1. Plant pigments. 2. Biomass. 3. Growth analysis. 4. Water relations. 5. Carbohydrate metabolism. 6. Nitrogen and amino acid metabolism. 7. Protein and protein fractionation. 8. Isolation and estimation of nucleic acids. 9. Lipid and lipid metabolism. 10. Photosynthesis. 11. Respiration. 12. The antioxidative enzymes. 13. Ripening-associated enzymes. 14. Plant growth regulators. 15. Ascorbic acid. 16. Phenols. 17. Macro and micro elements. 18. Isolation of cell organelles. 19. Common buffers.

The latest and most commonly used methods of assay of important enzymes associated with carbon, nitrogen, protein and lipid metabolism. Estimation of various plant pigments and micro and macro elements. Quantification of plant hormones like IAA, ABA, GA and Ethylene. Techniques of DNA and RNA estimation, Slab Gel Electrophoresis and Western Blot analysis of plant proteins. Methods to study plant biomass and plant-water relationship. Methods to measure photosynthesis and respiration. Method for preparation of common buffe Working principles and operation techniques of a few analytical equipments like Infra-Red Gas Analyzer (IRGA), Gas Liquid Chromatograph (GLC), Psychrometer, Pressure bomb/pressure chamber, flame photometer, atomic absorption spectrophotometer, Leaf Area Meter and Oxygen electrode. This book is useful for students in botany, plant physiology, biochemistry, horticulture, agronomy and other cognate disciplines and other research workers."