Botany: An introduction to plant biology / James D. Mauseth.

Includes index.

Introduction to plants and botany -- Introduction to the principles of chemistry -- pt. 1. Plant structure -- Cell structure -- Growth and division of the cell -- Tissues and the primary growth of stems -- Leaves -- Roots -- Structure of woody plants -- Flowers and reproduction -- pt. 2. Plant physiology and development -- Energy metabolism : Photosynthesis -- Energy metabolism : Respiration -- Transport processes -- Soils and mineral nutrition -- Development and morphogenesis -- Genes and the genetic basis of metabolism and development -- pt. 3. Genetics and evolution -- Population genetics and evolution -- Classification and systematics -- Algae and the origin of eukaryotic cells -- Nonvascular plants : Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts -- Vascular plants without seeds -- Seed plants I : Gymnosperms -- Seed plants II : Angiosperms -- Fungi -- Prokaryotes : Domains bacteria and archaea -- pt. 4. Ecology -- Populations and ecosystems -- Biomes.

"As new information is introduced and environmental changes occur, Plant Biology continues to develop and evolve as a science. Updated and revised to keep pace with these developments, the Fifth Edition of Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology provides a modern and comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of botany while retaining the important focus of natural selection, analysis of botanical phenomena, and diversity. Students are first introduced to topics that should be most familiar (plant structure), proceed to those less familiar (plant physiology and development), and conclude with topics that are likely least familiar to the introductory student (genetics, evolution, and ecology). Mauseth is sure to provide the latest material on molecular biology and plant biotechnology in an effort to keep pace with these advancing areas of study..."--Publisher description.