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Introductory plant biology / Kingsley R. Stern, James E. Bidlack, Shelley H. Jansky

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston ; London : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, [2008]Edition: 11th edDescription: xvii, 616 p. : ill., figs., ports. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780071102179
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What is plant biology -- The nature of life -- Cells -- Tissues -- Roots and soils -- Stems -- Leaves -- Flowers, fruits and seeds -- Water in plants -- Plant metabolism -- Growth -- Meiosis and alternation of generations -- Genetics -- Plant breeding and propagation -- Evolution -- Plant names and classification -- Domain (kingdom) bacteria, domain (kingdom) archaea, and viruses -- Kingdom protista -- Kingdom fungi -- Introduction to the plant kingdom: bryophytes -- The seedless vascular plants: ferns and their relatives -- Introduction to seed plants: ferns and their relatives -- Introduction to seed plants: gymnosperms -- Seed plants: angiosperms -- Flowering plants and civilization -- Ecology -- Biomes
Summary: This introductory text assumes little prior scientific knowledge on the part of the student. Stern emphasises current interests without neglecting botanical principles.
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Includes bibliographical references and index

What is plant biology -- The nature of life -- Cells -- Tissues -- Roots and soils -- Stems -- Leaves -- Flowers, fruits and seeds -- Water in plants -- Plant metabolism -- Growth -- Meiosis and alternation of generations -- Genetics -- Plant breeding and propagation -- Evolution -- Plant names and classification -- Domain (kingdom) bacteria, domain (kingdom) archaea, and viruses -- Kingdom protista -- Kingdom fungi -- Introduction to the plant kingdom: bryophytes -- The seedless vascular plants: ferns and their relatives -- Introduction to seed plants: ferns and their relatives -- Introduction to seed plants: gymnosperms -- Seed plants: angiosperms -- Flowering plants and civilization -- Ecology -- Biomes

This introductory text assumes little prior scientific knowledge on the part of the student. Stern emphasises current interests without neglecting botanical principles.

Previous ed.: 2005

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