| Description |
xv, 686 pages, 114 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
BIOLOGY OF THE PLANT CELL -- The molecular composition of plant cells -- The plant cell and the cell cycle -- The movement of substances into and out of cells -- ENERGETICS -- The flow of energy -- Respiration -- Photosynthesis, light, and life -- GENETICS AND EVOLUTION -- Sexual reproduction and heredity -- The chemistry of heredity and gene expression -- Recombinant DNA technology, plant biotechnology, and genomics -- The process of evolution -- DIVERSITY -- Systematics: The science of biological diversity -- Prokaryotes and viruses -- Fungi -- Protista: Algae and heterotrophic protists -- Bryophytes -- Seedless vascular plants -- Gymnosperms -- Introduction to the angiosperms -- Evolution of the angiosperms -- Plants and people -- THE ANGIOSPERM PLANT BODY: STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT -- Early development of the plant body -- Cells and tissues of the plant body -- The root: structure and development -- The shoot: primary structure and development -- Secondary growth in stems -- PHYSIOLOGY OF SEED PLANTS -- Regulating growth and development: the plant hormones -- External forces and plant growth -- Plant nutrition and soils -- The movement of water and solutes in plants -- ECOLOGY -- The dynamics of communities and ecosystems -- Global ecology |
| Summary |
"Biology of Plants is especially known for its comprehensive coverage and its magnificent art program. The new edition offers a wealth of new information, especially in the areas of taxonomy, genomics, plant hormones, and Arabidopsis research."--Publisher |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Plant physiology.
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Plants.
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Botany.
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| Author |
Eichhorn, Susan E.
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Evert, Ray Franklin.
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| LC no. |
2004053303 |
| ISBN |
9780716710073 |
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9780716710073 hardback |
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0716762846 |
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0716710072 |
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