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The Biology of Plants
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By
Peter H. Raven, etc., Ray F. Evert, Susan E. Eichorn
Fast shipping available; Buy in the next 9 hours, we ship on Monday | Rating: | | | Format: | Hardback, 875 pages, 6th Revised edition Edition | | Other Information: | 1520 illustrations | | Published In: | United States, 30 July 1998 |
This introduction to botany has been revised and completely reorganized - from the molecular and cellular through the whole organism to the ecosystem. The authors emphasize the relationships between growth and development, and structure and function, within the all-pervading themes of evolution and ecology. Features of the 6th editon include: coverage of diversity informed by recent sequencing studies and cladistic analyses; inclusion of current advances due to molecular techniques and biotechnology; and new material on ethnobotany and medicinal plants. There are various supplements for this product. |
Table of ContentsBotany - introduction. Part 1 Biology of the plant cell: molecular composition; membrane structure and function. Part 2 Energetics: energy flow; respiration; photosynthesis, light and life. Part 3 Genetics and evolution: reproduction of cells; meiosis and sexual reproduction; genetics and heredity; gene expression; evolution. Part 4 Diversity: systematics; prokaryotes and viruses; fungi protista I -euglenoids, slime molds, cryptomonads, red algae, dinoflagellates and haptophytes; protista II - heterokonts and green algae; bryophytes; seedless vascular plants; gymnosperms; angiosperms - introduction; angiosperms - evolution. Part 5 Angiosperm plant body: early development; cell and tissues; the root; the shoot; secondary growth in stems. Part 6 Physiology of seed plants: regulating growth and development - the plant hormones; external factors and plant growth; plant nutrition and soils; movement of water and solutes in plants. Part 7 Ecology and the human prospect: dynamics of communities and ecosystems; biomes; the human prospect.
| Publisher: | Worth Publishers Inc.,U.S. | | ISBN: | 1572590416 |
| EAN: | 9781572590410 | | Dimensions: | 28.0 x 23.0 x 3.0 centimeters (2.32 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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