Introductory plant biology - Stern, Kingsley R. (Dubuque, IA Wm. C. Brown Pub., 1997)
Table of Contents: Preface -- 1. The Development of Plant Study -- 2. The Nature of Life -- 3. Cells -- 4. Tissues -- 5. Roots and Soils -- 6. Stems -- 7. Leaves -- 8. Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds -- 9. Water in Plants -- 10. Plant Metabolism -- 11. Growth -- 12. Meiosis and Alternation of Generations -- 13. Genetics -- 14. Plant Biotechnology and Propagation -- 15. Evolution -- 16. Plant Names and Classifications -- 17. Kingdom Monera and Viruses -- 18. Kingdom Protoctista -- 19. Kingdom Fungi and Lichens -- 20. Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: Byrophytes -- 21. Introduction to Vascular Plants: Ferns and Their Relatives -- 22. Introduction to Seed Plants: Gymnosperms -- 23. Flowering Plants -- 24. Flowering Plants and Civilization -- 25. Ecology -- Appendix 1. Scientific Names of Organisms Mentioned in the Text -- Appendix 2. Biological Controls -- Appendix 3. Useful Plants and Poisonous Plants -- Appendix 4. Houseplants and Home Gardening -- Appendix 5. Metric Equivalents and Conversion Tables -- Glossary -- Index.
Includes indexes
Keywords: Botany