Bidlack, James E.

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.

9780073369440 (hard copy : alk. paper) 0073369446 (hard copy : alk. paper) 9781259060366 (hard copy : alk. paper) 1259060365 (hard copy : alk. paper)

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Botany--Textbooks.

QK47 / .S836 2013