Stern's introductory plant biology /

Bidlack, James E.

Stern's introductory plant biology / James E. Bidlack and Shelley H. Jansky - Thirteenth edition - New York : McGraw Hill Education, c2014 - xvi, 517 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes 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 and development -- Meiosis and alternation of generations -- Genetics and molecular biology -- Plant breeding, propagation, and biotechnology -- 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 : gymnosperms -- Seed plants : angiosperms -- Flowering plants and civilization -- Ecology -- Biomes

The text is arranged so that certain sections can be omitted in shorter courses.

9780073369440


BIOLOGY

QK 47 .S74 2014