Fern Journal

Pteridological Research 

Peer - Reviewed Journal

Pteridological Research

Editor: Dr. Dominic Rajkumar

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Print ISSN:2319-1910
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Pteridophytes constitute a significant and important group in the plant kingdom. As the first true land plants, they offer a very favourable material for the study of various adaptations that have made the colonization of land possible for the plants.

Pteridophytes have a long geological history on our planet. They are known from as far back as 380 million years. Fossils of pteridophytes have been obtained from rock strata belonging to Silurian and Devonian periods of the Palaeozoic era.
Pteridological Research (PR) is an international journal publishing  basic biology of pteridophytes  and  significant research in all areas of ecology, evolution, physiology, biodiversity, systematics, genetics, paleobotany, structure and function, to organization (ecosystem to molecular), it aims to cover all organisms studied by pteridological researchers.

• Taxonomy & systematics
  Identifying, classifying, and revising fern species using morphology and molecular data (DNA, phylogenomics).
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• Evolution & phylogeny
  Ferns are ancient—over 360 million years old—so they’re key to understanding plant evolution, especially the transition to vascular plants.
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• Reproductive biology
  Ferns have a unique life cycle with independent gametophyte and sporophyte stages. Research looks at spore biology, sex expression, and fertilization.
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• Ecology & biogeography
  How ferns adapt to forests, mountains, epiphytic habitats, and extreme environments—and how they’re distributed globally.
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• Physiology
  Studies on desiccation tolerance, shade adaptation, photosynthesis, and water transport.
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• Conservation biology
  Many fern species are endangered due to habitat loss and climate change; research supports conservation planning.
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• Applied & ethnobotanical research
  Uses in horticulture, medicine, bioindicators of environmental change, and even phytoremediation.

• Molecular phylogenetics & genomics
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• Hybridization and polyploidy studies (very common in ferns)
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• Climate change impacts on fern distributions
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• Gametophyte ecology (often overlooked but crucial)
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• Integrative taxonomy (combining fieldwork, microscopy, and DNA)