Ginkgo Biloba A Global Treasure

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVII

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2. Structure and Development

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Morphology and Anatomy of Vegetative Organs in Ginkgo biloba

      • Noboru Hara

      Pages 3-15

   3. Pollen Morphology of Ginkgo biloba

      • Norio Sahashi

      Pages 17-28

   4. Development of the Male Gametophyte of Ginkgo biloba: A Window into the Reproductive Biology of Early Seed Plants

      • William E. Friedman, Ernest M. Gifford

      Pages 29-49

   5. Addenda

      • Terumitsu Hori, Robert W. Ridge, Walter Tulecke, Peter Del Tredici, Jocelyne Trémouillaux-Guiller, Hiroshi Tobe

      Pages 49-49

   6. Development of the Female Gametophyte and the Embryogeny of Ginkgo biloba

      • Sanae Soma

      Pages 51-65

   7. Contribution to the Knowledge of Fertilization of Gymnosperms with Flagellated Sperm Cells: Ginkgo biloba and Cycas revoluta

      • Terumitsu Hori, Shin-ichi Miyamura

      Pages 67-84

   8. Ultrastructure of Ginkgo biloba

      • René Rohr

      Pages 85-98

   9. Analysis of Flagellar Movement in Ginkgo biloba Sperm by High Speed Video Microscopy

      • Robert W. Ridge, Terumitsu Hori, Shin-ichi Miyamura

      Pages 99-107

   10. Chromosomes of Ginkgo biloba

       • Masahiro Hizume

       Pages 109-118

   11. Lignotuber Development in Ginkgo biloba

       • Peter Del Tredici

       Pages 119-126

   12. Cyclic Embryogenesis from Male and Female Protoplasts

       • Jocelyne Trémouillaux-Guiller

       Pages 127-139

   13. Tissue Culture Studies on Ginkgo biloba

       • Walter Tulecke

       Pages 141-156

3. Phylogeny and Fossil History

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157

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   2. The Genetic Diversity of Isozymes and the Possible Dissemination of Ginkgo biloba in Ancient Times in Japan

      • Yoshihiko Tsumura, Kihachiro Ohba

      Pages 159-172

   3. Molecular Phylogeny of Ginkgo biloba: Close Relationship Between Ginkgo biloba and Cycads

      • Mitsuyasu Hasebe

      Pages 173-181

   4. Mesozoic Ginkgoalean Megafossils: A Systematic Review

      • Zhiyan Zhou

      Pages 183-206

   5. Cenozoic History of Ginkgo in East Asia

      • Kazuhiko Uemura

      Pages 207-221

   6. Fossils and Phenology in the Evolution of Ginkgo biloba

      • Gar W. Rothwell, Ben Holt

      Pages 223-230

Interest in Ginkgo biloba has grown dramatically in the last 10 years, along with a corresponding increase in research on this unique plant. This book provides an overview and recent findings concerning cell biology, biochemistry, development, morphology, phylogeny, paleobotany, as well as possible applications in chemistry and medicine. It also covers environmental aspects and the relationship between G. biloba and humans. The book will be of wide interest to botanists, horticulturists and scientists working on this attractive and useful plant. This book commemorates the hundredth anniversary of the discovery of Ginkgo sperm by Sakugoro Hirase and will both stimulate further study, and contribute to the development of new fields in Ginkgo research.

• Embryo
• Polle
• biochemistry
• biology
• cell biology
• chemistry
• development
• environment
• evolution
• fertilization
• insects
• plant
• plants
• protoplasts
• research

• Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305, Japan

  Terumitsu Hori

• Division of Natural Sciences, International Christian University, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181, Japan

  Robert W. Ridge

• Department of Science, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, USA

  Walter Tulecke

• Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Jamaica Plain, USA

  Peter Tredici

• Laboratory of Cellular Biology and Plant Biochemistry Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Francois Rabelais University, Tours, France

  Jocelyne Trémouillaux-Guiller

• Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-nihonmatsu, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

  Hiroshi Tobe

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