4.3.3.2 Lateral Surface
4.3.3.3 Other Characters
4.4 Pollen morphology and Varietal Circumscription
4.5 Morphological Evolution
4.6 Structural Features of Functional Relevance
4.7 Pollen Morphology and Geographical Distribution
Text Figure 2: Centers of bio diversity and distributional pattern of coconut genetic resources, based on pollen architecture
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
LEGENDS TO PLATES I - XV FIGURES 1 - 132
Plate I - Figures 1-9
Fig. 1-3: Andarnan Ranguchan
Figs. 4-6: Andaman Yellow Dwarf
Figs. 7-9: Ayiramkacchi
Andarnan Ranguchan
Andaman Yellow Dwarf
Ayiramkacchi
Plate II - Figures 10-18
Figs. 10- 12: Benaulim
Figs. 13-15: Blanckesseuse
Figs. 16-18: Borneo Tall
Benaulim
Blanckesseuse
Borneo Tall
Plate III - Figures 19-27
Figs. 19-21: British Solomon Islands
Figs. 22-24: Cameroon Red Dwarf
Figs. 25-27: Chandra Lekha
British Solomon Islands
Cameroon Red Dwarf
Chandra Lekha
Plate IV - Figures 28-36
Figs. 28-30: Chowghat Green Dwarf
Figs. 31-33: Cochin China
Figs. 34-36: Federated Malay States
Chowghat Green Dwarf
Cochin China
Federated Malay States
Plate V - Figures 37-45
Figs. 37-39: Fiji Tall
Figs. 40-42: Ganga Bondom
Figs. 43-45: Gonthembili
Fiji Tall
Ganga Bondom
Gonthembili
Plate VI - Figures 46-54
Figs. 46-48: Guam II
Figs. 49-51: Guam III
Figs. 52-54: Kaithathali
Guam II
Guam III
Kaithathali
Plate VII - Figures 55-63
Figs. 55-57: Kappadam
Figs. 58-60: King Coconut
Figs.6 1-63: Kulasekhara Yellow Dwarf
Kappadam
King Coconut
Kulasekhara Yellow Dwarf
Plate VIII - Figures 64-72
Figs. 64-66: Laccadive Micro
Figs. 67-69: Laccadive Ordinary
Figs. 70-72: Leksha Ganga
Laccadive Micro
Laccadive Ordinary
Leksha Ganga
Plate IX - Figures 73-81
Figs. 73-75: Lifou TaIl
Figs. 76-78: Malayan Green Dwarf
Figs. 79-81: Malayan Tall
Lifou TaIl
Malayan Green Dwarf
Malayan Tall
Plate X - Figures 82-90
Figs. 82-84: Malayan Yellow Dwarf
Figs. 85-87: Markom Tall
Figs. 88-90: Nadora Tall
Malayan Yellow Dwarf
Markom Tall
Nadora Tall
Plate XI - Figures 91-99
Figs. 91-93: Niu Lekha Dwarf
Figs. 94-96: Orissa Tall
Figs. 97-99: Philippines Dalig
Niu Lekha Dwarf
Orissa Tall
Philippines Dalig
Plate XII - Figures 100-108
Figs. 100-102: Philippines Laguna
Figs. 103-105: Philippines Ordinary
Figs. 106-108: Saint Vincent
Philippines Laguna
Philippines Ordinary
Saint Vincent
Plate XIII - Figures 109-117
Figs. 109-111: San Ramon Tall
Figs. 112-114: Seychelles Tall
Figs. 115-117: Sri Lankan Tall
San Ramon Tall
Seychelles Tall
Sri Lankan Tall
Plate XIV - Figures 118-126
Figs. 118-120: Sri Lankan Yellow Dwarf
Figs. 121-123: Striat Settlement Green Tall
Figs. 124-126: Verrikobbarri
Sri Lankan Yellow Dwarf
Striat Settlement Green Tall
Verrikobbarri
Plate XV - Figures 127-132
Figs.127-129: West Coast Tall
Figs. 130-132: Zanzibar Tall
West Coast Tall
Zanzibar Tall