Plant Galls (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 117)

Name: Plant Galls (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 117)
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ISBN: 9780002201445

ISBN-10: 0002201445

ISBN-13: 9780002201445

Edition: 2011

Authors: Margaret Redfern, Collins UK Publishing Staff

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A much-needed new study on growths on plants formed of plant tissue but that are caused by other organisms.The subject of plant galls is wide-ranging, and yet so little is known about the mechanisms that cause gall formation as well as the life cycles of the organisms that initiate gall growth. Since most galls do not cause any economic damage to crop plants, research funding has traditionally been sparse in this area. However, the insect cycles and gall structures are amazing examples of the complexity of nature.Most naturalists have come across oak apples, robin's pincushions, marble galls and witches' brooms. These are some of the more familiar examples of the strange growths that are…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Publication date: 4/28/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 5.87" wide x 8.50" long x 1.56" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English