Stern's Introductory plant biology.
Introductory plant biology
- Thirteenth edition / James E. Bidlack, University of Central Oklahoma, Shelley H. Jansky, University of Wisconsin - Madison.
- xvi, 517 pages : illustrations, chiefly of which are color ; 29 cm
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and 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.