Stern's Introductory plant biology. - Bidlack, James E.; Jansky, Shelley; Stern, Kingsley R. (New York, NY McGraw-Hill Education, 2014)
About the Authors. Preface. 1. What is Plant Biology? -- 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 and Development -- 12. Meiosis and Alternation of Generations -- 13. Genetics and Molecular Biology -- 14. Plant Breeding, Propagation, and Biotechnology -- 15. Evolution -- 16. Plant Names and Classification -- 17. Domain (Kingdom) Bacteria, Domain (Kingdom) Archaea, and Viruses -- 18. Kingdom Protista -- 19. Kingdom Fungi -- 20. Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: Bryophytes -- 21. The Seedless Vascular Plants: Ferns and Their Relatives -- 22. Introduction to Seed Plants: Gymnosperms -- 23. Seed Plants: Angiosperms -- 24. Flowering Plants and Civilization -- 25. Ecology -- 26. Biomes -- Appendix 1 Scientific Names of Organisms Mentioned in the Text. Appendix 2 Biological Controls. Appendix 3 Useful and Poisonous Plants, Fungi, and Algae. Appendix 4 House Plants and Home Gardening. Appendix 5. Metric Equivalents and Conversion Tables. Glossary. Photo Credits. Index.
Includes index.
Keywords: Botany -- Textbooks