Palynology – An elementary idea

Review Article

Dr. A. K. Awasthi

H.O.D., Botany

B.N.D. College, Kanpur

Mob. : 9450734744

Mail : I.D. ashok.awasthi15@gmail.com

Palynology is the study of pollen in both living and fossil forms. The term was suggested by English Palaeobotanists Hyde and Williams in 1944. Pollen, the pretty powdery substance produced by flowers in the anthers has a white, yellow or blue hue. It is found everywhere – in the air we breath, in water we drink, in food we eat, and in the soil we walk on.